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This 276 km route runs from Goryōkaku Tower to Matsumae Castle within Hokkaido. In the past 30 days, 49 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 15 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Hakodate Jinkawacho, Hokkaido.
This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
crop damage (damage caused by animals)
Hakodate Jinkawacho, Hokkaido
August 7, Reiwa 8 (2026), 5:30
Yakumo, Hokkaido
A man driving on a town road in Akaiwa, Morimachi, spotted one bear on the road.
Mori Akaigawa, Hokkaido
Sightings No. 26 — August 6, Reiwa 8 (2026): Crossing from the Mori Town side (north side) to the Nanae Town side (south side) near the Greenpia Onuma entrance gate.
Mori, Hokkaido
Aug. 6, R8 (1895), 18:30
Yakumo Misugicho, Hokkaido
August 6, R8 (Taisho/Reiwa era?) 18:30
Yakumo Misugicho, Hokkaido
Sightings No. 27 — August 6, 2026: On municipal road Akaigawa Route 9 (near Akaigawa 390-3), crossed from the mountain side (east) to the Route 5 side (west).
Mori Akaigawa, Hokkaido
August 5, Reiwa 8 (R8) — 19:25
Yakumo Atsuta, Hokkaido
Sightings No. 25 — August 4, 2026 — near 4.5th station of Mount Komagatake trail
Mori, Hokkaido
A bear was sighted in Komagatake, Mori Town, Hokkaido, around 12:30 PM on 2026-08-04.
Mori, Hokkaido
August 4 — Damage to crops/food discovered
Nanae Fujishiro, Hokkaido
Aug 2, Reiwa 8 (2026) 18:30
Yakumo Oshin, Hokkaido
Aug. 2, Reiwa 8
Yakumo Atsuta, Hokkaido
A sweet corn field in Oshironai-cho, Mori Town, Hokkaido, was damaged by a bear.
Mori, Hokkaido
Sighted No. 23 — July 30, 2026 — Dodo 778 Nurukawa Onsen Line: crossed from the mountain side (north) to the river side (south)
Mori Nigorikawa, Hokkaido
R0.7.29 7:00
Yakumo Oshin, Hokkaido
[Hokuto 17] Traces
Hokuto Mukaino, Hokkaido
Crop damage / traces No. 21 — July 28, 2026 — Komagatake fields 92–96 — sugar beets 0.01 ha — footprints 10 cm
Mori Komagatake, Hokkaido
Crop damage No. 22 — July 28, 2026 — Field at Himekawa 61 — Sugar beet, 0.0225 ha — Footprint: 13 cm
Mori Himekawa, Hokkaido
Sighting No. 20 — July 27, Reiwa 8: Crossed the road at Komagatake 240-2 from the mountainside (west side) to the National Route 5 side (west side).
Mori Komagatake, Hokkaido
[Hokuto City 15] Sighting
Hokuto, Hokkaido
[Hokuto City 14] Sighting
Hokuto, Hokkaido
One bear was sighted in Kameda, Mori Town.
Mori, Hokkaido
Three brown bears were sighted on Route 67 in Shimonoyu, Yakumo Town.
Yakumo Shimonoyu, Hokkaido
Hokuto City 13 — Evidence (feeding damage)
Hokuto Mukaino, Hokkaido
Sightings No. 18 — July 19, Reiwa 8 (2026): Approximately 1 km from the Komagatake trailhead gate toward the summit, crossed from the right (east) side to the left (west) side.
Mori, Hokkaido
Crop damage caused by brown bear
Nanae Okawa, Hokkaido
A bear was sighted in Nisshin, Imakane Town.
Imakane Nisshin, Hokkaido
July 15, R8 (17:30)
Yakumo, Hokkaido
At around 12:54 on 2026-07-13, a bear was sighted in Kamiyakumo, Yakumo Town, Hokkaido.
Yakumo, Hokkaido
July 13, R8, 12:54 PM
Yakumo, Hokkaido
[Hokuto City 10] Tracks
Hokuto Mukaino, Hokkaido
Tracks thought to be from a bear were found in Wakamatsu, Kitahiyama-ku, Setana Town.
Setana Kitahiyamaku-Wakamatsu, Hokkaido
Evidence present (footprints)
Setana Kitahiyamaku-Wakamatsu, Hokkaido
Around 9:00, a mother bear and cub were sighted near the Onuma entrance gate of the Shirotai Skyline; they moved into the eastern forest.
Nanae, Hokkaido
Footprints/walking tracks inside the field
Assabu Miwa, Hokkaido
8/4: Brown bear captured
Otobe Mitsuya, Hokkaido
August 1, 2026
Yakumo Kumaishi-Oritocho, Hokkaido
No. 12 Shigekusa area — 1 bear captured
Matsumae Mogusa, Hokkaido
July 27, 2026
Yakumo Kumaishi-Kennichicho, Hokkaido
No.10 Kamiyama area — one bear captured
Matsumae Kamiyama, Hokkaido
No. 9 Kamiyama District Sightings Information
Matsumae Kamiyama, Hokkaido
A bear was sighted in Toyohama, Otobe Town.
Otobe Toyohama, Hokkaido
July 18, 2026
Yakumo Kumaishi-Ayukawacho, Hokkaido
No. 8 Kamiyama District Sightings Information
Matsumae Kamiyama, Hokkaido
2026/07/17 Sighted
Esashi Yanagizakicho, Hokkaido
sighting
Kaminokuni Toyota, Hokkaido
Tracks thought to be from a bear were found in Wakamatsu, Kitahiyama-ku, Setana Town.
Setana Kitahiyamaku-Wakamatsu, Hokkaido
Evidence present (footprints)
Setana Kitahiyamaku-Wakamatsu, Hokkaido
July 10, 2026
Yakumo Kumaishi-tairacho, Hokkaido
sighting
Kaminokuni Osaki, Hokkaido
Peak activity at 2:00 with 1 incidents
Ursus arctos yesoensis
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In the past 30 days, 49 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 15 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Hakodate Jinkawacho, Hokkaido.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 2:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 276 km route runs from Goryōkaku Tower to Matsumae Castle within Hokkaido. In the past 30 days, 49 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 15 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Hakodate Jinkawacho, Hokkaido. This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
