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This 59 km route runs from Hamada Castle to Oda within Shimane. In the past 30 days, 20 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 3 of them. The latest sighting was reported 4 days ago near Gotsu Uyagawacho, Shimane.
At this density of recent sightings, consider rescheduling or choosing a different trail until activity quiets.
At around 6:15 a.m. on June 19, 2026, a single cub about 50–60 cm long was found on a prefectural road near the San’in Expressway Gotsu-nishi Interchange in Ninomiya Town.
Gotsu Uyagawacho, Shimane
About 9:15 p.m. on June 18, 2026, one bear about 30 cm in body length was found on a residential lot in Hane-nishi, Kute-cho, Ōda City.
Oda Kutecho-Hanenishi, Shimane
Around 7:10 p.m. on June 17, 2026, one bear of unknown body length was near the railroad tracks in Umaji, Nima-cho, Ota City.
Oda Nimacho-Maji, Shimane
Around 7:30 a.m. on June 14, 2026, one young bear was at the JR Mikorori road railroad crossing in Maji, Nima-cho, Ōda City.
Oda Nimacho-Maji, Shimane
Around 7:30 on 2026-06-14, a bear was sighted in Nima-cho Umaji, Ota City, Shimane Prefecture.
Oda Nimacho-Maji, Shimane
Around 1:15 p.m. on June 12, 2026, near the backstop net of the ground at the Maji Town Development Center in Maji, Nima Town, Oda City, one bear approximately 1 meter in body length was observed.
Oda Nimacho-Maji, Shimane
About 8:00 a.m. on June 10, 2026, one bear crossing the Daikoku farm road in Ōoya, Ōya-chō, Ōda City
Oda Oyacho-Oya, Shimane
One bear was sighted crossing Okuni farm road in Oya, Oya Town, Oda City.
Oda Oyacho-Oya, Shimane
Around 7:30 a.m. on June 9, 2026, an empty lot in Umaji, Nima Town, where one bear about 1.0 meter long was found.
Oda Nimacho-Maji, Shimane
An animal believed to be a bear was seen moving in Nima-cho Umaji, Oda City.
Oda Nimacho-Maji, Shimane
Around 9:10 a.m. on June 4, 2026, one adult bear was [encountered/spotted] on Yanaigauchi Line, a city road in Harai Town.
Hamada Haraicho, Shimane
At around 9:00 p.m. on May 31, 2026, one suspected cub was in a fallow rice field in Fukumitsu, Yunotsu Town, Ōda City.
Oda Yunotsucho-Fukumitsu, Shimane
Around 4:30 p.m. on May 29, 2026, near Prefectural Route 46 (Ōda-Sakurae Line) in Kuri, Kuri-chō, Ōda City, one bear about 80 cm in body length was observed.
Oda Kuricho-Kuri, Shimane
On May 28, 2026, at around 5:30 p.m., on the Prefectural Road Tadokoro-Kokufu Line in Kamifu Town, Hamada City, one adult bear and two cubs
Hamada Kamikocho, Shimane
Around 5:20 p.m. on May 28, 2026, on the Prefectural Road Tadokoro-Kokufu Line in Kamifu-cho, Hamada City, one adult bear was [encountered/found].
Hamada Kamikocho, Shimane
Around 7:00 a.m. on May 28, 2026, on a municipal road in Arifuku Onsen Town, one adult bear over 1 meter in body length.
Gotsu Arifukuonsencho, Shimane
Around 2:50 p.m. on May 27, 2026, a single bear approximately 1 meter in body length was crossing the Fukimitsu-Nishida municipal road in Tanishida, Yunotsu-cho, Ota City.
Oda Yunotsucho-Nishita, Shimane
At approximately 7:10 a.m. on May 27, 2026, an adult bear was crossing and moving along National Route 9 in Kokubumachi, Hamada City.
Hamada Kokubucho, Shimane
A Japanese black bear was sighted around 7:10 AM in Kokubu-cho, Hamada City, and moved across Route 9 from the sea side to the mountain side.
Hamada Kokubucho, Shimane
On May 26, 2026, at around 6:30 p.m., an approximately 80-centimeter-long bear was found in a vacant lot beside a municipal road in Imaura, Yunotsu-cho, Ōda City.
Oda Yunotsucho-Imaura, Shimane
Peak activity at 7:00 with 6 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 20 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 3 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 4 days ago near Gotsu Uyagawacho, Shimane.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 7:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 59 km route runs from Hamada Castle to Oda within Shimane. In the past 30 days, 20 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 3 of them. The latest sighting was reported 4 days ago near Gotsu Uyagawacho, Shimane. At this density of recent sightings, consider rescheduling or choosing a different trail until activity quiets.
