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This 116 km route runs from Hatsukaichi to Hamada, passing through Hiroshima and Shimane. In the past 30 days, 10 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. No reports were recorded in the past 7 days. The latest sighting was reported 2 weeks ago near Hamada Asahicho-Marubara, Shimane.
At this density of recent sightings, be ready to brake at any moment and avoid stopping in flagged stretches.
Around 12:15 p.m. on July 24, 2026, a single bear was sighted on a municipal road in front of the Asahi Elementary School parking lot in Maruhara, Asahi-cho, Hamada City.
Hamada Asahicho-Marubara, Shimane
Around 1:40 p.m. on July 20, 2026, one bear of unknown body length was located in a mountain forest in Namako Town, Gotsu City.
Gotsu Hashicho, Shimane
Around 5:05 p.m. on July 16, 2026, one young bear moved north from the municipal construction department warehouse in Nohara-cho, Hamada City.
Hamada Haraicho, Shimane
At around 11:30 a.m. on July 16, 2026, one juvenile bear was seen about 200 meters from the intersection of the Kubotadani municipal road and the Hanzō municipal road in Imaichi, Asahi-chō, Hamada City.
Hamada Asahicho-Imaichi, Shimane
Around 4:30 p.m. on July 15, 2026, a young bear crossed a municipal road and moved into the mountain on the north side about 150 meters east of the Hamada City Fire Department East Fire Station, Asahi Substation, in Asahi-cho, Hamada City.
Hamada Asahicho-Marubara, Shimane
Around 8:55 a.m. on July 15, 2026, one adult bear and two cubs were sighted about 150 meters east of the entrance to Kanagi Western Riding Park on Prefectural Route 114 (Imabuku-Geihoku Line) in Kusashimo-Kusa, Kanagi-cho, Hamada City.
Hamada Kanagicho-Imafuku, Shimane
Around 1:00 p.m. on July 12, 2026, one young bear crossed the road about 50 meters northeast of the three-way intersection of Prefectural Route 41 (Sakurae-Kanagi Line) and Municipal Route Nanajo 52, at Kanegōchō Shimora Yoshidome in Hamada City, and moved into the mountain on the west side.
Hamada Kanagicho-Shimokurubara, Shimane
A bear was sighted moving around in Shimo-Obama Yoshitome, Kanagi-cho, Hamada City, around 1:00 PM.
Hamada Kanagicho-Shimokurubara, Shimane
Around 7:30 p.m. on July 9, 2026, one (bear) was found about 150 meters southeast of the Mimatoguchi intersection on Prefectural Route 5 (Hamada–Yaegabe Line) in Imafuku, Kanagi-cho, Hamada City.
Hamada Kanagicho-Imafuku, Shimane
Around 11:45 a.m. on July 9, 2026, one adult bear (body length unknown) was [observed/located] near the downward ramp of the Hamada Expressway Asahi Interchange in Maruhara, Asahi-cho, Hamada City.
Hamada Asahicho-Marubara, Shimane
Peak activity at 11:00 with 2 incidents
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 10 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. No reports were recorded in the past 7 days.
The latest sighting was reported 2 weeks ago near Hamada Asahicho-Marubara, Shimane.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 11:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 116 km route runs from Hatsukaichi to Hamada, passing through Hiroshima and Shimane. In the past 30 days, 10 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. No reports were recorded in the past 7 days. The latest sighting was reported 2 weeks ago near Hamada Asahicho-Marubara, Shimane. At this density of recent sightings, be ready to brake at any moment and avoid stopping in flagged stretches.
