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This 177 km route runs from Miyoshi to Abu, passing through Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, and Shimane. In the past 30 days, 45 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 3 of them. The latest sighting was reported 18 hours ago near Hamada Yasakacho-Inashiro, Shimane.
This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
Around 6:40 a.m. on June 15, 2026, one adult bear [was found] on a municipal road near Inashiro Community Center in Inashiro, Yasaka-cho, Hamada City.
Hamada Yasakacho-Inashiro, Shimane
At about 11:30 a.m. on June 13, 2026, one bear was near the area where the wide-area farm road enters the Tadamatsuga city road in Honmatsugacho, Masuda City.
Masuda Tadacho, Shimane
At around 7:00 a.m. on June 11, 2026, one bear was sighted about 500 m along the Iwami Western Wide-area Farm Road toward Yamao from Hokuseindo Community Center in Ōkusa-cho, Masuda City.
Masuda Okusacho, Shimane
A bear was sighted in Sasakura, Mito-cho, Masuda City.
Masuda Mitocho-Sasakura, Shimane
A bear was sighted in Takatsu-cho, Masuda City.
Masuda Takatsucho, Shimane
Around 5:30 p.m. on June 4, 2026, one bear was sighted near Ono Shrine in Toda Town, Masuda City.
Masuda Todacho, Shimane
Around 1:30 p.m. on June 4, 2026, one bear was sighted near the intersection of Matsubara-Mushio Line (municipal road) and Otani-Habara Wide-Area Farm Road in Mushiocho, Masuda City.
Masuda Musocho, Shimane
Hagi, Yamaguchi
Around 13:30 on 2026-06-04, a bear was sighted in Mushiōchō, Masuda City, Shimane Prefecture.
Masuda Musocho, Shimane
On June 3, 2026, at approximately 5:45 p.m., one adult bear was (observed/encountered) on Prefectural Route 179 (Kurosawa-Anjo-Hamada Line) near the boundary between Yasaka-cho Kitosuga Nakasan hamlet, Hamada City, and Misumi Town.
Hamada Yasakacho-Kitsuka, Shimane
Abu, Yamaguchi
Around 3:00 p.m. on June 1, 2026, one young bear was (observed) on the municipal road Hidamari Lake Right Bank Line near the Masudagawa Dam in Kusukumocho, Masuda City.
Masuda Kukumocho, Shimane
A bear was sighted in Kugitomochō, Masuda City.
Masuda Kukumocho, Shimane
Around 8:40 p.m. on May 30, 2026, one bear was reported near the Hagi–Iwami Airport entrance intersection on National Route 191 in Takatsu-cho, Masuda City.
Masuda Takatsucho, Shimane
Around 6:30 p.m. on May 30, 2026, near the intersection of the Ichihara-Kiami Line and the Gotanda Line on a municipal road in Ichihara-machi, Masuda City, one bear was sighted.
Masuda Ichiharacho, Shimane
Around 20:40 on 2026-05-30, a bear was sighted in Takatsu-cho, Masuda City.
Masuda Takatsucho, Shimane
At approximately 11:35 a.m. on May 28, 2026, in front of the main gate of Nakanishi Junior High School in Shirakami-cho, Masuda City, one bear approximately 1 meter in length
Masuda Shirakamicho, Shimane
Around 11:35 on 2026-05-28, a bear was sighted in Shirakami Town, Masuda City, Shimane Prefecture.
Masuda Shirakamicho, Shimane
On 2026-05-28 morning, one bear was sighted in Mitomachi Mitani, Masuda City, Shimane Prefecture.
Masuda Mitocho-Mitani, Shimane
Around 6:00 PM on 2026-05-28, a bear was sighted in Kohama-cho, Masuda City, Shimane Prefecture.
Masuda Kohamacho, Shimane
Around 6:00 p.m. on May 26, 2026, one bear was seen near the intersection of Matsubaramushioisen city road and Otani-Hahara farm road in Shirakami district, Masuda City.
Masuda Shirakamicho, Shimane
Around 4:00 PM on May 25, 2026, one bear was sighted on National Route 9 north of the Nishimasuda Ohashi Bridge in Yasutomi-cho, Masuda City.
Masuda Yasudomicho, Shimane
Around 4:00 p.m. on May 24, 2026, two bears were [sighted/encountered] near the Iwami Resource Recycling Business Cooperative in Sakeyama-cho, Masuda City.
Masuda Hidarigayamacho, Shimane
Around 8:30 on 2026-05-24, one bear was sighted in Susocho, Masuda City, Shimane Prefecture.
Masuda Sakaemachi, Shimane
Around 8:30 a.m. on May 24, 2026, one bear was sighted near the Kakunishi intersection in Sukomachi.
Masuda Iidacho, Shimane
Around 12:10 a.m. on May 24, 2026, one bear was near the Fushitaniguchi bus stop in Otani Town.
Masuda Otanicho, Shimane
Around 7:20 p.m. on May 22, 2026, one bear was seen near the intersection of Ganchō Line, Kiamigawa Riverside Line, and Suberu Line on a city road in Kiamicho.
Masuda Kiamicho, Shimane
Around 2:55 p.m. on May 22, 2026, near the Sky Hill golf range in Yasutomi Town, Masuda City, one bear...
Masuda Honmatagacho, Shimane
Around 1:55 p.m. on May 22, 2026, one bear was near Kyoshō-ji Temple in Yasuda-machi, Masuda City.
Masuda Yasudomicho, Shimane
Around 9:30 a.m. on May 22, 2026, one adult bear was (located) near Kawashimo Sakura Park in Shimotane Town, Masuda City.
Masuda Shimotanecho, Shimane
May 22, 2026, at approximately 12:20 p.m., one bear in the Nameguwa area, Kiamimachi, Masuda City.
Masuda Todacho, Shimane
Around 2:15 p.m. on May 21, 2026, one bear at the Hagi-Iwami Airport interchange in Iida Town.
Masuda Iidacho, Shimane
Around 8:30 a.m. on May 21, 2026, one bear was crossing National Route 191 toward the mountain side near the Kiaami bus stop in Kiaami-cho, Masuda City.
Masuda Kiamicho, Shimane
Around 8:10 p.m. on May 20, 2026, one bear was sighted near the Kazoku no Mori Plaza area in Takatsu-cho, Masuda City.
Masuda Ichiharacho, Shimane
At approximately 10:30 a.m. on May 20, 2026, one bear was sighted in the section of the San'in Expressway Masuda Road in Iidacho, Masuda City, between Yabara Tsutsumi Bridge and Iida-Kakui Ohashi Bridge.
Masuda Uchidacho, Shimane
Around noon on May 20, 2026, one bear was seen near the east side of the Nishimasuda Ohashi Bridge in Yasutomi-cho, Masuda City.
Masuda Yasudomicho, Shimane
Around 6:20 p.m. on May 19, 2026, one bear was seen near the intersection of Prefectural Route Masuda-Abu Line and the Masuda Road (National Route) in Iida-cho, Masuda City.
Masuda Iidacho, Shimane
At about 18:20 on May 19, 2026, one bear was sighted at the intersection of the Prefectural Road Masuda–Abu Line and the Masuda National Road in Iida-cho, Masuda City, Shimane Prefecture.
Masuda Iidacho, Shimane
Around 5:00 p.m. on May 18, 2026, one bear was sighted in the mountains about 200 meters east of the Manyo Park East Entrance parking lot in Takatsu 2-chome, Masuda City.
Masuda Sukocho, Shimane
Around 7:00 a.m. on May 18, 2026, on the Iwami Airport–Iida Prefectural Road in Iida-machi, Masuda City, one bear ...
Masuda Uchidacho, Shimane
Around 8:05 PM on May 17, 2026, one young bear was seen near Oho, Matani-cho, Masuda City.
Masuda Mitocho-Sasakura, Shimane
Around 7:15 p.m. on May 17, 2026, an adult bear was [seen/located/encountered] near JR Iiura Station in Iiura-cho, Masuda City.
Masuda Iinouracho, Shimane
Around 4:00 p.m. on May 17, 2026, one adult bear in Kawasei, Yasutomi-cho, Masuda City.
Masuda Yasudomicho, Shimane
Around 4:00 p.m. on May 17, 2026, one adult bear was (located) near a National Land-developed agricultural area in Hisashiro-cho, Masuda City.
Masuda Kushirocho, Shimane
Around 5:30 a.m. on May 17, 2026, one young bear was (found) near the intersection of the Ichihara-Kiami municipal road and the Sai-no-toge municipal road in Ichiharacho, Masuda City.
Masuda Ichiharacho, Shimane
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Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 45 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 3 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 18 hours ago near Hamada Yasakacho-Inashiro, Shimane.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 18:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 177 km route runs from Miyoshi to Abu, passing through Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, and Shimane. In the past 30 days, 45 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 3 of them. The latest sighting was reported 18 hours ago near Hamada Yasakacho-Inashiro, Shimane. This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
