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This 215 km route runs from Miyoshi to Hamada, passing through Hiroshima and Shimane. In the past 30 days, 53 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 13 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Hamada Misumicho-Okami, Shimane.
This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
6 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Hiroshima, Shimane.
Around 11:25 a.m. on July 7, 2026, one bear was found along National Route 9 near the Nishinotani community center in Okami, Misumi-cho, Hamada City.
Hamada Misumicho-Okami, Shimane
On July 6, 2026, at approximately 3:00 p.m., one bear about 1 meter in body length was located about 1 kilometer southeast of the intersection of Ooya Kugusen municipal road and Prefectural Route 46 (Ota-Sakae Line) in Ooya, Ooya-cho, Oda City.
Oda Oshirocho-Niiya, Shimane
A bear was sighted in Misumi-cho Nishikawachi, Hamada City.
Hamada Misumicho-Saigouchi, Shimane
At around 8:10 a.m. on July 5, 2026, a young bear was seen along National Route 9 near the JA Funeral Center in Misumi, Misumi-cho, Hamada City.
Hamada Misumicho-Misumi, Shimane
On July 5, 2026, at approximately 10:40 a.m., one juvenile bear was [observed/located] on the road connecting the Harumidai settlement in Nishi-Kawachi, Misumi Town, Hamada City, to the Fukuura settlement.
Hamada Misumicho-Saigouchi, Shimane
Around 19:45 on 2026-07-04, one bear was sighted in Tonda-cho, Masuda City, Shimane Prefecture.
Masuda Todacho, Shimane
Around 7:45 PM on July 4, 2026, three bears were near Inosako Community Center in Enda-cho, Masuda City.
Masuda Todacho, Shimane
Around 19:20 on 2026-07-04, a bear was sighted in Ōkusachō, Masuda City.
Masuda Okusacho, Shimane
About 7:20 p.m. on July 4, 2026, one bear was near Myokenji Temple in Okusa-cho, Masuda City.
Masuda Otokocho, Shimane
Around 12:45 PM on July 3, 2026, one adult bear was observed near the north side of Shiroyama Bridge in Iddotani, Iinan Town.
Iinan Idodani, Shimane
Around 8:25 a.m. on July 2, 2026, an adult bear about 1 meter in length was (observed/located) near the intersection of National Route 375 and Ochi-kita Farm Road in Beppu.
Misato Beppu, Shimane
At approximately 12:40 p.m. on June 30, 2026, one bear was observed about 1 kilometer northeast of the Masuda Regional Clean Center in Otani-cho, Masuda City.
Masuda Tadacho, Shimane
Around 5:00 a.m. on June 30, 2026, two bears were sighted approximately 100 meters from the intersection of Okuda Street and Dojo Street in Yasutomi-cho, Masuda City.
Masuda Yasudomicho, Shimane
Around 9:20 a.m. on June 29, 2026, one bear was (sighted) near the Kawashimo community center in Shimotane Town, Masuda City.
Masuda Shimotanecho, Shimane
At around 9:00 a.m. on June 29, 2026, one bear was [sighted/encountered] near the intersection of National Route 9 and the Okuda Kamisen city road in Yasutomi-cho, Masuda City.
Masuda Yasudomicho, Shimane
At around 7:30 a.m. on June 29, 2026, an adult bear about 1 meter long was found on a prefectural road near the Gotsu Water Purification Plant in Matsukawa-cho, Gotsu City.
Gotsu Matsukawacho-Shimokawado, Shimane
Around 9:00 on June 29, a bear was sighted in Yasutomi Town, Masuda City, Shimane Prefecture.
Masuda Yasudomicho, Shimane
Around 7:15 p.m. on June 28, 2026, one juvenile bear was observed on the Nishi-Iwami Regional Farm Road near the Masuda District Wide-area Clean Center in Tada Town, Masuda City.
Masuda Tadacho, Shimane
A local train from Masuda to Hamada collided with a bear and stopped in Kibe-cho, Masuda City, on the San'in Line between Kammate and Iwami-Tsuda stations.
Masuda Kibecho, Shimane
At approximately 7:50 a.m. on June 28, 2026, a local JR Sanin Line train collided with a bear between Kamate and Iwami-Tsuda stations in Kibecho, Masuda City, and came to a stop.
Masuda Tsudacho, Shimane
Around 2:50 p.m. on June 26, 2026, one young bear was reported approximately 150 meters south of Fukuura Community Hall in Nishikawachi, Misumi-cho, Hamada City.
Hamada Misumicho-Saigouchi, Shimane
On 2026-06-26 in Nishihirabara-cho, Masuda City, Shimane, a bear was sighted in the morning.
Masuda Nishihirabaracho, Shimane
Around 8:45 a.m. on June 26, 2026, near the Nishihirabara Tunnel on the San'in Expressway Misumi–Masuda Road in Nishihirabaracho, one bear was [reported/seen].
Masuda Nishihirabaracho, Shimane
A bear was sighted in Nishikawachi, Misumi-cho, Hamada City.
Hamada Misumicho-Saigouchi, Shimane
Around 11:20 on June 26, 2026, one young bear was on National Route 9 near the JA Funeral Center in Ono hamlet, Misumi, Misumi-cho, Hamada City.
Hamada Misumicho-Misumi, Shimane
Around 7:30 p.m. on June 25, 2026, near the intersection of the Prefectural Route Tanemitsuzumi Line and the Municipal Kibe-Tane Line in Shimoina Town, one bear...
Masuda Shimotanecho, Shimane
Around 3:45 p.m. on June 24, 2026, one bear was near the Asakura-side entrance of the Sasakura Tunnel in Mito Town, Masuda City.
Masuda Kukumocho, Shimane
Around 5:15 a.m. on June 22, 2026, one bear was near the San'in Road Nishihirahara Tunnel area in Nishihirahara-cho, Masuda City.
Masuda Tsuchidacho, Shimane
One 1.2-meter bear was sighted crossing Prefectural Route 46 in Mizugamicho Shirotsuki, Ota City, Shimane, near Takayama Municipal Elementary School, moving from east to west.
Oda Minakamicho-Shirotsuki, Shimane
Around 2:15 p.m. on June 20, 2026, a single bear approximately 1.2 meters in body length was crossing Prefectural Route 46 (Nimayu Minami Line) in Shiratsubo, Mizukami-cho, Ōda City.
Oda Minakamicho-Shirotsuki, Shimane
On June 19, 2026, at around 2:20 p.m., a young bear was seen leaving the road near the Misumi IC intersection on National Route 9, in the Morimizogami (Morizoegami) settlement of Misumi, Misumi Town, Hamada City, heading toward the Ishida River.
Hamada Misumicho-Saigouchi, Shimane
Around 1:00 PM on June 19, 2026, one bear was near Myokenji Temple.
Masuda Otokocho, Shimane
At around 7:00 a.m. on June 19, 2026, one bear was [encountered] at an agricultural pumping facility (First Lift Pump Station) in Iida Town, Masuda City.
Masuda Iidacho, Shimane
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
Around 4:00 p.m. on June 18, 2026, one bear was found on the Ōtani Forest Road (Ōtani Line) near the boundary between Ōtani-chō and Tochiyama-chō in Masuda City.
Masuda Tochiyamacho, Shimane
At around 10:00 a.m. on June 18, 2026, one young bear was sighted near the entrance of the Tashirodani Forest Road, on the town road Sugidani-Maki line in Komatsuchi, Misato Town.
Misato Somori, Shimane
At around 8:10 a.m. on June 17, 2026, a young bear was sighted near the Ishimasa Museum of Art in Furuichiba, Misumi Town, Hamada City. It reportedly fled toward the mountains to the east, and there were no injuries.
Hamada Misumicho-Minatoura, Shimane
At around 8:45 a.m. on June 15, 2026, near the Ko-Ochi intersection in Misumi, Misumi-cho, Hamada City, one young bear.
Hamada Misumicho-Misumi, Shimane
A bear was sighted in Kukujocho, Masuda City.
Masuda Kukumocho, Shimane
About 7:20 a.m. on June 15, 2026, one bear was sighted on the Iwami Western Wide-Area Farm Road near the municipal Takura housing complex in Kusukumo Town, Masuda City.
Masuda Somebacho, Shimane
Around 9:15 p.m. on June 14, 2026, one bear was sighted near Seseragi Plaza in Iidacho, Masuda City.
Masuda Uchidacho, Shimane
At approximately 7:25 p.m. on June 14, 2026, a local train from Masuda to Hamada collided with a bear on the San'in Line between Orei and Miho-Misumi stations in Nishikawachi, Misumi-cho, Hamada City.
Hamada Misumicho-Saigouchi, Shimane
Around 6:30 p.m. on June 14, 2026, one bear was located near the intersection of the Umegayama Community Center municipal road line and the Homataga Ushio municipal road line in Homataga-cho, Masuda City.
Masuda Honmatagacho, Shimane
Around 4:30 a.m. on June 14, 2026, near the Iitani Water Purification Plant in Ōda City, Ōshiro Town, one bear approximately 1 meter in length was observed.
Oda Oshirocho-Niiya, 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
Around 8:00 a.m. on June 11, 2026, a single approximately 1-meter-long bear was crossing Prefectural Route 46 (Ōda-Sakurae Line) in the mountains of Oseshiki-chō, Ōda City.
Oda Sojikicho, Shimane
On June 11, 2026, at around 8:00 a.m., a single bear approximately 1.5 meters in length was near the Shinobuhara Tunnel on National Route 375 in Kawai-cho, Ota City.
Oda Kawaicho-Oshihara, 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
Around 8:00 on 2026-06-11, an animal believed to be a bear was sighted in Kawaicho Obara, Oda City, Shimane.
Oda Kawaicho-Oshihara, Shimane
Near the entrance of the Shinobuhara Tunnel, it ran across the road as it dashed through.
Oda Kawaicho-Oshihara, Shimane
Around 11:25 a.m. on July 7, 2026, one bear was found along National Route 9 near the Nishinotani community center in Okami, Misumi-cho, Hamada City.
Hamada Misumicho-Okami, Shimane
A bear was sighted in Misumi-cho Nishikawachi, Hamada City.
Hamada Misumicho-Saigouchi, Shimane
At around 8:10 a.m. on July 5, 2026, a young bear was seen along National Route 9 near the JA Funeral Center in Misumi, Misumi-cho, Hamada City.
Hamada Misumicho-Misumi, Shimane
On July 5, 2026, at approximately 10:40 a.m., one juvenile bear was [observed/located] on the road connecting the Harumidai settlement in Nishi-Kawachi, Misumi Town, Hamada City, to the Fukuura settlement.
Hamada Misumicho-Saigouchi, Shimane
Around 19:45 on 2026-07-04, one bear was sighted in Tonda-cho, Masuda City, Shimane Prefecture.
Masuda Todacho, Shimane
Around 7:45 PM on July 4, 2026, three bears were near Inosako Community Center in Enda-cho, Masuda City.
Masuda Todacho, Shimane
Around 19:20 on 2026-07-04, a bear was sighted in Ōkusachō, Masuda City.
Masuda Okusacho, Shimane
At approximately 5:30 a.m. on July 3, 2026, one bear was spotted about 200 meters west of the Matsubarashita bus stop in Shirakami-cho, Masuda City, at the foot of the mountain.
Masuda Shirakamicho, Shimane
Around 5:30 a.m. on July 3, a bear was sighted in Shirakami-cho, Masuda City.
Masuda Shirakamicho, Shimane
At approximately 12:40 p.m. on June 30, 2026, one bear was observed about 1 kilometer northeast of the Masuda Regional Clean Center in Otani-cho, Masuda City.
Masuda Tadacho, Shimane
Around 5:00 a.m. on June 30, 2026, two bears were sighted approximately 100 meters from the intersection of Okuda Street and Dojo Street in Yasutomi-cho, Masuda City.
Masuda Yasudomicho, Shimane
Around 9:20 a.m. on June 29, 2026, one bear was (sighted) near the Kawashimo community center in Shimotane Town, Masuda City.
Masuda Shimotanecho, Shimane
At around 9:00 a.m. on June 29, 2026, one bear was [sighted/encountered] near the intersection of National Route 9 and the Okuda Kamisen city road in Yasutomi-cho, Masuda City.
Masuda Yasudomicho, Shimane
Around 9:00 on June 29, a bear was sighted in Yasutomi Town, Masuda City, Shimane Prefecture.
Masuda Yasudomicho, Shimane
Around 7:15 p.m. on June 28, 2026, one juvenile bear was observed on the Nishi-Iwami Regional Farm Road near the Masuda District Wide-area Clean Center in Tada Town, Masuda City.
Masuda Tadacho, Shimane
A local train from Masuda to Hamada collided with a bear and stopped in Kibe-cho, Masuda City, on the San'in Line between Kammate and Iwami-Tsuda stations.
Masuda Kibecho, Shimane
At approximately 7:50 a.m. on June 28, 2026, a local JR Sanin Line train collided with a bear between Kamate and Iwami-Tsuda stations in Kibecho, Masuda City, and came to a stop.
Masuda Tsudacho, Shimane
Around 2:50 p.m. on June 26, 2026, one young bear was reported approximately 150 meters south of Fukuura Community Hall in Nishikawachi, Misumi-cho, Hamada City.
Hamada Misumicho-Saigouchi, Shimane
On 2026-06-26 in Nishihirabara-cho, Masuda City, Shimane, a bear was sighted in the morning.
Masuda Nishihirabaracho, Shimane
Around 8:45 a.m. on June 26, 2026, near the Nishihirabara Tunnel on the San'in Expressway Misumi–Masuda Road in Nishihirabaracho, one bear was [reported/seen].
Masuda Nishihirabaracho, Shimane
A bear was sighted in Nishikawachi, Misumi-cho, Hamada City.
Hamada Misumicho-Saigouchi, Shimane
Around 11:20 on June 26, 2026, one young bear was on National Route 9 near the JA Funeral Center in Ono hamlet, Misumi, Misumi-cho, Hamada City.
Hamada Misumicho-Misumi, Shimane
Around 7:30 p.m. on June 25, 2026, near the intersection of the Prefectural Route Tanemitsuzumi Line and the Municipal Kibe-Tane Line in Shimoina Town, one bear...
Masuda Shimotanecho, Shimane
Around 8:00 a.m. on June 22, 2026, one (bear) was on the road about 100 meters from Nakanishi Junior High School in Shirakami-cho, Masuda City.
Masuda Shirakamicho, Shimane
Around 5:15 a.m. on June 22, 2026, one bear was near the San'in Road Nishihirahara Tunnel area in Nishihirahara-cho, Masuda City.
Masuda Tsuchidacho, Shimane
On June 19, 2026, at around 2:20 p.m., a young bear was seen leaving the road near the Misumi IC intersection on National Route 9, in the Morimizogami (Morizoegami) settlement of Misumi, Misumi Town, Hamada City, heading toward the Ishida River.
Hamada Misumicho-Saigouchi, Shimane
At around 7:00 a.m. on June 19, 2026, one bear was [encountered] at an agricultural pumping facility (First Lift Pump Station) in Iida Town, Masuda City.
Masuda Iidacho, Shimane
Around 4:00 p.m. on June 18, 2026, one bear was found on the Ōtani Forest Road (Ōtani Line) near the boundary between Ōtani-chō and Tochiyama-chō in Masuda City.
Masuda Tochiyamacho, Shimane
At around 8:10 a.m. on June 17, 2026, a young bear was sighted near the Ishimasa Museum of Art in Furuichiba, Misumi Town, Hamada City. It reportedly fled toward the mountains to the east, and there were no injuries.
Hamada Misumicho-Minatoura, Shimane
At around 8:45 a.m. on June 15, 2026, near the Ko-Ochi intersection in Misumi, Misumi-cho, Hamada City, one young bear.
Hamada Misumicho-Misumi, Shimane
About 7:20 a.m. on June 15, 2026, one bear was sighted on the Iwami Western Wide-Area Farm Road near the municipal Takura housing complex in Kusukumo Town, Masuda City.
Masuda Somebacho, Shimane
Around 9:15 p.m. on June 14, 2026, one bear was sighted near Seseragi Plaza in Iidacho, Masuda City.
Masuda Uchidacho, Shimane
At approximately 7:25 p.m. on June 14, 2026, a local train from Masuda to Hamada collided with a bear on the San'in Line between Orei and Miho-Misumi stations in Nishikawachi, Misumi-cho, Hamada City.
Hamada Misumicho-Saigouchi, Shimane
Around 6:30 p.m. on June 14, 2026, one bear was located near the intersection of the Umegayama Community Center municipal road line and the Homataga Ushio municipal road line in Homataga-cho, Masuda City.
Masuda Honmatagacho, 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 Misumi-cho Nishikawachi, Hamada City.
Hamada Misumicho-Saigouchi, Shimane
At around 8:10 a.m. on July 5, 2026, a young bear was seen along National Route 9 near the JA Funeral Center in Misumi, Misumi-cho, Hamada City.
Hamada Misumicho-Misumi, Shimane
On July 5, 2026, at approximately 10:40 a.m., one juvenile bear was [observed/located] on the road connecting the Harumidai settlement in Nishi-Kawachi, Misumi Town, Hamada City, to the Fukuura settlement.
Hamada Misumicho-Saigouchi, Shimane
Around 2:50 p.m. on June 26, 2026, one young bear was reported approximately 150 meters south of Fukuura Community Hall in Nishikawachi, Misumi-cho, Hamada City.
Hamada Misumicho-Saigouchi, Shimane
A bear was sighted in Nishikawachi, Misumi-cho, Hamada City.
Hamada Misumicho-Saigouchi, Shimane
Around 11:20 on June 26, 2026, one young bear was on National Route 9 near the JA Funeral Center in Ono hamlet, Misumi, Misumi-cho, Hamada City.
Hamada Misumicho-Misumi, Shimane
On June 19, 2026, at around 2:20 p.m., a young bear was seen leaving the road near the Misumi IC intersection on National Route 9, in the Morimizogami (Morizoegami) settlement of Misumi, Misumi Town, Hamada City, heading toward the Ishida River.
Hamada Misumicho-Saigouchi, Shimane
At around 8:10 a.m. on June 17, 2026, a young bear was sighted near the Ishimasa Museum of Art in Furuichiba, Misumi Town, Hamada City. It reportedly fled toward the mountains to the east, and there were no injuries.
Hamada Misumicho-Minatoura, Shimane
At around 8:45 a.m. on June 15, 2026, near the Ko-Ochi intersection in Misumi, Misumi-cho, Hamada City, one young bear.
Hamada Misumicho-Misumi, Shimane
At approximately 7:25 p.m. on June 14, 2026, a local train from Masuda to Hamada collided with a bear on the San'in Line between Orei and Miho-Misumi stations in Nishikawachi, Misumi-cho, Hamada City.
Hamada Misumicho-Saigouchi, Shimane
Around 11:25 a.m. on July 7, 2026, one bear was found along National Route 9 near the Nishinotani community center in Okami, Misumi-cho, Hamada City.
Hamada Misumicho-Okami, Shimane
A bear was sighted in Misumi-cho Nishikawachi, Hamada City.
Hamada Misumicho-Saigouchi, Shimane
At around 8:10 a.m. on July 5, 2026, a young bear was seen along National Route 9 near the JA Funeral Center in Misumi, Misumi-cho, Hamada City.
Hamada Misumicho-Misumi, Shimane
On July 5, 2026, at approximately 10:40 a.m., one juvenile bear was [observed/located] on the road connecting the Harumidai settlement in Nishi-Kawachi, Misumi Town, Hamada City, to the Fukuura settlement.
Hamada Misumicho-Saigouchi, Shimane
Around 9:20 a.m. on June 29, 2026, one bear was (sighted) near the Kawashimo community center in Shimotane Town, Masuda City.
Masuda Shimotanecho, Shimane
Around 2:50 p.m. on June 26, 2026, one young bear was reported approximately 150 meters south of Fukuura Community Hall in Nishikawachi, Misumi-cho, Hamada City.
Hamada Misumicho-Saigouchi, Shimane
On 2026-06-26 in Nishihirabara-cho, Masuda City, Shimane, a bear was sighted in the morning.
Masuda Nishihirabaracho, Shimane
Around 8:45 a.m. on June 26, 2026, near the Nishihirabara Tunnel on the San'in Expressway Misumi–Masuda Road in Nishihirabaracho, one bear was [reported/seen].
Masuda Nishihirabaracho, Shimane
A bear was sighted in Nishikawachi, Misumi-cho, Hamada City.
Hamada Misumicho-Saigouchi, Shimane
Around 11:20 on June 26, 2026, one young bear was on National Route 9 near the JA Funeral Center in Ono hamlet, Misumi, Misumi-cho, Hamada City.
Hamada Misumicho-Misumi, Shimane
Around 5:15 a.m. on June 22, 2026, one bear was near the San'in Road Nishihirahara Tunnel area in Nishihirahara-cho, Masuda City.
Masuda Tsuchidacho, Shimane
On June 19, 2026, at around 2:20 p.m., a young bear was seen leaving the road near the Misumi IC intersection on National Route 9, in the Morimizogami (Morizoegami) settlement of Misumi, Misumi Town, Hamada City, heading toward the Ishida River.
Hamada Misumicho-Saigouchi, Shimane
At around 8:10 a.m. on June 17, 2026, a young bear was sighted near the Ishimasa Museum of Art in Furuichiba, Misumi Town, Hamada City. It reportedly fled toward the mountains to the east, and there were no injuries.
Hamada Misumicho-Minatoura, Shimane
At around 8:45 a.m. on June 15, 2026, near the Ko-Ochi intersection in Misumi, Misumi-cho, Hamada City, one young bear.
Hamada Misumicho-Misumi, Shimane
At approximately 7:25 p.m. on June 14, 2026, a local train from Masuda to Hamada collided with a bear on the San'in Line between Orei and Miho-Misumi stations in Nishikawachi, Misumi-cho, Hamada City.
Hamada Misumicho-Saigouchi, Shimane
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In the past 30 days, 53 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 13 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Hamada Misumicho-Okami, Shimane.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 8:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 215 km route runs from Miyoshi to Hamada, passing through Hiroshima and Shimane. In the past 30 days, 53 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 13 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Hamada Misumicho-Okami, Shimane. This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
