This 215 km route runs from Miyoshi to Hamada, passing through Hiroshima and Shimane. In the past 30 days, 55 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 23 of them. The latest sighting was reported 17 hours ago near Oda Minakamicho-Fukuhara, 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 7:20 a.m. on May 23, 2026, on a municipal road in Fukuhara, Mizukami-cho, Ōda City, one bear approximately 80 cm in body length.
Oda Minakamicho-Fukuhara, Shimane
In Minakamicho Fukuhara, Ota City, one bear-like animal about 80 cm long was seen crossing a road and moving into the mountains.
Oda Minakamicho-Fukuhara, 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 bear about 1 meter long was on the prefectural road in Fukuhara, Minakami Town.
Oda Minakamicho-Fukuhara, Shimane
Around 9:30 a.m. on May 22, 2026, one bear about 1 meter long was [reported/observed] on the prefectural road in Fukuhara, Mizukami-cho, Ōda City.
Oda Minakamicho-Fukuhara, 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
At approximately 6:45 a.m. on May 22, 2026, on a municipal road in Asari Town, one adult bear about 1 meter in body length.
Gotsu Matsukawacho-Ota, Shimane
May 21, 2026 at 4:30 PM — one bear near Takenoshita Bridge, Baigetsu Town.
Masuda Umetsukicho, Shimane
Around 2:15 p.m. on May 21, 2026, one bear at the Hagi-Iwami Airport interchange in Iida Town.
Masuda Iidacho, 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 8:00 p.m. on May 19, 2026, one bear was seen near the Oku-no-in (inner sanctuary) of Toyota Shrine in Yokota-cho, Masuda City.
Masuda Yokotacho, 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
On May 19, 2026, in the early morning a bear of unknown size was sighted at Shinkawa, Kakushi-cho, Gotsu City, Shimane Prefecture. Around 10:00 the same day, an adult bear just under one meter long was sighted on National Route 9 in Ushiroji-cho, Gotsu City.
Gotsu Kakushicho, Shimane
At around 10:00 a.m. on May 19, 2026, one adult bear just under 1 meter in body length was [observed/located] on National Route 9 in Ushiroji-cho, Gōtsu City.
Gotsu Ushirojicho, Shimane
Early morning on May 19, 2026, one bear of unknown body length was found near the Shinkawa area of Kakushi Town.
Gotsu Kakushicho, 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 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
At around 6:00 a.m. on May 16, 2026, a juvenile bear was [found/observed] on the Satake municipal road near Yasutomi Shrine in Yasutomi Town, Masuda City.
Masuda Yasudomicho, Shimane
Around 2:00 PM and around 4:00 PM on May 15, 2026, one adult bear at each time was near national government-managed farmland in Hisashiro Town, Masuda City.
Masuda Todacho, Shimane
Around 10:00 a.m. on May 15, 2026, near a construction site on national farmland in Otsugomachi, Masuda City, one adult bear
Masuda Otokocho, Shimane
On May 14, 2026, at around 6:55 PM, a single bear approximately 1 meter in length was found in an empty lot in Obara, Sosiki-cho, Ota City.
Oda Minakamicho-Shirotsuki, Shimane
Two bears were sighted near Okahara bus stop in Hisakumo Town, Masuda City, at an unknown time between May 14 and May 16, 2026.
Masuda Kukumocho, Shimane
On May 14, 2026, at approximately 8:50 a.m., one bear was sighted near Tada Community Center in Tada Town.
Masuda Tadacho, Shimane
At approximately 8:55 a.m. on May 13, 2026, one bear was near the Nishifutaba bus stop in Enda Town, Masuda City.
Masuda Higashimachi, Shimane
At around 08:55 on May 13, one bear was sighted near the Nishifutaba bus stop in Enda-cho, Masuda City, Shimane Prefecture.
Masuda Higashimachi, Shimane
Around 10:00 a.m. on May 11, 2026, one bear about 1 meter long was found in the precincts of Iwashimizu Hachimangu Shrine in Oda City’s Oshirocho.
Oda Oshirocho-Oe, Shimane
Around 9:50 a.m. on May 11, 2026, on a municipal road in Ooya, Ooshiro-cho, Ota City, one bear approximately 50 centimeters in length
Oda Oshirocho-Oe, Shimane
On May 11, 2026, at around 6:40 p.m., a 1-meter-long bear was sighted entering the mountains to the east from a fallow field beside a city road.
Oda Minakamicho-Fukuhara, Shimane
Around 3:00 PM on May 10, 2026, near a greenhouse in the national farmland development area of Otoji-cho, Masuda City, two bears...
Masuda Otokocho, Shimane
Around 3:00 p.m. on May 10, 2026, one bear was seen heading into the mountains from the area near the intersection of Prefectural Route 171 (Masuda-Tane-Misumi Line) and the municipal Taniue-Enda Line in Enda Town, Masuda City.
Masuda Somebacho, Shimane
Around 4:00 p.m. on May 9, 2026, one bear was moving from the Enda Nursery School side toward Yasuda Elementary School near the crosswalk in front of Yasuda Elementary School in Enda Town, Masuda City.
Masuda Todacho, Shimane
On May 9, 2026, multiple bear sightings were reported in Masuda City, Shimane Prefecture: at around 09:30 one bear was seen near a road in Tsuda-cho, at around 16:00 one bear was observed moving from the Enta kindergarten side toward Yasuda Elementary School at the crosswalk in Enta-cho, and at around 19:10 one bear was seen heading into the mountains near the Kanagatoge community center in Katsurahira-cho.
Masuda Tsudacho, Shimane
At approximately 9:30 a.m. on May 9, 2026, one bear was near a road in Tsuda Town, Masuda City.
Masuda Tsudacho, Shimane
Around 5:45 p.m. on May 8, 2026, one adult bear approximately 1 meter in body length was observed near the site of the former Kawahira community center in Kawahira-cho, Gotsu City.
Gotsu Kawahiracho-Minamikawanobori, Shimane
At around 10:15 a.m. on May 8, 2026, one bear was near the Kuroishikamibus stop in Tōda-cho, Masuda City.
Masuda Somebacho, Shimane
Shortly after 10:00 on May 8, 2026, a bear was sighted in the hillside near a bus stop along Route 9 in Masuda City, Shimane Prefecture. Another sighting was reported the same morning on the hill behind a hospital, for a total of two sightings.
Masuda Sakaemachi, Shimane
On May 7, 2026, at around 5:00 p.m., a single juvenile bear about 50 cm long was [found] on the prefectural road in Ooya, Oyake, Daisho-cho, Ota City.
Oda Oshirocho-Oe, Shimane
Around 12:40 p.m. on May 6, 2026, one adult bear was (found) on the municipal road Shin-ichi Akana Line in the Kuchimaki area of Iinan Town.
Iinan Oda, Shimane
A single bear was captured on camera in a farm field in Ogo-cho, Masuda City.
Masuda Otokocho, Shimane
Around 5:20 p.m. on May 5, 2026, near Kumano-Matsu Shrine in Nakajima-cho, Masuda City, one bear was sighted
Masuda Nakanoshimacho, Shimane
Around 9:50 a.m. on May 5, 2026, one bear was [located/found] on the mountain near the Yoshigaami bus stop on National Route 9 in Shimohongocho, Masuda City.
Masuda Shimohongocho, Shimane
At around 09:50 on May 5, one bear was sighted in the mountains near the Yoshigaeki bus stop on Route 9 in Shimane Prefecture's Masuda City. At around 14:00 the same day, an adult bear was also sighted near the Nakatani-shita community hall in Utani, Kisuki-cho, Unnan City; witnesses reported it crossed a bridge and headed toward the mountains.
Masuda Shimohongocho, Shimane
On May 3, 2026, at approximately 3:40 a.m. and again at approximately 7:40 a.m., a single adult bear about 1 meter in body length was in the Kokubun district of Hamada City.
Hamada Kokubucho, Shimane
On May 3, around 03:40 and again around 07:40, a single adult bear about 1 meter long was sighted in Kokubu-cho, Hamada City.
Hamada Kokubucho, Shimane
While fishing at the river, it ran down toward the area near the rockfall prevention fence. It hit the fence and climbed back up the mountain. One bear; condition unknown.
Masuda Shiraiwacho, Shimane
At around 10:00 a.m. on April 26, 2026, between Sanin Expressway Tōda IC and Hisashiro IC, one bear about 1 meter in body length was [observed/detected].
Masuda Todacho, Shimane
At around 07:30 on April 25, 2026, one bear was sighted at the intersection of Masuda-Tane-Misumi Line and Taniue-Enda Line in Higashimachi, Masuda City, Shimane Prefecture.
Masuda Somebacho, Shimane
Around 7:30 a.m. on April 25, 2026, one bear was sighted near the intersection of the Masuda-Tane-Misumi Line and the Tanigami-Enda Line in Higashimachi.
Masuda Somebacho, Shimane
Around 17:20 on April 24, 2026, a single bear approximately 1 meter long was sighted on a prefectural road in Omoricho Shimosama, Oda City, Shimane Prefecture.
Oda Omoricho, 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 21, 2026 at 4:30 PM — one bear near Takenoshita Bridge, Baigetsu Town.
Masuda Umetsukicho, Shimane
Around 2:15 p.m. on May 21, 2026, one bear at the Hagi-Iwami Airport interchange in Iida Town.
Masuda Iidacho, 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 8:00 p.m. on May 19, 2026, one bear was seen near the Oku-no-in (inner sanctuary) of Toyota Shrine in Yokota-cho, Masuda City.
Masuda Yokotacho, 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 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
At around 6:00 a.m. on May 16, 2026, a juvenile bear was [found/observed] on the Satake municipal road near Yasutomi Shrine in Yasutomi Town, Masuda City.
Masuda Yasudomicho, Shimane
Around 2:00 PM and around 4:00 PM on May 15, 2026, one adult bear at each time was near national government-managed farmland in Hisashiro Town, Masuda City.
Masuda Todacho, Shimane
Around 10:00 a.m. on May 15, 2026, near a construction site on national farmland in Otsugomachi, Masuda City, one adult bear
Masuda Otokocho, Shimane
On May 14, 2026, at approximately 8:50 a.m., one bear was sighted near Tada Community Center in Tada Town.
Masuda Tadacho, Shimane
At approximately 8:55 a.m. on May 13, 2026, one bear was near the Nishifutaba bus stop in Enda Town, Masuda City.
Masuda Higashimachi, Shimane
At around 08:55 on May 13, one bear was sighted near the Nishifutaba bus stop in Enda-cho, Masuda City, Shimane Prefecture.
Masuda Higashimachi, Shimane
Around 3:00 PM on May 10, 2026, near a greenhouse in the national farmland development area of Otoji-cho, Masuda City, two bears...
Masuda Otokocho, Shimane
Around 3:00 p.m. on May 10, 2026, one bear was seen heading into the mountains from the area near the intersection of Prefectural Route 171 (Masuda-Tane-Misumi Line) and the municipal Taniue-Enda Line in Enda Town, Masuda City.
Masuda Somebacho, Shimane
Around 4:00 p.m. on May 9, 2026, one bear was moving from the Enda Nursery School side toward Yasuda Elementary School near the crosswalk in front of Yasuda Elementary School in Enda Town, Masuda City.
Masuda Todacho, Shimane
On May 9, 2026, multiple bear sightings were reported in Masuda City, Shimane Prefecture: at around 09:30 one bear was seen near a road in Tsuda-cho, at around 16:00 one bear was observed moving from the Enta kindergarten side toward Yasuda Elementary School at the crosswalk in Enta-cho, and at around 19:10 one bear was seen heading into the mountains near the Kanagatoge community center in Katsurahira-cho.
Masuda Tsudacho, Shimane
At approximately 9:30 a.m. on May 9, 2026, one bear was near a road in Tsuda Town, Masuda City.
Masuda Tsudacho, Shimane
At around 10:15 a.m. on May 8, 2026, one bear was near the Kuroishikamibus stop in Tōda-cho, Masuda City.
Masuda Somebacho, Shimane
Shortly after 10:00 on May 8, 2026, a bear was sighted in the hillside near a bus stop along Route 9 in Masuda City, Shimane Prefecture. Another sighting was reported the same morning on the hill behind a hospital, for a total of two sightings.
Masuda Sakaemachi, Shimane
A single bear was captured on camera in a farm field in Ogo-cho, Masuda City.
Masuda Otokocho, Shimane
Around 5:20 p.m. on May 5, 2026, near Kumano-Matsu Shrine in Nakajima-cho, Masuda City, one bear was sighted
Masuda Nakanoshimacho, Shimane
Around 9:50 a.m. on May 5, 2026, one bear was [located/found] on the mountain near the Yoshigaami bus stop on National Route 9 in Shimohongocho, Masuda City.
Masuda Shimohongocho, Shimane
At around 09:50 on May 5, one bear was sighted in the mountains near the Yoshigaeki bus stop on Route 9 in Shimane Prefecture's Masuda City. At around 14:00 the same day, an adult bear was also sighted near the Nakatani-shita community hall in Utani, Kisuki-cho, Unnan City; witnesses reported it crossed a bridge and headed toward the mountains.
Masuda Shimohongocho, Shimane
While fishing at the river, it ran down toward the area near the rockfall prevention fence. It hit the fence and climbed back up the mountain. One bear; condition unknown.
Masuda Shiraiwacho, Shimane
At around 10:00 a.m. on April 26, 2026, between Sanin Expressway Tōda IC and Hisashiro IC, one bear about 1 meter in body length was [observed/detected].
Masuda Todacho, Shimane
At around 07:30 on April 25, 2026, one bear was sighted at the intersection of Masuda-Tane-Misumi Line and Taniue-Enda Line in Higashimachi, Masuda City, Shimane Prefecture.
Masuda Somebacho, Shimane
Around 7:30 a.m. on April 25, 2026, one bear was sighted near the intersection of the Masuda-Tane-Misumi Line and the Tanigami-Enda Line in Higashimachi.
Masuda Somebacho, Shimane
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In the past 30 days, 55 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 23 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 17 hours ago near Oda Minakamicho-Fukuhara, Shimane.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 9:00. 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, 55 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 23 of them. The latest sighting was reported 17 hours ago near Oda Minakamicho-Fukuhara, Shimane. This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
