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This 685 km route runs from Furano to Shiraoi within Hokkaido. In the past 30 days, 28 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 7 of them. The latest sighting was reported 19 hours ago near Shintoku, Hokkaido.
At this density of recent sightings, consider rescheduling or choosing a different trail until activity quiets.
A bear was sighted in Shintoku Nishi 2-sen, Shintoku Town.
Shintoku, Hokkaido
One bear sighted
Memuro 北芽室北九線, Hokkaido
Tracks of one bear
Memuro 西士狩北二線, Hokkaido
One set of footprints (one bear)
Memuro 芽室南, Hokkaido
In a field adjacent to a house in Raban Honcho, Ashoro Town, multiple bear-like tracks and damage to corn and other crops were found.
Ashoro 螺湾本町, Hokkaido
Kushiro, Hokkaido
Captured (1 bear) at the same time the damage occurred
Ashoro, Hokkaido
July 8, 2026, around 18:30 — Spotted a mother brown bear and her cub in a pasture at 12-18 Hororo, Tsurui Village. They entered the mixed woodland south of the pasture.
Tsurui Hororo, Hokkaido
Kushiro, Hokkaido
A bear was sighted in Hororo, Tsurui Village, Hokkaido, around 18:30 on July 8.
Tsurui Hororo, Hokkaido
Kushiro 美濃, Hokkaido
[31] 19:45 A driver traveling on National Route 235 from Tomakomai toward Atsuma witnessed one animal about 2 m in body length, resembling a brown bear (Higuma), crossing the highway from north to south (left to right). The bear passed under the expressway and ran off into the woods on the south side.
Tomakomai, Hokkaido
Brown bear — scat confirmed
Memuro 伏美十四線, Hokkaido
One bear sighted
Memuro 上美生八線, Hokkaido
footprints and feeding traces
Memuro 中美生, Hokkaido
Three bears, believed to be a mother bear and cubs, were seen walking south on a road near a residence in Shadai, Shiraoi Town.
Shiraoi, Hokkaido
Mukawa, Hokkaido
Kushiro 音別町中音別, Hokkaido
[29] 7/13 18:45 — While walking, a person spotted what appeared to be a brown bear about 50 cm in body length standing on a mountainside approximately 70 m from Shinkawa No. 3 Bridge over the Tomakomai River on the north side of Yamate Town.
Tomakomai, Hokkaido
A bear was sighted in Yonehara, Mukawa town, Hokkaido, around 5:15 a.m. on July 10.
Mukawa, Hokkaido
A bear-like animal was reported sighted in a park in Takuyo-Higashimachi 5, Tomakomai, Hokkaido.
Tomakomai, Hokkaido
In Shirotori Park in Takuyu-higashimachi, Tomakomai, a teenage male witnessed one bear-like animal about 1.5 meters long before dawn.
Tomakomai, Hokkaido
Kushiro 音別町尺別原野基線, Hokkaido
One bear was sighted in Miiwa, Hidaka Town.
Hidaka, Hokkaido
(Footprints found) Toyota area — confirmed 7/3 — inside field
Ikeda 字豊田, Hokkaido
Tracks of one bear
Memuro 西士狩北二線, Hokkaido
One set of footprints (one bear)
Memuro 芽室南, Hokkaido
A man driving a car saw one brown bear crossing a city road in Shinkai-cho 1, Tomakomai.
Tomakomai, Hokkaido
A cub was sighted in a residential area of Shinkai-cho 1-chome, Tomakomai, crossing from east to west about 15 meters ahead of a driver.
Tomakomai, Hokkaido
Peak activity at 2:00 with 3 incidents
Ursus arctos yesoensis
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In the past 30 days, 28 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 7 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 19 hours ago near Shintoku, Hokkaido.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 2:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 685 km route runs from Furano to Shiraoi within Hokkaido. In the past 30 days, 28 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 7 of them. The latest sighting was reported 19 hours ago near Shintoku, Hokkaido. At this density of recent sightings, consider rescheduling or choosing a different trail until activity quiets.
