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This 146 km route runs from JR Tower to Asahikawa within Hokkaido. In the past 30 days, 10 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 1 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Bibai 盤の沢町本町, Hokkaido.
At this density of recent sightings, be ready to brake at any moment and avoid stopping in flagged stretches.
1 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Hokkaido.
Bibai 盤の沢町本町, Hokkaido
No.14 R8.6.6 Sighting
Asahikawa, Hokkaido
No. 12 R8.6.2 Sighting
Asahikawa 神居町神居古潭, Hokkaido
Around 11:20 PM on May 27 in the residential-area city road of Nishi 3-jo Minami 9-chome, Sunagawa, a man in his 20s who had returned home by car spotted a bear-like animal about 1.5 meters long walking on the road after getting out in front of his house.
Sunagawa オアシス, Hokkaido
Bibai 日東町, Hokkaido
No. 5 R8.5.22 Signs (footprints, droppings)
Asahikawa Kogyodanchi, Hokkaido
A bear attack occurred in Sapporo's Nishi Ward, and vigilance continued at an elementary school near the scene on the first school day after the incident.
Sapporo Nishimachi-kita 8-chome, Hokkaido
Around 16:30 on May 19, 2026, three bears (a mother and two cubs) were sighted in Kamui-cho Nishioka, Asahikawa. The sighting was confirmed on site.
Asahikawa 神居町西丘, Hokkaido
No. 4 2023-05-19 Sighting (mother and cub)
Asahikawa 神居町西丘, Hokkaido
A man was attacked by a brown bear in Sapporo's Nishi Ward, and on the first school day after the incident the nearby elementary school remained on alert. At 07:00, police cars were patrolling the residential area around the site.
Sapporo Nishimachi-kita 8-chome, Hokkaido
Peak activity at 7:00 with 1 incidents
Ursus arctos yesoensis
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In the past 30 days, 10 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 1 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Bibai 盤の沢町本町, Hokkaido.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 7:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 146 km route runs from JR Tower to Asahikawa within Hokkaido. In the past 30 days, 10 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 1 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Bibai 盤の沢町本町, Hokkaido. At this density of recent sightings, be ready to brake at any moment and avoid stopping in flagged stretches.
