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This 179 km route runs from Biei to JR Tower within Hokkaido. In the past 30 days, 16 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 8 of them. The latest sighting was reported 15 hours ago near Iwamizawa, Hokkaido.
At this density of recent sightings, be ready to brake at any moment and avoid stopping in flagged stretches.
Sightings location 3: Near 1180 Shibun-chō, Iwamizawa City: Saturday, August 8, 2026, 3:00 AM
Iwamizawa, Hokkaido
Location of traces 1: Near Taisho Pond, Midorigaoka, Iwamizawa City: Saturday, August 8, 2026, 11:00 AM
Iwamizawa 総合公園, Hokkaido
Trace information 1 Iwamizawa City Midorigaoka Taisho Pond: Saturday, August 8, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Iwamizawa 総合公園, Hokkaido
Around 3:00 AM on August 8, an animal believed to be a bear was sighted in Shibuncho, Iwamizawa City.
Iwamizawa, Hokkaido
2026-08-07 Footprints
Higashikagura Shibinai, Hokkaido
Bibai 癸巳町奔美唄, Hokkaido
Bear tracks and crop damage were found in a corn field in Nishikagura 3-sen 32-go, Asahikawa.
Asahikawa, Hokkaido
No. 32 R8.8.5 (bite/feeding traces, footprints)
Asahikawa, Hokkaido
No. 30 R8.7.31 (Footprints)
Asahikawa Higashi Asahikawacho Sakuraoka, Hokkaido
Footprints resembling a bear were found in Higashi-Asahikawa-cho Sakuraoka, Asahikawa City, as a sign of bear presence.
Asahikawa Higashi Asahikawacho Sakuraoka, Hokkaido
No. 28 R8.7.30 Feeding traces
Asahikawa, Hokkaido
No. 29 Reiwa 8 (2026).7.26 (feeding traces)
Asahikawa Higashi Asahikawacho Sakuraoka, Hokkaido
Around 5:30 PM on 2026-07-13, a bear was sighted in Miyaginosawa, Sunagawa City, Hokkaido.
Sunagawa 宮城の沢, Hokkaido
Bibai 盤の沢町本町, Hokkaido
One bear was seen crossing a city road in Kamui-cho Nishioka.
Asahikawa 神居町西丘, Hokkaido
No. 23 Sighted on July 12, 1996
Asahikawa 神居町西丘, Hokkaido
Peak activity at 3:00 with 1 incidents
Ursus arctos yesoensis
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In the past 30 days, 16 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 8 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 15 hours ago near Iwamizawa, Hokkaido.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 3:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 179 km route runs from Biei to JR Tower within Hokkaido. In the past 30 days, 16 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 8 of them. The latest sighting was reported 15 hours ago near Iwamizawa, Hokkaido. At this density of recent sightings, be ready to brake at any moment and avoid stopping in flagged stretches.
