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This 179 km route runs from Biei to JR Tower within Hokkaido. In the past 30 days, 20 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 5 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.
Bibai 盤の沢町本町, Hokkaido
R8.06.13 (sighting)
Biei 字上宇莫別, Hokkaido
A brown bear about 1.2 meters long was sighted in Higashiasahikawa-cho Sakuraoka, Asahikawa City.
Asahikawa Higashi Asahikawacho Sakuraoka, Hokkaido
No. 15 R8.6.11 Sighting
Asahikawa Higashi Asahikawacho Sakuraoka, Hokkaido
Around 6:50 PM on 2026-06-09, a junior high school boy saw three brown bears on a city road in Maruyama Nishi 2, Chuo Ward, Sapporo.
Sapporo Maruyama-Nishimachi, Hokkaido
Three brown bears were spotted on a road in Maruyama Nishi-machi 2-chome, Chuo Ward, Sapporo, and disappeared into the bushes after a car honked.
Sapporo Maruyama-Nishimachi, Hokkaido
At Daisetsuzan Asahidake Gensui Park in Yukomanbetsu, Higashikawa, a park manager saw one brown bear run across the parking lot.
Higashikawa, Hokkaido
A bear was reported sighted in Maruyama Nishi-machi 2-chome, Sapporo.
Sapporo Maruyama-Nishimachi, Hokkaido
Around 6:30 PM on June 7, a delivery driver saw one brown bear about 2 meters long in Maruyama Nishimachi 2-chome, Chuo Ward, Sapporo.
Sapporo Maruyama-Nishimachi, Hokkaido
No.14 R8.6.6 Sighting
Asahikawa, Hokkaido
No.13 R8.6.2 Footprints
Asahikawa Higashi Asahikawacho Sakuraoka, Hokkaido
No. 12 R8.6.2 Sighting
Asahikawa 神居町神居古潭, Hokkaido
No.11 R8.6.1 feces
Asahikawa 東旭川町豊田, Hokkaido
A bear-resistant trash bin was installed in Maruyamanishimachi, Chuo Ward, Sapporo.
Sapporo Maruyama-Nishimachi, 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
No.6 R8.5.25 feces
Asahikawa Higashi Asahikawacho Hinode, Hokkaido
Bibai 日東町, Hokkaido
No. 5 R8.5.22 Signs (footprints, droppings)
Asahikawa Kogyodanchi, 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
Peak activity at 18:00 with 2 incidents
Ursus arctos yesoensis
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In the past 30 days, 20 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 5 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 18:00. 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, 20 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 5 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.
