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This 622 km route runs from Teshikaga to Chitose within Hokkaido. In the past 30 days, 23 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 4 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Kushiro, Hokkaido.
At this density of recent sightings, be ready to brake at any moment and avoid stopping in flagged stretches.
At around 7:50 PM on June 3, a man walking in Seseragi Park in Aoba 1, Bihoro Town, spotted a bear-like animal along the nearby Uonashi River.
Bihoro Aoyama-Minami, Hokkaido
Bihoro Hinami, Hokkaido
Bihoro Toie, Hokkaido
Bihoro Toie, Hokkaido
Around 7:30 a.m., a bear approximately 1.5 m tall was sighted about 100 m inside from the forest park entrance gate.
Kushiro, Hokkaido
A bear was sighted in Rindowcho, Nakashibetsu Town, Hokkaido, around 06:15 on 2026-06-12.
Nakashibetsu りんどう町, Hokkaido
In Nishishunbetsu, Betsukai Town, a woman in her 60s saw two bears walking on the road while returning home.
Betsukai, Hokkaido
Shibecha, Hokkaido
Around 4:00 PM on a town road: two sets of footprints believed to belong to a pair of siblings were found on the roadway.
Kushiro 字別保, Hokkaido
Agebopporo, June 3, Reiwa 8, about 11:40 a.m.: Two brown bears sighted on the railway tracks about 1.5 km from Agebopporo Station toward Beppo Station.
Akkeshi, Hokkaido
At approximately 11:00 AM on R8.5.23, one brown bear was sighted 4.2 km west of Katanashiri Bridge.
Akkeshi, Hokkaido
mother and cub bear
Nakashibetsu りんどう町, Hokkaido
Bear tracks and droppings were found on farmland in the Oiwake-Kasuga area.
Abira, Hokkaido
A young brown bear (grizzly) was found dead near Shimukappu SA (service area).
Shimukappu, Hokkaido
One brown bear sighted
Memuro 北明西七線, Hokkaido
On 2026-06-03 around 16:40, one bear was sighted in Aoba Park, Shintomachi, Chitose City, Hokkaido.
Chitose, Hokkaido
A bear was sighted in Shinmachi, Chitose City.
Chitose, Hokkaido
[16] Mamachi, around 4:40 PM — A brown bear was sighted (one individual) about 100 m east from the Ohayou Bridge in Aoba Park, after entering the park path.
Chitose, Hokkaido
A woman walking in Aoba Park in Izumisawa, Chitose, spotted one bear about 1 meter long at the soccer field.
Chitose, Hokkaido
[15] Izumisawa — Around 7:20 a.m. — Near Aoba Park soccer field — One bear sighted
Chitose, Hokkaido
A bear was sighted in Mashu, Chitose City, Hokkaido, around 9:56 PM on May 25.
Chitose, Hokkaido
A bear was captured on a camera in Aoba Park, Chitose City.
Chitose, Hokkaido
Izumisawa — At approximately 9:56 PM, a single bear was sighted under the Dōō Expressway overpass near the lawn area of Aoba Park.
Chitose, Hokkaido
Peak activity at 4:00 with 1 incidents
Ursus arctos yesoensis
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In the past 30 days, 23 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 4 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Kushiro, Hokkaido.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 4:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 622 km route runs from Teshikaga to Chitose within Hokkaido. In the past 30 days, 23 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 4 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Kushiro, Hokkaido. At this density of recent sightings, be ready to brake at any moment and avoid stopping in flagged stretches.
