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This 504 km route runs from Teshikaga to Chitose within Hokkaido. In the past 30 days, 27 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 6 of them. The latest sighting was reported 2 days ago near Shibecha 字クチヨロ, Hokkaido.
At this density of recent sightings, be ready to brake at any moment and avoid stopping in flagged stretches.
2 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Hokkaido.
A bear was sighted in Biruwa, Teshikaga Town, Hokkaido, around 6:45 PM on 2026-07-26.
Teshikaga, Hokkaido
Bihoro 字美富三十七線西二号, Hokkaido
Around 9:00 on 2026-07-13, a bear was sighted in Kussharo, Teshikaga Town, Hokkaido.
Teshikaga Kussharo, Hokkaido
Bihoro Toie, Hokkaido
Bihoro, Hokkaido
A bear was sighted in Biruwa, Teshikaga Town, Hokkaido, around 6:45 PM on 2026-07-26.
Teshikaga, Hokkaido
Bihoro 字美富三十七線西二号, Hokkaido
Around 9:00 on 2026-07-13, a bear was sighted in Kussharo, Teshikaga Town, Hokkaido.
Teshikaga Kussharo, Hokkaido
Bihoro Toie, Hokkaido
Bihoro, Hokkaido
A bear was sighted in Masyu 1-chome, Teshikaga, Hokkaido, around 18:40 on July 5.
Teshikaga Teshikaga-genya, Hokkaido
Shibecha 字クチヨロ, Hokkaido
Kasuga 2-chome — around 11:02 AM — cycling road near Kasuga Rest Corner — one bear sighted
Chitose, Hokkaido
(Claw marks confirmed) Ōmori area — confirmed 7/27 — inside the field
Ikeda 字大森, Hokkaido
July 27, around 7:00 — footprints discovered on a farm access/path.
Abira, Hokkaido
A bear was sighted in Okushunbetsu Genya, Teshikaga Town, Hokkaido, around 19:00 on 2026-07-25.
Teshikaga, Hokkaido
Near 776 Hokushinano, around 9:34 PM — one bear-like animal approximately 1 meter in body length sighted.
Chitose, Hokkaido
On the night of 2026-07-21, a bear was sighted in Kitanoshino, Chitose City, Hokkaido.
Chitose, Hokkaido
An adult brown bear (about 1.5–2.0 m) crossed within the grounds on the golf course side about 100 m where the Hokkaido Classic GC Obihiro course and the prefectural road intersect. The bear then remained waiting for a while in the brush.
Shimizu, Hokkaido
[28] Around 11:00 PM — Near Hokuyō 5-chome: One animal resembling a bear about 1 meter in body length was sighted.
Chitose, Hokkaido
[26] Izumisawa: Around 0:05 AM — An automatic trail camera installed near the Chuo Expressway Chitose IC at Aoba Park captured one bear.
Chitose, Hokkaido
A bear was sighted moving in Osotsubetsu, Shibecha Town, around 4:30 PM.
Shibecha, Hokkaido
Shibecha 字中オソツベツ原野, Hokkaido
R8.7.8 One brown bear
Shibecha 字上オソツベツ原野, Hokkaido
One bear sighted
Memuro 北芽室北九線, 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
A bear was sighted in Hororo, Tsurui Village, Hokkaido, around 18:30 on July 8.
Tsurui Hororo, Hokkaido
At around 2:10 PM on July 6, a bear was seen in Hobetsuinari, Mukawa Town.
Mukawa, Hokkaido
Izumisawa: Around 3:50 PM. Approximately 200 meters from under the Dōō Expressway overpass on Shinmachi Izumisawa Boulevard toward Kōyōdai. One bear sighted.
Chitose, Hokkaido
A bear was sighted in Masyu 1-chome, Teshikaga, Hokkaido, around 18:40 on July 5.
Teshikaga Teshikaga-genya, Hokkaido
A bear was sighted in Shimizu, Shimizu Town, Hokkaido.
Shimizu 字清水第十二線, Hokkaido
One bear was sighted in Numanosawa, Yubari City.
Yubari, Hokkaido
Around 7:30 PM on July 1, a bear was sighted in Shimizu, Shimizu Town, Hokkaido.
Shimizu 字清水第十二線, Hokkaido
Peak activity at 16:00 with 2 incidents
Ursus arctos yesoensis
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In the past 30 days, 27 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 6 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 2 days ago near Shibecha 字クチヨロ, Hokkaido.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 16:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 504 km route runs from Teshikaga to Chitose within Hokkaido. In the past 30 days, 27 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 6 of them. The latest sighting was reported 2 days ago near Shibecha 字クチヨロ, Hokkaido. At this density of recent sightings, be ready to brake at any moment and avoid stopping in flagged stretches.
