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This 40 km route runs from Kushiro Town to Tsurui within Hokkaido. In the past 30 days, 6 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 1 of them. The latest sighting was reported 4 days ago near Tsurui Hororo, Hokkaido.
With activity this close, slow through forested stretches and stay alert at dawn and dusk when bears cross roads.
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
Kushiro 美濃, Hokkaido
June 23, 2026, around 16:00 — Spotted one cub at the roadside 500 m west of Dosanko Farm on Prefectural Road 243, 28-4 Yukishiri, Tsurui Village. The cub entered the grove of scrub to the south.
Tsurui, Hokkaido
Around 4:00 PM on June 23, a bear was sighted in Setsuri, Tsurui Village, Hokkaido.
Tsurui, Hokkaido
Around 9:00 a.m., I saw a bear poking its head out of bushes beside the road. It immediately went back into the bushes.
Kushiro 字床丹, Hokkaido
On June 16, 2026, near the west side of North Line 21, Yukishiri Field, Tsurui Village, the bear was sighted in a pasture together with cattle. Afterwards it entered the grove of mixed woods to the east. Body condition good, approximately 1.5 m.
Tsurui, Hokkaido
Ursus arctos yesoensis
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In the past 30 days, 6 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 1 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 4 days ago near Tsurui Hororo, Hokkaido.
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This 40 km route runs from Kushiro Town to Tsurui within Hokkaido. In the past 30 days, 6 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 1 of them. The latest sighting was reported 4 days ago near Tsurui Hororo, Hokkaido. With activity this close, slow through forested stretches and stay alert at dawn and dusk when bears cross roads.
