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This 4.8 km route starts and ends around Masuda, passing through Shimane. In the past 30 days, 21 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 Masuda Mitocho-Yamamoto, Shimane.
At this density of recent sightings, consider rescheduling or choosing a different trail until activity quiets.
About 4:05 p.m. on June 22, 2026, one bear was sighted near the Ushio Community Center area in Yamamoto, Mito-cho, Masuda City.
Masuda Mitocho-Yamamoto, Shimane
Around 1:00 PM on June 19, 2026, one bear was near Myokenji Temple.
Masuda Otokocho, Shimane
Around 4:00 p.m. on June 18, 2026, one bear was found on the Ōtani Forest Road (Ōtani Line) near the boundary between Ōtani-chō and Tochiyama-chō in Masuda City.
Masuda Tochiyamacho, Shimane
At approximately 11:25 a.m. on June 18, 2026, one bear was near the Shimizu Deai Bridge area in Yamamoto, Mito-cho, Masuda City.
Masuda Mitocho-Sendo, Shimane
Around 4:40 p.m. on June 16, 2026, one bear was seen near the rice center in Sendo, Mito Town, Masuda City.
Masuda Mitocho-Sendo, Shimane
Around 4:40 PM on 2026-06-16, a bear was sighted in Mitocho Sendo, Masuda City, Shimane Prefecture.
Masuda Mitocho-Sendo, Shimane
A bear was sighted in Kukujocho, Masuda City.
Masuda Kukumocho, Shimane
About 7:20 a.m. on June 15, 2026, one bear was sighted on the Iwami Western Wide-Area Farm Road near the municipal Takura housing complex in Kusukumo Town, Masuda City.
Masuda Somebacho, Shimane
At around 6:45 p.m. on June 11, 2026, one bear was sighted in the vicinity approximately 700 meters after entering the Nakakura Amako-dani Line from the Kubo-mitani Line of the municipal road in Sendo, Mitocho, Masuda City.
Masuda Mitocho-Mitani, Shimane
At around 7:00 a.m. on June 11, 2026, one bear was sighted about 500 m along the Iwami Western Wide-area Farm Road toward Yamao from Hokuseindo Community Center in Ōkusa-cho, Masuda City.
Masuda Okusacho, Shimane
On June 10, 2026, at approximately 8:15 p.m., near the Sendō Tunnel in Sendō, Mito-chō, Masuda City, one bear...
Masuda Mitocho-Sendo, Shimane
Around 6:20 p.m. on June 10, 2026, one bear was seen on the Masuda-Sumikawa Prefectural Road in Hata Town, Masuda City.
Masuda Hadacho, Shimane
Around 4:20 PM on June 7, 2026, one bear was near the intersection of the Masuda-Obara Road and the Origasako Road in Otsugo Town, Masuda City.
Masuda Otokocho, Shimane
A bear was sighted in Sasakura, Mito-cho, Masuda City.
Masuda Mitocho-Sasakura, Shimane
Around 3:15 p.m. on June 5, 2026, one bear was sighted near the Sasakura Deai bus stop in Sasakura, Mito-cho, Masuda City.
Masuda Mitocho-Sasakura, Shimane
Around 3:00 p.m. on June 1, 2026, one young bear was (observed) on the municipal road Hidamari Lake Right Bank Line near the Masudagawa Dam in Kusukumocho, Masuda City.
Masuda Kukumocho, Shimane
A bear was sighted in Kugitomochō, Masuda City.
Masuda Kukumocho, Shimane
Around 6:40 p.m. on May 29, 2026, near the Nagasawa No. 1 Tunnel in Nagasawacho, Masuda City, one bear
Masuda Nagasawacho, Shimane
On May 28, 2026, at around 5:00 p.m., near the former Masago Nursery School in Hata-cho, Masuda City, one bear was sighted
Masuda Hadacho, Shimane
On May 28, 2026, at around 7:30 a.m., one bear was sighted about 100 meters from the Mitani community center in Mitomachi Mitani, heading toward the Kuhara area.
Masuda Mitocho-Mitani, Shimane
On 2026-05-28 morning, one bear was sighted in Mitomachi Mitani, Masuda City, Shimane Prefecture.
Masuda Mitocho-Mitani, Shimane
Peak activity at 7:00 with 4 incidents
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In the past 30 days, 21 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 Masuda Mitocho-Yamamoto, Shimane.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 7:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 4.8 km route starts and ends around Masuda, passing through Shimane. In the past 30 days, 21 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 Masuda Mitocho-Yamamoto, Shimane. At this density of recent sightings, consider rescheduling or choosing a different trail until activity quiets.
