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This 25 km route runs from Masuda to Hamada within Shimane. In the past 30 days, 40 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 17 of them. The latest sighting was reported 6 hours ago near Masuda Yasudomicho, Shimane.
This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
Around 4:00 PM on May 25, 2026, one bear was sighted on National Route 9 north of the Nishimasuda Ohashi Bridge in Yasutomi-cho, Masuda City.
Masuda Yasudomicho, Shimane
Around 5:00 p.m. on May 24, 2026, one bear was observed on the JR Yamaguchi Line near Ōtaki bus stop in Kanda-cho, Masuda City.
Masuda Kandacho, Shimane
Around 4:00 p.m. on May 24, 2026, two bears were [sighted/encountered] near the Iwami Resource Recycling Business Cooperative in Sakeyama-cho, Masuda City.
Masuda Hidarigayamacho, Shimane
Around 8:30 on 2026-05-24, one bear was sighted in Susocho, Masuda City, Shimane Prefecture.
Masuda Sakaemachi, Shimane
Around 8:30 a.m. on May 24, 2026, one bear was sighted near the Kakunishi intersection in Sukomachi.
Masuda Iidacho, Shimane
Around 12:10 a.m. on May 24, 2026, one bear was near the Fushitaniguchi bus stop in Otani Town.
Masuda Otanicho, Shimane
Around 2:55 p.m. on May 22, 2026, near the Sky Hill golf range in Yasutomi Town, Masuda City, one bear...
Masuda Honmatagacho, Shimane
Around 1:55 p.m. on May 22, 2026, one bear was near Kyoshō-ji Temple in Yasuda-machi, Masuda City.
Masuda Yasudomicho, Shimane
Around 9:30 a.m. on May 22, 2026, one adult bear was (located) near Kawashimo Sakura Park in Shimotane Town, Masuda City.
Masuda Shimotanecho, Shimane
May 21, 2026 at 4:30 PM — one bear near Takenoshita Bridge, Baigetsu Town.
Masuda Umetsukicho, Shimane
Around 2:15 p.m. on May 21, 2026, one bear at the Hagi-Iwami Airport interchange in Iida Town.
Masuda Iidacho, Shimane
Around 8:10 p.m. on May 20, 2026, one bear was sighted near the Kazoku no Mori Plaza area in Takatsu-cho, Masuda City.
Masuda Ichiharacho, Shimane
At approximately 10:30 a.m. on May 20, 2026, one bear was sighted in the section of the San'in Expressway Masuda Road in Iidacho, Masuda City, between Yabara Tsutsumi Bridge and Iida-Kakui Ohashi Bridge.
Masuda Uchidacho, Shimane
Around noon on May 20, 2026, one bear was seen near the east side of the Nishimasuda Ohashi Bridge in Yasutomi-cho, Masuda City.
Masuda Yasudomicho, Shimane
Around 8:00 p.m. on May 19, 2026, one bear was seen near the Oku-no-in (inner sanctuary) of Toyota Shrine in Yokota-cho, Masuda City.
Masuda Yokotacho, Shimane
Around 6:20 p.m. on May 19, 2026, one bear was seen near the intersection of Prefectural Route Masuda-Abu Line and the Masuda Road (National Route) in Iida-cho, Masuda City.
Masuda Iidacho, Shimane
At about 18:20 on May 19, 2026, one bear was sighted at the intersection of the Prefectural Road Masuda–Abu Line and the Masuda National Road in Iida-cho, Masuda City, Shimane Prefecture.
Masuda Iidacho, Shimane
Around 5:00 p.m. on May 18, 2026, one bear was sighted in the mountains about 200 meters east of the Manyo Park East Entrance parking lot in Takatsu 2-chome, Masuda City.
Masuda Sukocho, Shimane
Around 7:00 a.m. on May 18, 2026, on the Iwami Airport–Iida Prefectural Road in Iida-machi, Masuda City, one bear ...
Masuda Uchidacho, Shimane
Around 4:00 p.m. on May 17, 2026, one adult bear in Kawasei, Yasutomi-cho, Masuda City.
Masuda Yasudomicho, Shimane
Around 4:00 p.m. on May 17, 2026, one adult bear was (located) near a National Land-developed agricultural area in Hisashiro-cho, Masuda City.
Masuda Kushirocho, Shimane
Around 5:30 a.m. on May 17, 2026, one young bear was (found) near the intersection of the Ichihara-Kiami municipal road and the Sai-no-toge municipal road in Ichiharacho, Masuda City.
Masuda Ichiharacho, Shimane
At around 6:00 a.m. on May 16, 2026, a juvenile bear was [found/observed] on the Satake municipal road near Yasutomi Shrine in Yasutomi Town, Masuda City.
Masuda Yasudomicho, Shimane
Around 2:00 PM and around 4:00 PM on May 15, 2026, one adult bear at each time was near national government-managed farmland in Hisashiro Town, Masuda City.
Masuda Todacho, Shimane
Around 10:00 a.m. on May 15, 2026, near a construction site on national farmland in Otsugomachi, Masuda City, one adult bear
Masuda Otokocho, Shimane
On May 14, 2026, at approximately 8:50 a.m., one bear was sighted near Tada Community Center in Tada Town.
Masuda Tadacho, Shimane
At approximately 8:55 a.m. on May 13, 2026, one bear was near the Nishifutaba bus stop in Enda Town, Masuda City.
Masuda Higashimachi, Shimane
At around 08:55 on May 13, one bear was sighted near the Nishifutaba bus stop in Enda-cho, Masuda City, Shimane Prefecture.
Masuda Higashimachi, Shimane
Around 3:00 PM on May 10, 2026, near a greenhouse in the national farmland development area of Otoji-cho, Masuda City, two bears...
Masuda Otokocho, Shimane
Around 3:00 p.m. on May 10, 2026, one bear was seen heading into the mountains from the area near the intersection of Prefectural Route 171 (Masuda-Tane-Misumi Line) and the municipal Taniue-Enda Line in Enda Town, Masuda City.
Masuda Somebacho, Shimane
Around 4:00 p.m. on May 9, 2026, one bear was moving from the Enda Nursery School side toward Yasuda Elementary School near the crosswalk in front of Yasuda Elementary School in Enda Town, Masuda City.
Masuda Todacho, Shimane
On May 9, 2026, multiple bear sightings were reported in Masuda City, Shimane Prefecture: at around 09:30 one bear was seen near a road in Tsuda-cho, at around 16:00 one bear was observed moving from the Enta kindergarten side toward Yasuda Elementary School at the crosswalk in Enta-cho, and at around 19:10 one bear was seen heading into the mountains near the Kanagatoge community center in Katsurahira-cho.
Masuda Tsudacho, Shimane
At approximately 9:30 a.m. on May 9, 2026, one bear was near a road in Tsuda Town, Masuda City.
Masuda Tsudacho, Shimane
At around 10:15 a.m. on May 8, 2026, one bear was near the Kuroishikamibus stop in Tōda-cho, Masuda City.
Masuda Somebacho, Shimane
Shortly after 10:00 on May 8, 2026, a bear was sighted in the hillside near a bus stop along Route 9 in Masuda City, Shimane Prefecture. Another sighting was reported the same morning on the hill behind a hospital, for a total of two sightings.
Masuda Sakaemachi, Shimane
A single bear was captured on camera in a farm field in Ogo-cho, Masuda City.
Masuda Otokocho, Shimane
Around 5:20 p.m. on May 5, 2026, near Kumano-Matsu Shrine in Nakajima-cho, Masuda City, one bear was sighted
Masuda Nakanoshimacho, Shimane
Around 9:50 a.m. on May 5, 2026, one bear was [located/found] on the mountain near the Yoshigaami bus stop on National Route 9 in Shimohongocho, Masuda City.
Masuda Shimohongocho, Shimane
At around 09:50 on May 5, one bear was sighted in the mountains near the Yoshigaeki bus stop on Route 9 in Shimane Prefecture's Masuda City. At around 14:00 the same day, an adult bear was also sighted near the Nakatani-shita community hall in Utani, Kisuki-cho, Unnan City; witnesses reported it crossed a bridge and headed toward the mountains.
Masuda Shimohongocho, Shimane
At around 10:00 a.m. on April 26, 2026, between Sanin Expressway Tōda IC and Hisashiro IC, one bear about 1 meter in body length was [observed/detected].
Masuda Todacho, Shimane
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In the past 30 days, 40 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 17 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 6 hours ago near Masuda Yasudomicho, Shimane.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 16:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 25 km route runs from Masuda to Hamada within Shimane. In the past 30 days, 40 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 17 of them. The latest sighting was reported 6 hours ago near Masuda Yasudomicho, Shimane. This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
