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This 279 km route runs from Matsue to Shimonoseki, passing through Shimane and Yamaguchi. In the past 30 days, 78 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 12 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Masuda Shirakamicho, Shimane.
This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
3 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Shimane, Yamaguchi.
Around 8:00 a.m. on June 22, 2026, one (bear) was on the road about 100 meters from Nakanishi Junior High School in Shirakami-cho, Masuda City.
Masuda Shirakamicho, Shimane
Around 5:15 a.m. on June 22, 2026, one bear was near the San'in Road Nishihirahara Tunnel area in Nishihirahara-cho, Masuda City.
Masuda Tsuchidacho, Shimane
Around 7:00 p.m. on June 19, 2026, a single bear approximately 50 cm in body length was crossing from the north to the south at the Asayama Interchange entrance intersection on National Route 9 in Asakura, Asayama-cho, Ōda City.
Oda Asayamacho-Asakura, Shimane
On June 19, 2026, at around 2:20 p.m., a young bear was seen leaving the road near the Misumi IC intersection on National Route 9, in the Morimizogami (Morizoegami) settlement of Misumi, Misumi Town, Hamada City, heading toward the Ishida River.
Hamada Misumicho-Saigouchi, Shimane
Around 1:00 PM on June 19, 2026, one bear was near Myokenji Temple.
Masuda Otokocho, Shimane
At around 7:00 a.m. on June 19, 2026, one bear was [encountered] at an agricultural pumping facility (First Lift Pump Station) in Iida Town, Masuda City.
Masuda Iidacho, Shimane
At around 6:15 a.m. on June 19, 2026, a single cub about 50–60 cm long was found on a prefectural road near the San’in Expressway Gotsu-nishi Interchange in Ninomiya Town.
Gotsu Uyagawacho, Shimane
About 9:15 p.m. on June 18, 2026, one bear about 30 cm in body length was found on a residential lot in Hane-nishi, Kute-cho, Ōda City.
Oda Kutecho-Hanenishi, Shimane
Around 5:30 p.m. on June 18, 2026, one bear was observed near a grape greenhouse in Shirakami-cho, Masuda City.
Masuda Shirakamicho, Shimane
Around 7:10 p.m. on June 17, 2026, one bear of unknown body length was near the railroad tracks in Umaji, Nima-cho, Ota City.
Oda Nimacho-Maji, Shimane
At around 8:10 a.m. on June 17, 2026, a young bear was sighted near the Ishimasa Museum of Art in Furuichiba, Misumi Town, Hamada City. It reportedly fled toward the mountains to the east, and there were no injuries.
Hamada Misumicho-Minatoura, Shimane
Around 9:40 p.m. on June 16, 2026, one bear was at or near the end point of municipal road Jodaira No. 2 in Kiaimi-cho, Masuda City.
Masuda Kiamicho, Shimane
Around 8:10 p.m. on June 15, 2026, one bear was sighted near the Ganchou embankment in Shirakami-cho, Masuda City.
Masuda Shirakamicho, Shimane
At around 8:45 a.m. on June 15, 2026, near the Ko-Ochi intersection in Misumi, Misumi-cho, Hamada City, one young bear.
Hamada Misumicho-Misumi, 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
Around 6:40 a.m. on June 15, 2026, at a point 50 meters toward Ota from the Asayama IC entrance on National Route 9 in Asakura, Asayama-cho, Ota City, one bear about 1 meter in length was moving from the sea side toward the mountain side.
Oda Asayamacho-Asakura, Shimane
Around 9:15 p.m. on June 14, 2026, one bear was sighted near Seseragi Plaza in Iidacho, Masuda City.
Masuda Uchidacho, Shimane
Hagi, Yamaguchi
At approximately 7:25 p.m. on June 14, 2026, a local train from Masuda to Hamada collided with a bear on the San'in Line between Orei and Miho-Misumi stations in Nishikawachi, Misumi-cho, Hamada City.
Hamada Misumicho-Saigouchi, Shimane
Around 6:30 p.m. on June 14, 2026, one bear was located near the intersection of the Umegayama Community Center municipal road line and the Homataga Ushio municipal road line in Homataga-cho, Masuda City.
Masuda Honmatagacho, Shimane
Around 7:30 a.m. on June 14, 2026, one young bear was at the JR Mikorori road railroad crossing in Maji, Nima-cho, Ōda City.
Oda Nimacho-Maji, Shimane
Around 7:30 on 2026-06-14, a bear was sighted in Nima-cho Umaji, Ota City, Shimane Prefecture.
Oda Nimacho-Maji, Shimane
At about 11:30 a.m. on June 13, 2026, one bear was near the area where the wide-area farm road enters the Tadamatsuga city road in Honmatsugacho, Masuda City.
Masuda Tadacho, Shimane
Around 1:15 p.m. on June 12, 2026, near the backstop net of the ground at the Maji Town Development Center in Maji, Nima Town, Oda City, one bear approximately 1 meter in body length was observed.
Oda Nimacho-Maji, 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
About 8:00 a.m. on June 10, 2026, one bear crossing the Daikoku farm road in Ōoya, Ōya-chō, Ōda City
Oda Oyacho-Oya, Shimane
One bear was sighted crossing Okuni farm road in Oya, Oya Town, Oda City.
Oda Oyacho-Oya, Shimane
Abu, Yamaguchi
Around 7:30 a.m. on June 9, 2026, an empty lot in Umaji, Nima Town, where one bear about 1.0 meter long was found.
Oda Nimacho-Maji, Shimane
Around 8:00 on 2026-06-09, one bear about 1 meter long was sighted on a prefectural road in Nago, Abu Town, Yamaguchi Prefecture, and then left into the mountains. No injuries were confirmed.
Abu, Yamaguchi
An animal believed to be a bear was seen moving in Nima-cho Umaji, Oda City.
Oda Nimacho-Maji, 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
Around 6:45 p.m. on June 6, 2026, one bear was sighted near the intersection of Prefectural Route Shirakami-Yokota and the Ōtani-Habara wide-area farm road in Mushioi Town.
Masuda Musocho, Shimane
Around 8:15 PM on June 5, 2026, one bear was near the intersection of Prefectural Route Iwami Airport Line and Prefectural Route Banyuko Line in Takatsucho, Masuda City.
Masuda Takatsucho, Shimane
Around 2:30 p.m. on June 5, 2026, one bear was sighted near the intersection of the Matsugaoka-Mochiishi Line and the Matsugaoka-Mochiishi No. 2 branch line (municipal road) in Takatsu-cho, Masuda City.
Masuda Takatsucho, Shimane
A bear was sighted in Takatsu-cho, Masuda City.
Masuda Takatsucho, Shimane
Around 1:30 p.m. on June 5, 2026, one bear was near the sidewalk by Sun Denshi Kogyo Masuda Factory in Mushioi-cho, Masuda City.
Masuda Musocho, Shimane
Around 8:00 p.m. on June 4, 2026, near the intersection of Prefectural Road Tōsendō Tsuda Station Line and the San-in Expressway in Tsuda Town, Masuda City, one bear
Masuda Tsudacho, Shimane
Around 5:30 p.m. on June 4, 2026, one bear was sighted near Ono Shrine in Toda Town, Masuda City.
Masuda Todacho, Shimane
Hagi, Yamaguchi
Around 1:30 p.m. on June 4, 2026, one bear was sighted near the intersection of Matsubara-Mushio Line (municipal road) and Otani-Habara Wide-Area Farm Road in Mushiocho, Masuda City.
Masuda Musocho, Shimane
Around 9:10 a.m. on June 4, 2026, one adult bear was [encountered/spotted] on Yanaigauchi Line, a city road in Harai Town.
Hamada Haraicho, Shimane
Around 9:00 a.m. on June 4, 2026, one bear was near the Ōkusa Junior High School bus stop area in Ōkusa-chō, Masuda City.
Masuda Okusacho, Shimane
Hagi, Yamaguchi
Around 13:30 on 2026-06-04, a bear was sighted in Mushiōchō, Masuda City, Shimane Prefecture.
Masuda Musocho, Shimane
Around 11:30 p.m. on June 3, 2026, one bear was sighted near Tono Suisen Park in Nishihirabaracho, Masuda City.
Masuda Nishihirabaracho, Shimane
On June 3, 2026, at approximately 9:55 PM, near the intersection of the municipal road Tōdai Line and the JR Sanin Main Line in Nishihirabaracho, Masuda City, one bear was...
Masuda Nishihirabaracho, Shimane
Around 5:35 p.m. on June 3, 2026, one bear was seen near the back of the JA Funeral Center in Misumi, Misumi-cho, Hamada City. It entered the mountain behind the Kinuyasanpuramu store.
Hamada Misumicho-Misumi, Shimane
Around 10:15 on 2026-06-03, a bear was sighted in Yasutomi-cho, Masuda City, Shimane Prefecture.
Masuda Yasudomicho, Shimane
At around 10:15 a.m. on June 3, 2026, one bear was near the Haba bus stop in Yasutomicho, Masuda City.
Masuda Yasudomicho, Shimane
Abu, Yamaguchi
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
At around 9:00 p.m. on May 31, 2026, one suspected cub was in a fallow rice field in Fukumitsu, Yunotsu Town, Ōda City.
Oda Yunotsucho-Fukumitsu, Shimane
Around 8:40 p.m. on May 30, 2026, one bear was reported near the Hagi–Iwami Airport entrance intersection on National Route 191 in Takatsu-cho, Masuda City.
Masuda Takatsucho, Shimane
Around 6:30 p.m. on May 30, 2026, near the intersection of the Ichihara-Kiami Line and the Gotanda Line on a municipal road in Ichihara-machi, Masuda City, one bear was sighted.
Masuda Ichiharacho, Shimane
Around 20:40 on 2026-05-30, a bear was sighted in Takatsu-cho, Masuda City.
Masuda Takatsucho, Shimane
Around 4:30 p.m. on May 29, 2026, near Prefectural Route 46 (Ōda-Sakurae Line) in Kuri, Kuri-chō, Ōda City, one bear about 80 cm in body length was observed.
Oda Kuricho-Kuri, Shimane
Around 1:00 p.m. on May 29, 2026, on a city road in Arifuku Onsen Town, Gōtsu City, one cub of unknown body length was sighted.
Gotsu Arifukuonsencho, Shimane
Around 6:00 PM on May 28, 2026, one bear was sighted near the Obama bus stop in Obama-cho, Masuda City.
Masuda Kohamacho, Shimane
On May 28, 2026, at around 5:30 p.m., on the Prefectural Road Tadokoro-Kokufu Line in Kamifu Town, Hamada City, one adult bear and two cubs
Hamada Kamikocho, Shimane
Around 5:20 p.m. on May 28, 2026, on the Prefectural Road Tadokoro-Kokufu Line in Kamifu-cho, Hamada City, one adult bear was [encountered/found].
Hamada Kamikocho, Shimane
At approximately 11:35 a.m. on May 28, 2026, in front of the main gate of Nakanishi Junior High School in Shirakami-cho, Masuda City, one bear approximately 1 meter in length
Masuda Shirakamicho, Shimane
Around 11:35 on 2026-05-28, a bear was sighted in Shirakami Town, Masuda City, Shimane Prefecture.
Masuda Shirakamicho, Shimane
Around 7:00 a.m. on May 28, 2026, on a municipal road in Arifuku Onsen Town, one adult bear over 1 meter in body length.
Gotsu Arifukuonsencho, Shimane
Around 6:00 PM on 2026-05-28, a bear was sighted in Kohama-cho, Masuda City, Shimane Prefecture.
Masuda Kohamacho, Shimane
Around 2:50 p.m. on May 27, 2026, a single bear approximately 1 meter in body length was crossing the Fukimitsu-Nishida municipal road in Tanishida, Yunotsu-cho, Ota City.
Oda Yunotsucho-Nishita, Shimane
Hagi, Yamaguchi
At approximately 7:10 a.m. on May 27, 2026, an adult bear was crossing and moving along National Route 9 in Kokubumachi, Hamada City.
Hamada Kokubucho, Shimane
A Japanese black bear was sighted around 7:10 AM in Kokubu-cho, Hamada City, and moved across Route 9 from the sea side to the mountain side.
Hamada Kokubucho, Shimane
On May 26, 2026, at around 6:30 p.m., an approximately 80-centimeter-long bear was found in a vacant lot beside a municipal road in Imaura, Yunotsu-cho, Ōda City.
Oda Yunotsucho-Imaura, Shimane
Around 6:00 p.m. on May 26, 2026, one bear was seen near the intersection of Matsubaramushioisen city road and Otani-Hahara farm road in Shirakami district, Masuda City.
Masuda Shirakamicho, Shimane
Hagi, Yamaguchi
Hagi Chinto, Yamaguchi
One adult bear was sighted around 6:50 a.m. at the Hamada River and National Highway Office equipment yard in Jigocho, Hamada City.
Hamada Chiwacho, Shimane
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 4:00 PM on 2026-05-25, a bear was sighted in Yasutomi-cho, Masuda City, Shimane Prefecture.
Masuda Yasudomicho, Shimane
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In the past 30 days, 78 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 12 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Masuda Shirakamicho, Shimane.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 7:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 279 km route runs from Matsue to Shimonoseki, passing through Shimane and Yamaguchi. In the past 30 days, 78 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 12 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Masuda Shirakamicho, Shimane. This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
