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This 570 km route runs from Engaru to Omu within Hokkaido. In the past 30 days, 50 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 11 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Okoppe Utsu, Hokkaido.
This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
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June 26, Reiwa 8 (2026), around 11:30 AM — One bear sighted in the pasture near Utsu Cemetery.
Okoppe Utsu, Hokkaido
No.24
Nayoro 風連町字東風連, Hokkaido
No. 26 (Droppings)
Nayoro 字徳田, Hokkaido
Nakagawa Kotohira, Hokkaido
On June 25, Reiwa 8 (2026) at around 8:00 AM, one bear was sighted in the pasture near Utsutomoyoshi Bridge.
Okoppe Utsu, Hokkaido
Nakagawa Toyosato, Hokkaido
19:40, sighted, 1 bear
Monbetsu Shokotsu-cho Motonishi, Hokkaido
Around 5 PM on 2026-06-20, a bear was sighted in Hō, Nakagawa Town, Hokkaido.
Nakagawa Homare, Hokkaido
Around 11:00 on 2026-06-18, a bear was sighted in Baro, Yubetsu Town, Hokkaido.
Yubetsu, Hokkaido
No. 23 (Sighting)
Nayoro 字緑丘, Hokkaido
No. 22 (Footprints)
Nayoro 字緑丘, Hokkaido
On the morning of 2026-06-14, one brown bear carrying a deer was spotted in pastureland in Chiebun, Nayoro, Hokkaido, and then left for the southern woodland.
Nayoro 字智恵文, Hokkaido
22:00 Confirmed bear droppings
Monbetsu 渚滑町元新, Hokkaido
No. 21 (Sighting)
Nayoro, Hokkaido
No. 20 (feces)
Nayoro, Hokkaido
Around 1:00 a.m. on a road in Minamigaoka 7-chome, Monbetsu, a man driving a car saw one bear about 1 m long on the sidewalk of the opposite lane. The bear ran in the same direction as the car and accompanied it for about 1 km.
Monbetsu Shinko-cho, Hokkaido
A bear was sighted running alongside a car for about 1 km on a prefectural road in Minamigaoka-cho, Monbetsu.
Monbetsu Minamigaoka-cho, Hokkaido
In the early hours of 2026-06-08, one bear was sighted on a prefectural road in the residential area of Minamigaoka-cho 7, Monbetsu, Hokkaido.
Monbetsu Shinko-cho, Hokkaido
1:15, 1 bear, sighted
Monbetsu Minamigaoka-cho, Hokkaido
There were two bear cubs and a mother bear on the road.
Shimokawa Ichinohashi, Hokkaido
No. 22 (Discovery) Around 8:08 — Bear scat (brown bear) found in the section from the ski area parking lot to Kikugaoka Park.
Bifuka 字若松町, Hokkaido
No. 21 (Sighting) At about 21:54, one brown bear was sighted on Town Road Route 7. The bear ran off toward the south.
Bifuka 字南町, Hokkaido
No. 20 (Sighting) Around 21:30 — One brown bear observed on East Road No. 2.
Bifuka 字南町, Hokkaido
No.18 (Droppings)
Nayoro, Hokkaido
No. 17 (sighting).
Nayoro 字緑丘, Hokkaido
No. 16 (Footprints)
Nayoro, Hokkaido
No.15 — (sighting).
Nayoro, Hokkaido
6:50, two bears sighted
Monbetsu Oyama-cho, Hokkaido
A bear was sighted in Nakakoshibe, Nishioshikkoe Village, Hokkaido, on 2026-05-31.
Nishiokoppe, Hokkaido
Footprints
Nakatonbetsu, Hokkaido
Nakatonbetsu, Hokkaido
Nakagawa Utanai, Hokkaido
In Kōfu, Nakagawa town, Hokkaido, a town resident spotted one bear near a field, and a drone later confirmed three bears, likely a mother bear and cubs.
Nakagawa Kokufu, Hokkaido
Nakagawa Kokufu, Hokkaido
Nakagawa Utanai, Hokkaido
sighting
Nakatonbetsu Kanzaki, Hokkaido
No. 12 Utanobori / Higashi-Utanobori sighting location (Observed 1996-06-14) Around 11:00 PM, sighted approximately 600 m toward Shimi-Utan from Penke Chuo Bridge on the Hokkaido Route Bifuka-Nakatonbetsu line.
Esashi Utanobori-Higashiutanobori, Hokkaido
sighting
Nakatonbetsu Matsuneshiri, Hokkaido
Nakagawa Utanai, Hokkaido
A bear was sighted in Utonaka Chuo, Esashi Town, Hokkaido.
Esashi Utanobori-Chuo, Hokkaido
No. 11 — Utanobori Central sighting location (August 11, Heisei 8 [1996]) Around 16:10 in the afternoon, a brown bear about 1.5 m in body length was sighted at the roadside approximately 500 m toward Otoineppu from Medobetsu Bridge on the Esashi–Otoineppu Prefectural Road.
Esashi, Hokkaido
Nakagawa Kokufu, Hokkaido
Footprint
Nakatonbetsu, Hokkaido
sighting
Nakatonbetsu, Hokkaido
Around 08:17 on 2026-05-30, a bear was sighted in Iwate, Nakatombetsu Town, Hokkaido.
Nakatonbetsu Iwate, Hokkaido
A bear was sighted in Tokanbetsu, Horonobe Town.
Horonobe 字問寒別, Hokkaido
R.8 (June 22) around 16:00 — One bear sighted on Miyashita No. 3 road.
Okoppe Hokko, Hokkaido
June 13, 1996, around 14:00 — Bear tracks from one bear were confirmed on a municipal road and the national highway near the town-run ski area in Kitaokoppe.
Okoppe, Hokkaido
Bear-like animal tracks were found in Hokkō, Okoppe Town.
Okoppe Hokko, Hokkaido
R.8 (June 22) around 16:00 — One bear sighted on Miyashita No. 3 road.
Okoppe Hokko, Hokkaido
June 13, 1996, around 14:00 — Bear tracks from one bear were confirmed on a municipal road and the national highway near the town-run ski area in Kitaokoppe.
Okoppe, Hokkaido
Bear-like animal tracks were found in Hokkō, Okoppe Town.
Okoppe Hokko, Hokkaido
Peak activity at 8:00 with 5 incidents
Ursus arctos yesoensis
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In the past 30 days, 50 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 11 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Okoppe Utsu, Hokkaido.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 8:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 570 km route runs from Engaru to Omu within Hokkaido. In the past 30 days, 50 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 11 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Okoppe Utsu, Hokkaido. This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
