This 255 km route from Yubetsu to Toyokoro crosses Hokkaido. Over the past 30 days, 7 bear sightings have been recorded within 5 km of the route, with no new activity in the past week. This route runs through brown bear habitat (native to Hokkaido). The most recent sighting was reported 1 week ago near Yubetsu Kamiyubetsu Tonden Shigaichi, Hokkaido; the location sits about 84 m from the start of the route and 1.1 km off the route line. The closest sighting to the route line was reported 1 week ago at Yubetsu Nakayubetsu Kita-machi, Hokkaido, sitting about 3.8 km from the start and 310 m off the route line.
With activity this close, slow through forested stretches and stay alert at dawn and dusk when bears cross roads.
In Yubetsu Town, Hokkaido, between the early morning and around 7:30 AM on May 8, 2026, there were four consecutive reports of bear sightings and feces on the road, with traces confirmed near a gateball ground and on a town road east of Yubetsu High School. Police have increased patrols, especially during school commuting hours, and urged strict management of garbage disposal.
Yubetsu Kamiyubetsu Tonden Shigaichi, Hokkaido
On the morning of May 8, 2026, a newspaper delivery woman found bear droppings along a street in Nakayubetsu Higashicho, Yubetsu. Around midnight a single bear about 1.5 m long was sighted, footprints were found nearby, police are on alert, and Yubetsu High School canceled club activities and sent students home.
Yubetsu Nakayubetsu Higashi-machi, Hokkaido
Around 00:00 on May 8, 2026, a motorist near Yubetsu Town North Community Hall in Hokkaido sighted a bear about 1.5 meters long and reported it to the police. Shortly after 04:00 a newspaper delivery woman found bear droppings a few hundred meters away, and police are maintaining a presence with two patrol cars.
Yubetsu Kamiyubetsu Tonden Shigaichi, Hokkaido
Around 00:00 on the 8th, in the urban area of Nakayubetsu Kitamachi, Yubetsu Town (Okhotsk region), a man passing by in a car spotted a bear about 1.5 meters long and called the police. The bear left south along the road; droppings were found in front of a high school gate and footprints were also discovered.
Yubetsu Nakayubetsu Kita-machi, Hokkaido
There have been repeated sightings of bears or bear-like animals in the urban area of Tokoro, Kitami City. The Tokoro branch office issued warnings via disaster radio, and local schools are hastening safety measures such as transporting children to the community center, enforcing group movement, and advising caution near waterways.
Kitami Tokoro-cho-Kyoritsu, Hokkaido
At around 4:20 a.m. on the 21st, a motorist on National Route 238 in Tokoro, Tokoro-cho, Kitami City, spotted one brown bear and called the police. There was also a sighting in Tokoro town on the 18th.
Kitami Tokoro-cho-Tokoro, Hokkaido
Around 10:10 a.m. on April 18, 2026, a woman driving on Dodo Kitami-Tokoro Line in Tosa, Tokoro, Kitami City, spotted one animal resembling a brown bear and reported it to the Kitami police station.
Kitami Tokoro-cho-Tosa, Hokkaido
At around 4:20 a.m. on the 21st, a motorist on National Route 238 in Tokoro, Tokoro-cho, Kitami City, spotted one brown bear and called the police. There was also a sighting in Tokoro town on the 18th.
Kitami Tokoro-cho-Tokoro, Hokkaido
Around 10:10 a.m. on April 18, 2026, a woman driving on Dodo Kitami-Tokoro Line in Tosa, Tokoro, Kitami City, spotted one animal resembling a brown bear and reported it to the Kitami police station.
Kitami Tokoro-cho-Tosa, Hokkaido
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Over the past 30 days, 7 bear sightings have been recorded within 5 km of this route, with no new activity in the past week. This route runs through brown bear habitat (native to Hokkaido).
The most recent sighting was reported 1 week ago near Yubetsu Kamiyubetsu Tonden Shigaichi, Hokkaido; the location sits about 84 m from the start of the route and 1.1 km off the route line.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 4:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 255 km route from Yubetsu to Toyokoro crosses Hokkaido. Over the past 30 days, 7 bear sightings have been recorded within 5 km of the route, with no new activity in the past week. This route runs through brown bear habitat (native to Hokkaido). The most recent sighting was reported 1 week ago near Yubetsu Kamiyubetsu Tonden Shigaichi, Hokkaido; the location sits about 84 m from the start of the route and 1.1 km off the route line. The closest sighting to the route line was reported 1 week ago at Yubetsu Nakayubetsu Kita-machi, Hokkaido, sitting about 3.8 km from the start and 310 m off the route line. With activity this close, slow through forested stretches and stay alert at dawn and dusk when bears cross roads.
