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This 227 km route runs from Toyokoro to Takinoe within Hokkaido. In the past 30 days, 26 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 8 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Takinoue 栄町, Hokkaido.
At this density of recent sightings, be ready to brake at any moment and avoid stopping in flagged stretches.
2026-07-07, 15:35, one bear sighted
Takinoue 栄町, Hokkaido
A bear was sighted in Asahimachi, Kamikawa Town.
Kamikawa Asahimachi, Hokkaido
2026/07/04 One bear sighted
Takinoue 二区, Hokkaido
One brown bear was sighted in the parking lot of Shibazakura Takinoue Park in Sakuru field, Takinoue Town.
Takinoue 旭町, Hokkaido
A bear was sighted in Takinoue Town, Takinoue-nohara.
Takinoue, Hokkaido
2026/07/03, 12:00, one bear sighted
Takinoue 旭町, Hokkaido
(Footprints found) Toyota area — confirmed 7/3 — inside field
Ikeda 字豊田, Hokkaido
2026-07-02: One bear was sighted. After being driven away, it was confirmed to have moved into the mountains.
Takinoue 幸町, Hokkaido
On 2026/06/29, one bear was sighted
Takinoue, Hokkaido
Around 14:25 on 2026-06-29, a bear was sighted in Takinoue Genya, Takinoue Town, Hokkaido.
Takinoue, Hokkaido
2026/06/29: Two bears sighted, one captured (possibly a parent and offspring; the captured one may be the juvenile).
Takinoue, Hokkaido
A bear was sighted in Mimata, Kamishihoro Town, Hokkaido, around 10:15 on 2026-06-28.
Kamishihoro Mitsumata, Hokkaido
A bear was sighted in Sakurū Genya, Takinoue Town, Hokkaido.
Takinoue, Hokkaido
2026/06/28, one bear sighted
Takinoue 栄町, Hokkaido
2026/06/26, 13:20, two bears (adult and cub) sighted
Takinoue 一区, Hokkaido
2026/06/25, 10:25, 1 bear sighted
Takinoue 旭町, Hokkaido
A bear was sighted in Horaika, Kamishihoro Town, Hokkaido, on the afternoon of 2026-06-23.
Kamishihoro, Hokkaido
One bear sighted on 2026/06/22
Takinoue 栄町, Hokkaido
Around 4:30 PM on June 22, a bear was sighted in Nukabira Onsenkyo, Kamishihoro Town, Hokkaido.
Kamishihoro, Hokkaido
A few hundred metres down from the Mikuni Pass Observation Deck, a mama bear and her cub were on the side of the road when our car approached the baby ran up the tree and the mum ran off the road into the bushes
Kamishihoro, Hokkaido
(Tracks confirmed) Shoei area — confirmed 6/17 — inside the field
Ikeda, Hokkaido
2026/6/15: Two bears sighted.
Takinoue, Hokkaido
2026/06/12: One bear sighted.
Takinoue, Hokkaido
2026/6/12, one bear sighted
Takinoue 栄町, Hokkaido
A driver saw one bear about 2 meters long crossing National Route 273 in Takinoue, Hokkaido.
Takinoue, Hokkaido
2026/06/10, brown bear sighting
Takinoue 旭町, Hokkaido
Peak activity at 8:00 with 1 incidents
Ursus arctos yesoensis
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In the past 30 days, 26 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 8 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Takinoue 栄町, Hokkaido.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 8:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 227 km route runs from Toyokoro to Takinoe within Hokkaido. In the past 30 days, 26 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 8 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Takinoue 栄町, Hokkaido. At this density of recent sightings, be ready to brake at any moment and avoid stopping in flagged stretches.
