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This 279 km route runs from Nemuro to Mombetsu within Hokkaido. In the past 30 days, 21 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 3 of them. The latest sighting was reported 2 days ago near Monbetsu 渚滑町元新, Hokkaido.
At this density of recent sightings, be ready to brake at any moment and avoid stopping in flagged stretches.
1 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Hokkaido.
22:00 Confirmed bear droppings
Monbetsu 渚滑町元新, Hokkaido
signs / traces information
Kitami Hikarino, Hokkaido
In Nishishunbetsu, Betsukai Town, a woman in her 60s saw two bears walking on the road while returning home.
Betsukai, 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
At around 7:50 PM on June 3, a man walking in Seseragi Park in Aoba 1, Bihoro Town, spotted a bear-like animal along the nearby Uonashi River.
Bihoro Aoyama-Minami, Hokkaido
Bihoro Hinami, Hokkaido
6:50, two bears sighted
Monbetsu Oyama-cho, Hokkaido
Bihoro Toie, Hokkaido
A bear was found crouching by the roadside in Tomushi, Saroma Town, Hokkaido, and was later culled.
Saroma, Hokkaido
A roughly 1-meter bear that was injured and crouching was sighted along a prefectural road in Tomibushi, Saroma Town.
Saroma, Hokkaido
A bear was sighted in Tomibushi, Saroma Town, Hokkaido, around 08:00 on 2026-05-29.
Saroma, Hokkaido
sighting report
Kitami, Hokkaido
A bear was sighted in Wakasato, Saroma Town, Hokkaido.
Saroma Wakasato, Hokkaido
Saroma, Hokkaido
Bihoro Toie, Hokkaido
A bear was sighted in Wakasato, Saroma Town.
Saroma Wakasato, Hokkaido
18:55, one bear sighted
Monbetsu, Hokkaido
A sound like a bear's cry
Kitami, Hokkaido
Peak activity at 1:00 with 1 incidents
Ursus arctos yesoensis
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In the past 30 days, 21 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 3 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 2 days ago near Monbetsu 渚滑町元新, Hokkaido.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 1:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 279 km route runs from Nemuro to Mombetsu within Hokkaido. In the past 30 days, 21 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 3 of them. The latest sighting was reported 2 days ago near Monbetsu 渚滑町元新, Hokkaido. At this density of recent sightings, be ready to brake at any moment and avoid stopping in flagged stretches.
