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This 570 km route runs from Port of Miyako to Otaru Canal, passing through Iwate, Hokkaido, and Aomori. In the past 30 days, 124 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 48 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Mutsu Sekine, Aomori.
This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
6 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Iwate, Hokkaido, Aomori.
The earlier report of a sighting in the central area was incorrect.
Mutsu Sekine, Aomori
(No information)
Mutsu Junibayashi, Aomori
One bear was observed leaving westbound on the roadway.
Hachinohe Matsugaoka, Aomori
One bear was sighted near a road in Kita Inter Industrial Park 4-chome, Hachinohe City.
Hachinohe Ichikawamachi, Aomori
August 7, Reiwa 8 (2026), 5:30
Yakumo, Hokkaido
A bear of unknown body length was sighted at Ohatacho Sekinebashi in Mutsu City.
Mutsu, Aomori
A man driving on a town road in Akaiwa, Morimachi, spotted one bear on the road.
Mori Akaigawa, Hokkaido
(No information)
Mutsu, Aomori
Report from a citizen [Issued by Hachinohe City]
Hachinohe Kanehama, Aomori
Oshamanbe, Hokkaido
Sightings No. 26 — August 6, Reiwa 8 (2026): Crossing from the Mori Town side (north side) to the Nanae Town side (south side) near the Greenpia Onuma entrance gate.
Mori, Hokkaido
Aug. 6, R8 (1895), 18:30
Yakumo Misugicho, Hokkaido
August 6, R8 (Taisho/Reiwa era?) 18:30
Yakumo Misugicho, Hokkaido
Sightings No. 27 — August 6, 2026: On municipal road Akaigawa Route 9 (near Akaigawa 390-3), crossed from the mountain side (east) to the Route 5 side (west).
Mori Akaigawa, Hokkaido
A single bear was sighted in a hut at the crossroads on the straight road from Tomaechi Station toward Katagishi.
Nanbu Katagishi, Aomori
No information
Mutsu, Aomori
No information
Mutsu Sekine, Aomori
While driving, [the witness] saw a single bear about one size larger than a large dog cross the roadway from east to west and run into the woods.
Hachinohe Okubo, Aomori
August 5, Reiwa 8 (R8) — 19:25
Yakumo Atsuta, Hokkaido
Report received from a citizen (originating in Hachinohe City)
Hachinohe Ishitearai, Aomori
One bear cub was sighted near the Niida River, about 750 m north of Korekawa Junior High School, in Korekawa, Hachinohe City.
Hachinohe, Aomori
One bear was sighted at the above location.
Hashikami Dobutsu, Aomori
Around 09:30 on 2026-08-04, a bear was sighted moving in Tomabechi Tonomura, Nanbu Town, Aomori Prefecture.
Nanbu Takahashi, Aomori
A bear was running in front of the house. It tried to cross the railway tracks but fell into a drainage channel and ran off.
Nanbu Takahashi, Aomori
Observed one black animal believed to be a bear.
Hachinohe Toyosakimachi, Aomori
No information
Mutsu Ohatamachi, Aomori
Kuromatsunai Soibetsu, Hokkaido
One bear was sighted near the former Fukuchi Elementary School in Tomabechi Yamamichi, Nambu Town.
Nanbu Takahashi, Aomori
Sightings No. 25 — August 4, 2026 — near 4.5th station of Mount Komagatake trail
Mori, Hokkaido
A bear was sighted in Dōbutsu, Hashikami Town, Aomori on the morning of 2026-08-04.
Hashikami Dobutsu, Aomori
[Hokuto City 20] Traces
Hokuto Mukaino, Hokkaido
A bear was sighted at Kiwada River in Ohata-cho, Mutsu City.
Mutsu Ohatamachi, Aomori
A bear was sighted in Komagatake, Mori Town, Hokkaido, around 12:30 PM on 2026-08-04.
Mori, Hokkaido
August 4 — Damage to crops/food discovered
Nanae Fujishiro, Hokkaido
On 2026-08-04 in Toyosaki-cho, Hachinohe City, Aomori Prefecture, an animal believed to be a bear was sighted.
Hachinohe Toyosakimachi, Aomori
(No information)
Mutsu, Aomori
Sighted while driving on a farm road. Returned to the mountain. Reported by a resident. [Issued by Hachinohe City]
Hachinohe Korekawa, Aomori
One bear was sighted near a farm road in Korekawa, Hachinohe City.
Hachinohe, Aomori
Observed while driving on the road. It ran down a slope, did not enter the road, and then returned to the mountain. Reported by a citizen [from Hachinohe City]
Hachinohe Tokaichi, Aomori
One bear was sighted behind the building
Hachinohe Nukazuka, Aomori
Evidence present (footprints)
Kuromatsunai Asahino, Hokkaido
Size 1 m, heading west.
Shichinohe 尾山頭, Aomori
(No information)
Mutsu Okunai, Aomori
On August 2, a bear was sighted in Taro-San'o, Miyako City, Iwate Prefecture.
Miyako, Iwate
Aug 2, Reiwa 8 (2026) 18:30
Yakumo Oshin, Hokkaido
Aug. 2, Reiwa 8
Yakumo Atsuta, Hokkaido
(No information)
Hachinohe Shiriuchimachi, Aomori
A bear was sighted in Shiriuchi-cho Nakado, Hachinohe City, Aomori, around 17:45 on August 1.
Hachinohe, Aomori
A sweet corn field in Oshironai-cho, Mori Town, Hokkaido, was damaged by a bear.
Mori, Hokkaido
Kuromatsunai, Hokkaido
A rice field near the Moshi Moshi Pit on National Route 45 moving toward the Kuji Road area
Hashikami Akabonai, Aomori
July 31, Reiwa 8 (2026), 9:00 AM
Yakumo Yamazaki, Hokkaido
On July 30, a bear was sighted in Itaya, Miyako City.
Miyako Matsuyama, Iwate
Bear-like tracks were found in Minamimachi 7-chome, Niki Town, Hokkaido.
Niki, Hokkaido
Sighted No. 23 — July 30, 2026 — Dodo 778 Nurukawa Onsen Line: crossed from the mountain side (north) to the river side (south)
Mori Nigorikawa, Hokkaido
One bear cub was sighted.
Shichinohe 家ノ前, Aomori
R0.7.29 7:00
Yakumo Oshin, Hokkaido
[Hokuto 17] Traces
Hokuto Mukaino, Hokkaido
Hokuto 18 — Evidence (feeding damage)
Hokuto Fumizuki, Hokkaido
Sighted a bear about 1 meter tall.
Higashidori, Aomori
A bear was sighted in Ohatamachi Toriyaaba, Mutsu City.
Mutsu, Aomori
Crop damage / traces No. 21 — July 28, 2026 — Komagatake fields 92–96 — sugar beets 0.01 ha — footprints 10 cm
Mori Komagatake, Hokkaido
Crop damage No. 22 — July 28, 2026 — Field at Himekawa 61 — Sugar beet, 0.0225 ha — Footprint: 13 cm
Mori Himekawa, Hokkaido
One bear sighted.
Higashidori Mena, Aomori
A bear was sighted in Menakakabata, Higashidori Village, around 17:15 on July 27.
Higashidori Mena, Aomori
crossed the road
Gonohe 上市川, Aomori
A bear was sighted in Obanai-cho 17th district, Kuji City.
Kuji, Iwate
Sighting No. 20 — July 27, Reiwa 8: Crossed the road at Komagatake 240-2 from the mountainside (west side) to the National Route 5 side (west side).
Mori Komagatake, Hokkaido
An Australian man was attacked by a bear on the Michinoku Shiokaze Trail course in Tamagawa, Noda, Iwate, suffering injuries to his face and abdomen.
Noda, Iwate
[Hokuto City 15] Sighting
Hokuto, Hokkaido
[Hokuto City 14] Sighting
Hokuto, Hokkaido
No information
Mutsu, Aomori
One bear was sighted in Kameda, Mori Town.
Mori, Hokkaido
sighting
Kuromatsunai Soibetsu, Hokkaido
Three brown bears were sighted on Route 67 in Shimonoyu, Yakumo Town.
Yakumo Shimonoyu, Hokkaido
Walked from the rice fields near Shimodaira bus stop toward the mountain side.
Hashikami Toyabe, Aomori
A bear was sighted in Kanan 1-chome, Miyako City.
Miyako Sokei, Iwate
Crossed the road from west to east.
Hashikami Tsunogaraori, Aomori
A bear was sighted moving in Kogarabari-? (角柄折蝙蝠), Hashikami Town, Aomori, around 6:55 PM on July 21.
Hashikami Tsunogaraori, Aomori
(No information)
Mutsu Misatocho, Aomori
Observed moving eastward.
Hashikami Tsunogaraori, Aomori
No information available
Hachinohe Shiroganemachi, Aomori
On 2026-07-21, one bear was sighted in Shirogane-cho Ushinainadamichi, Hachinohe City, Aomori Prefecture.
Hachinohe Shiroganemachi, Aomori
One bear sighted
Higashidori, Aomori
Hokuto City 13 — Evidence (feeding damage)
Hokuto Mukaino, Hokkaido
It (the animal/person) went toward the mountainside.
Mutsu Kuriyamacho, Aomori
Proceeding in the Yamate direction
Mutsu Kamikawacho, Aomori
(No information)
Mutsu Kuriyamacho, Aomori
On 2026-07-20 morning, one bear was seen moving in Yanagimachi, Mutsu City, Aomori Prefecture.
Mutsu Kamikawacho, Aomori
A bear was sighted in Taro Kobayashi, Miyako City, Iwate, on the morning of July 20.
Miyako, Iwate
(No information)
Gonohe 上市川, Aomori
Sightings No. 18 — July 19, Reiwa 8 (2026): Approximately 1 km from the Komagatake trailhead gate toward the summit, crossed from the right (east) side to the left (west) side.
Mori, Hokkaido
A bear was sighted in Kamishichikawa, Gonohe Town, Aomori on 2026-07-19 in the late afternoon.
Gonohe 上市川, Aomori
On July 19 at midday, a bear was sighted in Matsuyama, Miyako City, Iwate.
Miyako Matsuyama, Iwate
(No information)
Mutsu Masagocho, Aomori
about 1 m
Mutsu, Aomori
Oshamanbe Hirasato, Hokkaido
A bear was sighted in Natsui-cho Natsui 4-chome, Kuji City.
Kuji 夏井町, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Yamaguchi 2-chome, Miyako City, Iwate.
Miyako Yamaguchi, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Ubecho 1-chiwari, Kuji City.
Kuji, Iwate
Body length about 120 cm
Mutsu Matsumoricho, Aomori
Saw one bear cub enter the woods
Hachinohe, Aomori
No information
Hachinohe, Aomori
July 15, R8 (17:30)
Yakumo, Hokkaido
A bear was sighted in Ubecho 3rd district, Kuji City, around 15:05.
Kuji 宇部町, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Samahama-cho Honcho 7th district, Kuji City.
Kuji, Iwate
sighting
Kuromatsunai Soibetsu, Hokkaido
[Hokuto City 12] Traces
Hokuto Murauchi, Hokkaido
[Hokuto City 11] Traces
Hokuto Fumizuki, Hokkaido
[Hokuto City 10] Tracks
Hokuto Mukaino, Hokkaido
On the night of 2026-07-12, a bear was sighted in Sakikuwagasaki, Miyako City, Iwate Prefecture.
Miyako Sakikuwagasaki, Iwate
(No information)
Hachinohe Kamikumicho, Aomori
Sighting report of one bear cub [Source] Hachinohe City Crisis Management Division
Hachinohe Nejo, Aomori
[Hokuto City 9] Traces
Hokuto Nozaki, Hokkaido
A bear was sighted in Takahama, Miyako City, Iwate, on the afternoon of 2026-07-11.
Miyako Takahama, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Isotori, Miyako City, Iwate, on the morning of July 11.
Miyako Sokei, Iwate
A bear was sighted in Nejō, Hachinohe City.
Hachinohe Kamikumicho, Aomori
Kuromatsunai Nakanokawa, Hokkaido
No information
Rokunohe Shimoyoshita, Aomori
No information
Mutsu, Aomori
On July 10, a bear was sighted in Atago, Miyako City, Iwate Prefecture.
Miyako Kuwagasaki, Iwate
Around 9:00 on July 10, a bear was sighted in Tanabu Shimodaira, Mutsu City, Aomori Prefecture.
Mutsu, Aomori
Around 9:00, a mother bear and cub were sighted near the Onuma entrance gate of the Shirotai Skyline; they moved into the eastern forest.
Nanae, Hokkaido
A bear was sighted in Hikagecho, Miyako City, Iwate on 2026-07-10.
Miyako Kuwagasaki, Iwate
Peak activity at 9:00 with 8 incidents
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Ursus thibetanus japonicus
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In the past 30 days, 124 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 48 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Mutsu Sekine, Aomori.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 9:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 570 km route runs from Port of Miyako to Otaru Canal, passing through Iwate, Hokkaido, and Aomori. In the past 30 days, 124 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 48 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Mutsu Sekine, Aomori. This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
