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This 762 km route runs from Higashi Ward, Sapporo to Ozora within Hokkaido. In the past 30 days, 43 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 7 of them. The latest sighting was reported 2 days ago near Teshikaga Atosanupuri-genya, Hokkaido.
This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
Around 6:40 PM on the 13th, a passerby saw one brown bear at Asahigaoka General Park in Shimogoryo, Furano City.
Furano Yayoicho, Hokkaido
Around 6:37 PM on July 13, a bear was sighted in Shimoshigo-ryo, Furano City, Hokkaido.
Furano, Hokkaido
R8.07.13 (sighting)
Biei 字新区画, Hokkaido
R8.07.05 (Footprints)
Biei 字夕張, Hokkaido
R8.07.04 (sighting)
Biei 字明治, Hokkaido
No. 21 R8.7.3 Sighting
Asahikawa 西神楽五線, Hokkaido
R8.07.02 (sighting)
Biei 字美田, Hokkaido
sighting
Tohma 緑郷二区, Hokkaido
A bear was sighted in Kikusui, Kamikawa Town.
Kamikawa Kikusui, Hokkaido
No. 22 2026-07-09 Sighting (Security Camera)
Asahikawa, Hokkaido
A bear was sighted in Ryokugo 3-ku, Touma Town.
Tohma, Hokkaido
sighting
Tohma 緑郷三区, Hokkaido
Around 15:00 on 2026-07-08, one bear was sighted in Fushiko, Aibetsu town, Hokkaido.
Aibetsu Fushiko, Hokkaido
Aibetsu Kosei, Hokkaido
A bear was sighted in Asahimachi, Kamikawa Town.
Kamikawa Asahimachi, Hokkaido
2026/07/01 Sighting (one bear)
Pippu 北八線, Hokkaido
footprints
Tohma 緑郷四区, Hokkaido
2026/06/26 Footprints (1 bear)
Pippu, Hokkaido
While river fishing at Kanetomi Bridge over the Aibetsu River in Kanetomi, Aibetsu Town, a person saw one brown bear swimming toward them from across the river and drove it away by shouting. No one was injured.
Aibetsu Kanatomi, Hokkaido
2026/6/25 Footprints (1 bear)
Pippu 北五線, Hokkaido
Aibetsu Kanatomi, Hokkaido
Aibetsu Toyosato, Hokkaido
A bear was sighted in Kitamachi, Aibetsu Town, Hokkaido, around 17:40 on June 18.
Aibetsu Kitamachi, Hokkaido
Aibetsu Higashimachi, Hokkaido
Captured a bear that had been appearing on farmland
Ashoro, 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 Horaika, Kamishihoro Town, Hokkaido, on the afternoon of 2026-06-23.
Kamishihoro, 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
A bear was sighted moving in Osotsubetsu, Shibecha Town, around 4:30 PM.
Shibecha, Hokkaido
Shibecha 字中オソツベツ原野, Hokkaido
R8.7.8 One brown bear
Shibecha 字上オソツベツ原野, Hokkaido
A bear was sighted in Masyu 1-chome, Teshikaga, Hokkaido, around 18:40 on July 5.
Teshikaga Teshikaga-genya, Hokkaido
Kushiro 美濃, Hokkaido
June 23, 2026, around 16:00 — Spotted one cub at the roadside 500 m west of Dosanko Farm on Prefectural Road 243, 28-4 Yukishiri, Tsurui Village. The cub entered the grove of scrub to the south.
Tsurui, Hokkaido
Around 4:00 PM on June 23, a bear was sighted in Setsuri, Tsurui Village, Hokkaido.
Tsurui, Hokkaido
Two bears on the trail. Very near, less than 10 metres
Teshikaga Atosanupuri-genya, Hokkaido
A bear was sighted in Masyu 1-chome, Teshikaga, Hokkaido, around 18:40 on July 5.
Teshikaga Teshikaga-genya, Hokkaido
We were on a boat and saw a bear and her baby on the beach.
Shari Iwaobetsu, Hokkaido
Around 18:00 on June 26, a bear was sighted in Biruwa, Teshikaga Town, Hokkaido.
Teshikaga, Hokkaido
In the bushes about 60 meters ahead along the roadside
Shari, Hokkaido
A brown bear approached a hiker at Mt. Rausu and fled after bear spray was used.
Shari, Hokkaido
We were on a boat and saw a bear and her baby on the beach.
Shari Iwaobetsu, Hokkaido
Around 10:10 on 2026-06-29, a bear was sighted in Otonenai, Abashiri, Hokkaido.
Abashiri Onnenai, Hokkaido
In the bushes about 60 meters ahead along the roadside
Shari, Hokkaido
Peak activity at 16:00 with 3 incidents
Ursus arctos yesoensis
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In the past 30 days, 43 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 7 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 2 days ago near Teshikaga Atosanupuri-genya, Hokkaido.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 16:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 762 km route runs from Higashi Ward, Sapporo to Ozora within Hokkaido. In the past 30 days, 43 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 7 of them. The latest sighting was reported 2 days ago near Teshikaga Atosanupuri-genya, Hokkaido. This is an active bear corridor. Drive through with full caution, but rerouting is the safer choice.
