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This 161 km route runs from Kita Ward, Sapporo to Abira within Hokkaido. In the past 30 days, 9 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 5 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Abira, Hokkaido.
With activity this close, ride with a partner, fit a bike bell, and avoid forested passes at dawn and dusk.
1 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Hokkaido.
Sightings location 3: Near 1180 Shibun-chō, Iwamizawa City: Saturday, August 8, 2026, 3:00 AM
Iwamizawa, Hokkaido
Location of traces 1: Near Taisho Pond, Midorigaoka, Iwamizawa City: Saturday, August 8, 2026, 11:00 AM
Iwamizawa 総合公園, Hokkaido
Trace information 1 Iwamizawa City Midorigaoka Taisho Pond: Saturday, August 8, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Iwamizawa 総合公園, Hokkaido
Around 3:00 AM on August 8, an animal believed to be a bear was sighted in Shibuncho, Iwamizawa City.
Iwamizawa, Hokkaido
Sighted in the Oiwake Asahi area at around 5:30 on August 9
Abira, Hokkaido
July 27, around 7:00 — footprints discovered on a farm access/path.
Abira, Hokkaido
[Takaoka] One bear captured
Atsuma, Hokkaido
Year R8 (Reiwa 8) July 14 — Oiwake Kasuga: Sighted a mother bear with cubs; footprints present.
Abira, Hokkaido
July 14, Oiwake-Kasuga: Two brown bears sighted.
Abira, Hokkaido
Sighted in the Oiwake Asahi area at around 5:30 on August 9
Abira, Hokkaido
July 27, around 7:00 — footprints discovered on a farm access/path.
Abira, Hokkaido
[Takaoka] One bear captured
Atsuma, Hokkaido
Year R8 (Reiwa 8) July 14 — Oiwake Kasuga: Sighted a mother bear with cubs; footprints present.
Abira, Hokkaido
July 14, Oiwake-Kasuga: Two brown bears sighted.
Abira, Hokkaido
Peak activity at 3:00 with 1 incidents
Ursus arctos yesoensis
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In the past 30 days, 9 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 5 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Abira, Hokkaido.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 3:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 161 km route runs from Kita Ward, Sapporo to Abira within Hokkaido. In the past 30 days, 9 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 5 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Abira, Hokkaido. With activity this close, ride with a partner, fit a bike bell, and avoid forested passes at dawn and dusk.
