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This 39 km route runs from Sapporo TV Tower to Otaru Canal within Hokkaido. In the past 30 days, 10 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 1 of them. The latest sighting was reported 6 days ago near Sapporo Maruyama-Nishimachi, Hokkaido.
At this density of recent sightings, be ready to brake at any moment and avoid stopping in flagged stretches.
Around 6:50 PM on 2026-06-09, a junior high school boy saw three brown bears on a city road in Maruyama Nishi 2, Chuo Ward, Sapporo.
Sapporo Maruyama-Nishimachi, Hokkaido
Three brown bears were spotted on a road in Maruyama Nishi-machi 2-chome, Chuo Ward, Sapporo, and disappeared into the bushes after a car honked.
Sapporo Maruyama-Nishimachi, Hokkaido
Brown bear sighting information (June 8, 2026) Date and time: June 8 (Monday) — 7:40 AM (footprints), around 8:40 AM (scat) Location: Near Asarigawa Onsen 1-chome, Otaru City (footprints) Near Asarigawa Onsen 1-chome 103, Otaru City (scat)
Otaru Boyodai, Hokkaido
A bear was reported sighted in Maruyama Nishi-machi 2-chome, Sapporo.
Sapporo Maruyama-Nishimachi, Hokkaido
Around 6:30 PM on June 7, a delivery driver saw one brown bear about 2 meters long in Maruyama Nishimachi 2-chome, Chuo Ward, Sapporo.
Sapporo Maruyama-Nishimachi, Hokkaido
Sighting near the water treatment plant in Tenjin 2-chome
Otaru Tenjin, Hokkaido
An animal resembling a bear was sighted in Teine Kanayama, Teine Ward, Sapporo.
Sapporo Teine-Kanayama, Hokkaido
No. 17 — June 1, 2026 (Monday): Location: Untitled area of Teine Honcho (on the Teine Mountain foothill route, between approximately 1 km and 5 km from the “Teine IC” entrance toward Mount Teine). Description: Sighted an animal believed to be a brown bear. Address: https://www.google.com/maps?q=43.108911,141.215285
Sapporo Teine-Inaho, Hokkaido
A bear-resistant trash bin was installed in Maruyamanishimachi, Chuo Ward, Sapporo.
Sapporo Maruyama-Nishimachi, Hokkaido
A bear attack occurred in Sapporo's Nishi Ward, and vigilance continued at an elementary school near the scene on the first school day after the incident.
Sapporo Nishimachi-kita 8-chome, Hokkaido
Peak activity at 18:00 with 2 incidents
Ursus arctos yesoensis
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In the past 30 days, 10 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 1 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 6 days ago near Sapporo Maruyama-Nishimachi, Hokkaido.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 18:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 39 km route runs from Sapporo TV Tower to Otaru Canal within Hokkaido. In the past 30 days, 10 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 1 of them. The latest sighting was reported 6 days ago near Sapporo Maruyama-Nishimachi, Hokkaido. At this density of recent sightings, be ready to brake at any moment and avoid stopping in flagged stretches.
