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This 321 km route runs from Tomakomai to Kushiro Town within Hokkaido. In the past 30 days, 21 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 8 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Kushiro, Hokkaido.
At this density of recent sightings, consider rescheduling or choosing a different trail until activity quiets.
Around 4:00 PM, a bear was sighted fleeing from the seaside toward the mountains to the north along Prefectural Route 142.
Kushiro, Hokkaido
Oboro, June 23, 1996 (R8 = Heisei 8), around 7:10 AM — One brown bear (Higuma) sighted about 1.2 km northwest of Oboro Station.
Akkeshi Oboro, Hokkaido
On 1996-06-21 at approximately 8:13 AM, one brown bear was sighted at a point 100 meters from Tomata Bridge toward Akkeshi in the Oboro area.
Akkeshi Okimanbetsu, Hokkaido
Around 8:13 on 2026-06-21, a bear was sighted in Oboro, Akkeshi Town, Hokkaido.
Akkeshi Oboro, Hokkaido
Around 8:13 AM on June 21, 1996 (Heisei 8), one brown bear was sighted near the truck scale in the Oboro area.
Akkeshi, Hokkaido
Around 9:00 a.m., I saw a bear poking its head out of bushes beside the road. It immediately went back into the bushes.
Kushiro 字床丹, Hokkaido
Around 9:00 on 2026-06-19, a bear was sighted in Betsuho, Kushiro Town, Hokkaido.
Kushiro 字オビラシケ, Hokkaido
Around 4:30 PM, was sitting on Route 142 when they witnessed a bear fleeing into the woods to the north.
Kushiro, Hokkaido
Bear tracks and droppings were found on farmland in the Oiwake-Kasuga area.
Abira, Hokkaido
Around 7:30 a.m., a bear approximately 1.5 m tall was sighted about 100 m inside from the forest park entrance gate.
Kushiro, Hokkaido
A bear was sighted on a park walking path in Midorigaoka Park, Shimizu-cho, Tomakomai, with one front paw extended from the woods.
Tomakomai, Hokkaido
One bear sighted on the park promenade — a recreational spot where citizens can barbecue in Tomakomai City, Hokkaido.
Tomakomai Kibacho 3-chome, Hokkaido
Oboro, June 12, Reiwa 8 (2026) at about 5:10 PM — one brown bear sighted in a pasture about 900 meters west of the Oboro substation.
Akkeshi, Hokkaido
Oboro, June 10, Reiwa 8 (2026), around 5:44 PM — One brown bear sighted in a pasture about 1.6 km west of Oboro Substation.
Akkeshi ルークシュポール, Hokkaido
A young brown bear (grizzly) was found dead near Shimukappu SA (service area).
Shimukappu, Hokkaido
One brown bear sighted
Memuro 北明西七線, Hokkaido
[12] Around 18:52 on June 3, a driver traveling toward Chitose on Route 36 at the 3.6-km point of the Uenae Minami No. 1 road witnessed three brown bears occupying the roadway. The bears left heading east into the woods.
Tomakomai, Hokkaido
Around 4:00 PM on a town road: two sets of footprints believed to belong to a pair of siblings were found on the roadway.
Kushiro 字別保, Hokkaido
Agebopporo, June 3, Reiwa 8, about 11:40 a.m.: Two brown bears sighted on the railway tracks about 1.5 km from Agebopporo Station toward Beppo Station.
Akkeshi, Hokkaido
[Horori] Tracks.
Atsuma, Hokkaido
Oboro, June 2, Reiwa 8 (2026) around 9:30 AM — one cub sighted at the Kami-Oboro entrance.
Akkeshi, Hokkaido
Peak activity at 4:00 with 1 incidents
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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 8 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Kushiro, Hokkaido.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 4:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 321 km route runs from Tomakomai to Kushiro Town within Hokkaido. In the past 30 days, 21 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 8 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Kushiro, Hokkaido. At this density of recent sightings, consider rescheduling or choosing a different trail until activity quiets.
