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This 321 km route runs from Tomakomai to Kushiro Town within Hokkaido. In the past 30 days, 24 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 1 of them. The latest sighting was reported 2 days ago near Kushiro, Hokkaido.
At this density of recent sightings, consider rescheduling or choosing a different trail until activity quiets.
Around 6:00 AM: A bear was sighted on the town road leading from Prefectural Route 142 to Rōjabu (about halfway up the slope).
Kushiro, Hokkaido
A corn field in Uenae, Tomakomai, Hokkaido was damaged by a bear, and tracks about 18 cm wide were found nearby.
Tomakomai, Hokkaido
[34] 8/1 4:30 Ushiume (Utenae) Along National Route 36 near the bus stop “Nature Center Entrance,” approximately 400 m southeast in a field, corn was damaged. Found brown bear tracks about 15 cm in the field.
Tomakomai, Hokkaido
(Claw marks confirmed) Ōmori area — confirmed 7/27 — inside the field
Ikeda 字大森, Hokkaido
Around 3:50 PM, a bear was sighted crossing Route 142 from the seaside to the mountainside.
Kushiro, Hokkaido
July 27, around 7:00 — footprints discovered on a farm access/path.
Abira, Hokkaido
[32] Around 20:20 on July 26, National Route 235 — Witnessed one brown bear about 1.5 m in length walking on the road and leaving northward.
Tomakomai, Hokkaido
[33] 7/26 20:26 A driver traveling on National Route 235 from Mukawa toward Tomakomai sighted a brown bear around 100 meters before the intersection that connects to National Route 234; the bear ran along the sidewalk and then left into the woods to the south.
Tomakomai, Hokkaido
At approximately 6:30 PM, a cub was observed crossing Prefectural Route 142 from the mountain side toward the seaside.
Kushiro, Hokkaido
[31] 19:45 A driver traveling on National Route 235 from Tomakomai toward Atsuma witnessed one animal about 2 m in body length, resembling a brown bear (Higuma), crossing the highway from north to south (left to right). The bear passed under the expressway and ran off into the woods on the south side.
Tomakomai, Hokkaido
At around 3:00 PM, a bear heading toward the beach was sighted at the T-junction of Urakumo Tomari forest road and Route 142.
Kushiro 大字跡永賀村, Hokkaido
At around 10:00 on 2026-07-22, a bear was sighted in Oboro, Akkeshi Town, Hokkaido.
Akkeshi Oboro, Hokkaido
Oboro, July 22, Reiwa 8 (2026) around 10:00 a.m.: One brown bear sighted at a point 700 meters from Oboro Substation toward Akkeshi on National Route 44.
Akkeshi Oboro, Hokkaido
An adult brown bear (about 1.5–2.0 m) crossed within the grounds on the golf course side about 100 m where the Hokkaido Classic GC Obihiro course and the prefectural road intersect. The bear then remained waiting for a while in the brush.
Shimizu, Hokkaido
Around 4:30 a.m., bear tracks were confirmed on the Sekineppu forest road.
Kushiro, Hokkaido
Oboro, July 19, Reiwa 8, around 6:45 PM — One brown bear was sighted on National Route 44 about 1.1 km from the Ageoboro entrance toward Akkeshi.
Akkeshi ルークシュポール, Hokkaido
Around 10 PM on July 17, a bear was sighted in Hayakikita-shin, Abira Town.
Abira, Hokkaido
At around 22:00 on July 17 in the Hayakita Hokushin area, a brown bear (Hokkaido brown bear) was sighted.
Abira, Hokkaido
Year R8 (Reiwa 8) July 14 — Oiwake Kasuga: Sighted a mother bear with cubs; footprints present.
Abira, Hokkaido
Around 10:30 a.m.: Witnessed a bear fleeing into the mountain forest.
Kushiro, Hokkaido
July 14, Oiwake-Kasuga: Two brown bears sighted.
Abira, Hokkaido
Oboro, July 13, 1996 (R8), around 4:00 AM — One brown bear sighted in a pasture about 1.2 km northwest of the golf course.
Akkeshi Oboro, Hokkaido
Around 4:00 PM, a cub was seen crossing Prefectural Road Route 142.
Kushiro, Hokkaido
Around 12:20 PM, a bear was sighted on the walking trail while heading toward Shiribane Cape.
Kushiro, Hokkaido
Peak activity at 10:00 with 1 incidents
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In the past 30 days, 24 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 1 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 2 days ago near Kushiro, Hokkaido.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 10:00. 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, 24 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 1 of them. The latest sighting was reported 2 days ago near Kushiro, Hokkaido. At this density of recent sightings, consider rescheduling or choosing a different trail until activity quiets.
