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This 162 km route runs from Yoichi to Shakotan within Hokkaido. In the past 30 days, 5 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 1 of them. The latest sighting was reported 5 days ago near Tomari Horikappumura, Hokkaido.
With activity this close, slow through forested stretches and stay alert at dawn and dusk when bears cross roads.
Around 1:25 PM on 2026-07-03, a bear was sighted in Horigaribumura, Tomari Village, Hokkaido.
Tomari Horikappumura, Hokkaido
Big bear snuck up on me while working on motorcycle, it was nearly 20 meters away when I noticed, we looked at each other I stood tall and shined my flashlight at it, and it walked away to the bushes under the chairlift
Iwanai, Hokkaido
A bear was sighted in Osawa, Bikuni-cho, Shakotan Town, Hokkaido, around 20:30 on June 20.
Shakotan, Hokkaido
We had time before boarding the undersea observatory boat, so we turned off the main road into a small lane about a 3‑minute drive from Umika Port, and immediately saw a bear about 1 meter tall sitting on the road. It was about 50 meters from our car. We stopped the car and watched; the bear noticed us, and when we moved the car forward a little it went into the bamboo grass. We reported it to the fishing port afterward. We couldn’t take a photo in time, but the three of us (parent and two children) saw it at the same time, so there’s no doubt about it.
Shakotan, Hokkaido
Peak activity at 12:00 with 1 incidents
Ursus arctos yesoensis
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In the past 30 days, 5 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 1 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 5 days ago near Tomari Horikappumura, Hokkaido.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 12:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 162 km route runs from Yoichi to Shakotan within Hokkaido. In the past 30 days, 5 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 1 of them. The latest sighting was reported 5 days ago near Tomari Horikappumura, Hokkaido. With activity this close, slow through forested stretches and stay alert at dawn and dusk when bears cross roads.
