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This 535 km route runs from Atsuma to Wakkanai within Hokkaido. In the past 30 days, 81 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 11 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Sarufutsu Ashino, Hokkaido.
This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
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R8.06.22 (Possibly bear droppings)
Biei 字美沢, Hokkaido
R8.06.16 (sighting)
Biei 字置杵牛, Hokkaido
Bear tracks and droppings were found on farmland in the Oiwake-Kasuga area.
Abira, Hokkaido
June 9, R8 (feces)
Biei 字平和, Hokkaido
A bear was sighted around 5 PM in Minamishimizusawa 2-chome, Yubari City.
Yubari, Hokkaido
Around 7:45 PM on 2026-06-04, a bear was sighted in Shimizusawa Seiryomachi, Yubari, Hokkaido.
Yubari, Hokkaido
[Horori] Tracks.
Atsuma, Hokkaido
Atsuma, Hokkaido
One bear sighted on 2026/06/22
Takinoue 栄町, Hokkaido
R8.06.22 (Possibly bear droppings)
Biei 字美沢, Hokkaido
A bear was sighted in Kitamachi, Aibetsu Town, Hokkaido, around 17:40 on June 18.
Aibetsu Kitamachi, Hokkaido
Aibetsu Higashimachi, Hokkaido
6/17 sighting
Tohma 緑郷五区, Hokkaido
Aibetsu Toyosato, Hokkaido
sighting
Tohma 中央四区, Hokkaido
R8.06.16 (sighting)
Biei 字置杵牛, Hokkaido
2026/6/12, one bear sighted
Takinoue 栄町, Hokkaido
A brown bear about 1.2 meters long was sighted in Higashiasahikawa-cho Sakuraoka, Asahikawa City.
Asahikawa Higashi Asahikawacho Sakuraoka, Hokkaido
No. 15 R8.6.11 Sighting
Asahikawa Higashi Asahikawacho Sakuraoka, Hokkaido
A driver saw one bear about 2 meters long crossing National Route 273 in Takinoue, Hokkaido.
Takinoue, Hokkaido
2026/06/10, brown bear sighting
Takinoue 旭町, Hokkaido
Aibetsu Fushiko, Hokkaido
June 9, R8 (feces)
Biei 字平和, Hokkaido
20:30, one bear sighted
Monbetsu 上渚滑町上東二十四線, Hokkaido
On Route 273 in Takinoue Harano, Takinoue Town, around 6 p.m. on June 7, a passenger car collided with a bear and became undrivable.
Takinoue, Hokkaido
Around 6:00 PM on 2026-06-07, a passenger car collided with one bear that darted onto National Route 273 in Takinoue Honbara, Takinoue Town, Hokkaido. The bear fled, the car became undrivable, and the female driver was uninjured.
Takinoue, Hokkaido
2026-06-07: One bear sighted; culled.
Takinoue 三区, Hokkaido
2026/6/7, one bear sighted
Takinoue, Hokkaido
Aibetsu Higashimachi, Hokkaido
2026/06/05: One bear sighted
Takinoue 幸町, Hokkaido
2026/06/05: One bear sighted
Takinoue 幸町, Hokkaido
Around 3:05 PM on June 4, a bear was sighted in Kitamachi, Aibetsu Town, Hokkaido.
Aibetsu Kitamachi, Hokkaido
Central 5 District_Footprints
Tohma 中央五区, Hokkaido
Aibetsu Kanatomi, Hokkaido
Aibetsu Kitamachi, Hokkaido
2026/6/3: Feces found on the road
Takinoue 幸町, Hokkaido
No.13 R8.6.2 Footprints
Asahikawa Higashi Asahikawacho Sakuraoka, Hokkaido
2026/06/02 — One bear sighted
Takinoue, Hokkaido
Observed one bear on 2026/06/01
Takinoue 滝下, Hokkaido
Observed one bear on 2026/06/01
Takinoue 新町, Hokkaido
2026/06/02 — One bear sighted
Takinoue 滝下, Hokkaido
2026/6/2, scat found
Takinoue, Hokkaido
No.10 R8.5.31 Growling sound
Asahikawa 西神楽南, Hokkaido
May 30, R8
Biei 字美田, Hokkaido
2026/05/29: One bear sighted.
Takinoue, Hokkaido
2026/05/28, one bear sighted
Takinoue 幸町, Hokkaido
2026/5/28 Feces discovered
Takinoue 幸町, Hokkaido
One bear. About 1 meter long. It was eating grass. It also stood up and looked around restlessly.
Takinoue 栄町, Hokkaido
A bear was sighted in Takinoue Harano, Takinoue Town, Hokkaido on 2026-05-27.
Takinoue, Hokkaido
No. 8 R8.5.27 Sighting
Asahikawa 西神楽一線, Hokkaido
May 27, 2026 — one bear sighted
Takinoue 栄町, Hokkaido
A bear was sighted in Nishikagura Minami 17, Asahikawa.
Asahikawa, Hokkaido
A bear was sighted in Kamishokotsucho Naka-Shokotsu, Monbetsu City.
Monbetsu Kamishokotsu-cho Nakashokotsu, Hokkaido
Sightings reported on 6/23 near Kimoma Marsh on the Sarufutsu–Onishibetsu Prefectural Route
Sarufutsu Ashino, Hokkaido
R.8 (June 22) around 16:00 — One bear sighted on Miyashita No. 3 road.
Okoppe Hokko, Hokkaido
19:40, sighted, 1 bear
Monbetsu Shokotsu-cho Motonishi, Hokkaido
Local residents spotted a brown bear. The bear had been behind a flowerbed but soon walked west into the woodland.
Hamatonbetsu Toyokanbetsu, Hokkaido
6/19 — Bear sighting reported near Shinsei Bridge.
Sarufutsu Hamaonishibetsu, Hokkaido
A local resident spotted a brown bear near a home vegetable garden. The bear immediately headed west into the woods.
Hamatonbetsu Toyokanbetsu, Hokkaido
Was lying down in the grass at the 1 km mark heading from Masamitsu Park toward Hama-Oni Shibetsu.
Sarufutsu Onishibetsu-higamachi, Hokkaido
22:00 Confirmed bear droppings
Monbetsu 渚滑町元新, Hokkaido
At around 10:40 on June 13, a bear was sighted in Ashino, Sarufutsu Village.
Sarufutsu Ashino, Hokkaido
June 13, 1996, around 14:00 — Bear tracks from one bear were confirmed on a municipal road and the national highway near the town-run ski area in Kitaokoppe.
Okoppe, Hokkaido
Bear-like animal tracks were found in Hokkō, Okoppe Town.
Okoppe Hokko, Hokkaido
Sightings reported on 6/13 near Kimoma Marsh along the Sarufutsu–Kishibetsu Route (Hokkaido Route).
Sarufutsu Ashino, Hokkaido
A flower guide at Beniy a Primeval Flower Garden sighted a brown bear near the facility. The bear headed southwest.
Hamatonbetsu, Hokkaido
Around 1:00 a.m. on a road in Minamigaoka 7-chome, Monbetsu, a man driving a car saw one bear about 1 m long on the sidewalk of the opposite lane. The bear ran in the same direction as the car and accompanied it for about 1 km.
Monbetsu Shinko-cho, Hokkaido
Sighted at the midpoint of the uphill section from Onishibetsu toward Hama-Onishibetsu on Prefectural Route 138 (Toyotomi-Sarufutsu Line). It ran away toward the mountain side.
Sarufutsu Onishibetsu-higamachi, Hokkaido
Crossing toward the sea about 300 m from Tenpoku Sarukotsu Bridge on the Dōdō Sarufutsu-Onishibetsu Line, heading from Sarufutsu to Onishibetsu.
Sarufutsu Ashino, Hokkaido
A bear was sighted running alongside a car for about 1 km on a prefectural road in Minamigaoka-cho, Monbetsu.
Monbetsu Minamigaoka-cho, Hokkaido
In the early hours of 2026-06-08, one bear was sighted on a prefectural road in the residential area of Minamigaoka-cho 7, Monbetsu, Hokkaido.
Monbetsu Shinko-cho, Hokkaido
1:15, 1 bear, sighted
Monbetsu Minamigaoka-cho, Hokkaido
Sighted about 1 km from Sarubone Bridge on National Route 238 toward the Ashino area. Fled toward the mountains.
Sarufutsu Ashino, Hokkaido
Sighted in a grassy area about 200 m from National Route 238 toward the Ashino district.
Sarufutsu Ashino, Hokkaido
A driver traveling on National Route 238 spotted a brown bear on the road. The bear headed west.
Hamatonbetsu Yamagaru, Hokkaido
A driver traveling on the Esanuka Line spotted a brown bear in the woods on the south side.
Hamatonbetsu Yamagaru, Hokkaido
6:50, two bears sighted
Monbetsu Oyama-cho, Hokkaido
Bear scat (brown bear) was observed near Kamuito-numa.
Sarufutsu, Hokkaido
Sighted at about the 1 km mark from Tenpoku Sarukotsu Bridge toward Onishibetsu on the Dodo Sarufutsu-Onishibetsu Line. Crossed the road.
Sarufutsu Ashino, Hokkaido
Sighted near Hounen Bridge on Village Road Ashino No. 6. Crossing the road.
Sarufutsu, Hokkaido
On a local hunter association patrol, a brown bear was spotted in the wooded area via drone aerial imagery.
Hamatonbetsu Toyokanbetsu, Hokkaido
On a local hunter association patrol, a brown bear was spotted in the wooded area via drone aerial imagery.
Hamatonbetsu Toyokanbetsu, Hokkaido
Sightings reported at about 300 m from Tenpoku Sarukotsu Bridge toward Onishibetsu area on Dodo Sarufutsu-Onishibetsu Line. The bear fled toward the mountains.
Sarufutsu Ashino, Hokkaido
Sarufutsu, Hokkaido
Peak activity at 9:00 with 2 incidents
Ursus arctos yesoensis
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In the past 30 days, 81 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 11 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Sarufutsu Ashino, Hokkaido.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 9:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 535 km route runs from Atsuma to Wakkanai within Hokkaido. In the past 30 days, 81 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 11 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Sarufutsu Ashino, Hokkaido. This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
