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This 535 km route runs from Atsuma to Wakkanai within Hokkaido. In the past 30 days, 74 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 14 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Biei 字旭, Hokkaido.
This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
1 places within 1 km of your route, passing through Hokkaido.
R8.07.28 (Sighted)
Biei 字上宇莫別, Hokkaido
July 27, around 7:00 — footprints discovered on a farm access/path.
Abira, Hokkaido
Bear-like animal tracks were found in Minamishimizusawa 3-chome, Yubari City.
Yubari, 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
R8.07.15 (sighting)
Biei 字置杵牛, Hokkaido
Year R8 (Reiwa 8) July 14 — Oiwake Kasuga: Sighted a mother bear with cubs; footprints present.
Abira, Hokkaido
July 14, Oiwake-Kasuga: Two brown bears sighted.
Abira, Hokkaido
Around 6:40 PM on the 13th, a passerby saw one brown bear at Asahigaoka General Park in Shimogoryo, Furano City.
Furano Yayoicho, Hokkaido
Around 6:37 PM on July 13, a bear was sighted in Shimoshigo-ryo, Furano City, Hokkaido.
Furano, Hokkaido
Around 11:30 on 2026-07-12, a bear was sighted at Yamabe Higashi 21-sen in Furano, Hokkaido.
Furano Yamabe-higashi 21-sen, Hokkaido
Around 10:30 on 2026-07-10, a bear was sighted in Kamigoryo, Furano City, Hokkaido.
Furano, Hokkaido
R8.08.08 (sighting)
Biei 字旭, Hokkaido
A bear was sighted in Asahi, Biei Town, on the morning of 2026-08-07.
Biei 字旭, Hokkaido
No. 33 R8.8.6
Asahikawa, Hokkaido
Ryokugō District 1 — Sign (feces)
Tohma 緑郷一区, Hokkaido
In Nishikagura 3-sen, Asahikawa, several pre-harvest corn plants were eaten by a bear, and tracks about 12 cm wide were found nearby.
Asahikawa 西神楽二線, Hokkaido
Bear tracks and crop damage were found in a corn field in Nishikagura 3-sen 32-go, Asahikawa.
Asahikawa, Hokkaido
No.31 August 5, Reiwa 8 (Food traces)
Asahikawa Miyashitadori, Hokkaido
No. 32 R8.8.5 (bite/feeding traces, footprints)
Asahikawa, Hokkaido
On August 5, bear damage occurred in a corn field in Nishikagura, Asahikawa City, where trampled corn, several eaten corn stalks, and 12-cm tracks were found.
Asahikawa 西神楽南, Hokkaido
Aibetsu Kanatomi, Hokkaido
No. 30 R8.7.31 (Footprints)
Asahikawa Higashi Asahikawacho Sakuraoka, Hokkaido
Footprints resembling a bear were found in Higashi-Asahikawa-cho Sakuraoka, Asahikawa City, as a sign of bear presence.
Asahikawa Higashi Asahikawacho Sakuraoka, Hokkaido
2026-07-31: One male captured.
Takinoue 四区, Hokkaido
At a beet field in Nishikagura 2-sen, Asahikawa, beet was found eaten and trampled around 08:00, with bear tracks also present.
Asahikawa, Hokkaido
R8.07.28 (Sighted)
Biei 字上宇莫別, Hokkaido
R8.07.27 (sighting)
Biei 字美田, Hokkaido
No. 29 Reiwa 8 (2026).7.26 (feeding traces)
Asahikawa Higashi Asahikawacho Sakuraoka, Hokkaido
A bear was sighted in Kamishokotsu Genya, Takinoue Town, Hokkaido.
Takinoue 濁川中央, Hokkaido
Ryokugo District 3 — Sighting
Tohma 緑郷四区, Hokkaido
2026/07/22: Brown bear sighting; possibly multiple bears.
Takinoue 新町, Hokkaido
R8.07.20 (Sighted)
Biei 字美田, Hokkaido
2026/07/17 — Footprints discovered
Takinoue 幸町, Hokkaido
Aibetsu Higashimachi, Hokkaido
R8.07.15 (sighting)
Biei 字置杵牛, Hokkaido
A bear was sighted in Kamishokotsu Genya, Takinoe Town.
Takinoue 濁川中央, Hokkaido
R8.07.13 (sighting)
Biei 字新区画, Hokkaido
On 2026-07-13 at around 6:50, one bear was sighted.
Takinoue 新町, Hokkaido
On 2026/07/13 at around 9:10 AM, one bear was sighted.
Takinoue 濁川中央, Hokkaido
A bear was sighted in Takinoue Genya, Takinoue Town.
Takinoue, Hokkaido
2026/07/13: One bear sighted
Takinoue 新町, Hokkaido
sighting
Tohma 緑郷二区, Hokkaido
A bear was sighted in Sakuru wilderness area, Takinoue Town.
Takinoue, Hokkaido
A bear was sighted around 3:10 PM on July 10 in Kamishokotsu Genya, Takinoue Town, Hokkaido.
Takinoue 濁川中央, Hokkaido
05:15, 1 bear sighted
Monbetsu Minamigaoka-cho, Hokkaido
Monbetsu, Hokkaido
No. 31 — Shinkocho sighting location (Observed 2024-08-04) Around 5:45 PM, sighted on the Wen’nai Horonai maintenance road near Chidori Bridge.
Esashi Shinkocho, Hokkaido
A bear was sighted in Minamihama-cho, Esashi Town, Hokkaido.
Esashi Minamihamacho, Hokkaido
Around 11:50 AM on August 3, 1996, one bear was sighted along the river near the Okoppe salmon and trout hatchery.
Okoppe Hokko, Hokkaido
Around 9:30 AM on Saturday, August 1, one bear was sighted on National Route 239 near the Hokko Bridge.
Okoppe Hokko, Hokkaido
Crossing National Route 238 on July 29
Sarufutsu, Hokkaido
No. 30 — Sighted in Minamihama Town (Date: July 28, Reiwa 8) Around 2:00 p.m., sighted about 430 m toward Mt. Mikasa from the T-junction intersection of National Route 238 and Prefectural Route 12.
Esashi Minamihamacho, Hokkaido
Around 3:00 PM on July 28, one bear was sighted on the municipal road between Saruru and Nashibetsu in Tomioka.
Okoppe Tomioka, Hokkaido
A bear was sighted in Hinode 3-chome, Hamatonbetsu Town.
Hamatonbetsu Chuo-kita, Hokkaido
Campers spotted a brown bear on the road. The bear ran off to the north.
Hamatonbetsu Kutcharokohan, Hokkaido
A town resident spotted a brown bear. The bear ran into the grove of trees behind the facility.
Hamatonbetsu Chuo-kita, Hokkaido
A bear was sighted in Chifuku 2-chome, Hamatonbetsu Town.
Hamatonbetsu Kutcharokohan, Hokkaido
No. 27: Otoshube capture location (July 25, 1996) Around 1:00 p.m., captured in a forest approximately 880 meters south-southeast of the Otoshube community center.
Esashi Otsuchube, Hokkaido
A driver from outside the town witnessed a brown bear crossing National Route 238 from east to west.
Hamatonbetsu Kutcharokohan, Hokkaido
Sighted near the bus stop on National Route 238 on 7/21
Sarufutsu Hamasarufutsu, Hokkaido
A brown bear was sighted on a road in Hama-Sarufutsu, Sarufutsu Village, and reported to police.
Sarufutsu, Hokkaido
Around 10:05 on 2026-07-20, a bear was sighted in Misaki-cho, Esashi Town, Hokkaido.
Esashi Misakicho, Hokkaido
No. 23 — Cape Town sighting location (Observed on 20 July, Reiwa 8) Around 10:05 a.m., a passerby spotted [the bear] approximately 1 km from the Cape Town community center toward the Monmaki direction.
Esashi Misakicho, Hokkaido
Okoppe Tomioka, Hokkaido
Around 9:50 AM on July 15, 1996 (Wednesday), one bear was sighted on the farm premises in Kamide, Kasuga Town.
Okoppe, Hokkaido
Sighted about 1 km from Sarubone Bridge on National Route 238 toward the Ashino area. Entered a bamboo grass thicket.
Sarufutsu Ashino, Hokkaido
A bear was sighted in Ashino, Sarufutsu Village, Hokkaido, on 2026-07-14.
Sarufutsu Ashino, Hokkaido
During a patrol by the local hunters' association, tracks of a brown bear crossing the town road from the north to the south were discovered.
Hamatonbetsu Kanegaoka, Hokkaido
A local resident driving in a car witnessed a brown bear crossing the road from the north side to the south side along a town road.
Hamatonbetsu Chuo-kita, Hokkaido
A bear was sighted in Hama-Sarufutsu, Sarufutsu Village, around 6:00 PM on July 12.
Sarufutsu, Hokkaido
Around 4:05, footprints were discovered
Monbetsu Shokotsu-cho Kawamukai, Hokkaido
Crossing National Route 238 on July 12
Sarufutsu Hamasarufutsu, Hokkaido
No. 20 — Sighted in Tomamaki area (R8.7.11) Around 9:30 a.m., sighted about 300 m from the former Tomamaki Elementary School toward Menashidomari.
Esashi Toimaki, Hokkaido
A bear was sighted in Tomomaki, Esashi Town, Hokkaido, around 09:30 on 2026-07-11.
Esashi, Hokkaido
A bear was sighted at Asachino Plateau in Sarufutsu Village.
Sarufutsu, Hokkaido
Peak activity at 18:00 with 4 incidents
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In the past 30 days, 74 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 14 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Biei 字旭, Hokkaido.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 18:00. 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, 74 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 14 of them. The latest sighting was reported 1 day ago near Biei 字旭, Hokkaido. This is an active bear corridor. Rerouting or rescheduling your hike is strongly advised.
