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This 493 km route runs from Yunokawa Onsen to Shintoku within Hokkaido. In the past 30 days, 42 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 13 of them. The latest sighting was reported 2 days ago near Yakumo Oshin, Hokkaido.
This is an active bear corridor. Reroute or postpone until activity quiets.
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Yakumo Oshin, Hokkaido
[Hokuto 17] Traces
Hokuto Mukaino, Hokkaido
Hokuto 18 — Evidence (feeding damage)
Hokuto Fumizuki, Hokkaido
Crop damage / traces No. 21 — July 28, 2026 — Komagatake fields 92–96 — sugar beets 0.01 ha — footprints 10 cm
Mori Komagatake, Hokkaido
Crop damage No. 22 — July 28, 2026 — Field at Himekawa 61 — Sugar beet, 0.0225 ha — Footprint: 13 cm
Mori Himekawa, Hokkaido
Sighting No. 20 — July 27, Reiwa 8: Crossed the road at Komagatake 240-2 from the mountainside (west side) to the National Route 5 side (west side).
Mori Komagatake, Hokkaido
A bear was sighted in Shintoku Nishi 2-sen, Shintoku Town.
Shintoku, Hokkaido
[Hokuto City 15] Sighting
Hokuto, 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
[Hokuto City 14] Sighting
Hokuto, 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
[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
One bear was sighted in Kameda, Mori Town.
Mori, Hokkaido
Around 6:00 on July 24, a bear-like animal was sighted in Hobetsu Izumi, Mukawa Town.
Mukawa, Hokkaido
Three brown bears were sighted on Route 67 in Shimonoyu, Yakumo Town.
Yakumo Shimonoyu, Hokkaido
Hokuto City 13 — Evidence (feeding damage)
Hokuto Mukaino, Hokkaido
Three bears, believed to be a mother bear and cubs, were seen walking south on a road near a residence in Shadai, Shiraoi Town.
Shiraoi, Hokkaido
Oshamanbe Shizukari, Hokkaido
Sightings No. 18 — July 19, Reiwa 8 (2026): Approximately 1 km from the Komagatake trailhead gate toward the summit, crossed from the right (east) side to the left (west) side.
Mori, Hokkaido
Oshamanbe Hirasato, Hokkaido
Crop damage caused by brown bear
Nanae Okawa, Hokkaido
[Hokuto City 12] Traces
Hokuto Murauchi, Hokkaido
[29] 7/13 18:45 — While walking, a person spotted what appeared to be a brown bear about 50 cm in body length standing on a mountainside approximately 70 m from Shinkawa No. 3 Bridge over the Tomakomai River on the north side of Yamate Town.
Tomakomai, Hokkaido
[Hokuto City 11] Traces
Hokuto Fumizuki, Hokkaido
[Hokuto City 10] Tracks
Hokuto Mukaino, Hokkaido
sighting
Hakodate Asahiokacho, Hokkaido
A bear was sighted in Asahigaoka-cho, Hakodate City.
Hakodate Asahiokacho, Hokkaido
Around 9:00, a mother bear and cub were sighted near the Onuma entrance gate of the Shirotai Skyline; they moved into the eastern forest.
Nanae, Hokkaido
A bear was seen following a person for about 180 meters at the lakeshore of Onuma in Nanae Town.
Nanae Onumacho, Hokkaido
Sighted on the mid-slopes of Mount Komagatake at around 8:00 a.m. Afterwards moved into the forest.
Nanae, Hokkaido
Sighting No. 17 — July 8, Reiwa 8: Wandering around near Uma-no-se on Mount Komagatake.
Nanae, Hokkaido
[Hokuto City 8] Traces
Hokuto Mukaino, Hokkaido
A bear-like animal was reported sighted in a park in Takuyo-Higashimachi 5, Tomakomai, Hokkaido.
Tomakomai, Hokkaido
In Shirotori Park in Takuyu-higashimachi, Tomakomai, a teenage male witnessed one bear-like animal about 1.5 meters long before dawn.
Tomakomai, Hokkaido
At around 2:10 PM on July 6, a bear was seen in Hobetsuinari, Mukawa Town.
Mukawa, Hokkaido
A bear was sighted in Kameda-Nakanocho, Hakodate City.
Hakodate, Hokkaido
Capture No. 10 — July 5, 2026 (Reiwa 8)
Mori Kurigaoka, Hokkaido
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Yakumo, Hokkaido
In a bean field in Hikawa, Mori Town, azuki beans were eaten by a bear over an area of about 8 m by 7 m. Multiple tracks about 13 cm wide were left nearby.
Mori Himekawa, Hokkaido
Crop damage No. 15 July 3, 2026 Himekawa Field near Donan Agro Co., Ltd. Azuki beans 0.0056 ha Footprint: 13 cm
Mori Himekawa, Hokkaido
Around 20:40, a creature believed to be a bear about 50 cm in body length was sighted.
Nanae Onumacho, Hokkaido
Traces No. 15 — July 3, 2026 — Himekawa, a field near Donan Agro Co., Ltd.
Mori Himekawa, Hokkaido
Peak activity at 22:00 with 2 incidents
Ursus arctos yesoensis
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In the past 30 days, 42 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 13 of them.
The latest sighting was reported 2 days ago near Yakumo Oshin, Hokkaido.
Recent sightings on this route peak around 22:00. Bears are generally most active at dawn and dusk.
This 493 km route runs from Yunokawa Onsen to Shintoku within Hokkaido. In the past 30 days, 42 bear sightings were reported within 5 km of the route. The past 7 days account for 13 of them. The latest sighting was reported 2 days ago near Yakumo Oshin, Hokkaido. This is an active bear corridor. Reroute or postpone until activity quiets.
