Chitose~소야곶 사이클링 루트

[No.7] May 3, 2026: Time: 8:20 AM Location: Wakkanai City, Oaza Koetomi-mura, Aza Kaishin Details: Brown bear sighting

Wakkanai 声問村, Hokkaido

NO.6 May 1, 2026: Time: 11:50 AM Location: Wakkanai City, Oaza Koetomura, Aza Kabaoka Details: Brown bear sighting

Wakkanai 声問村, Hokkaido

[No.5] April 30, 2026: Time: 13:35 Location: Wakkanai City, Kozetomon-mura, Kamigoetomon (Kamigoetomonaza) Details: Sighted a brown bear (Higuma).

Wakkanai 声問村, Hokkaido

[No.4] April 29, 2026: Time: 10:10 Location: Wakkanai City, Oaza Koetomura, Aza Magaribuchi Report: Brown bear sighting

Wakkanai 声問村, Hokkaido

In Tomamae Town, Hokkaido, a single brown bear weighing over 300 kg was captured after emerging from hibernation. The local hunting association said they were surprised at its unusually large size for a post-hibernation bear.

Tomamae, Hokkaido

No.4 April 29, 2026: Time: 10:10 Location: Wakkanai City, Oaza Koetomura, Aza Magaribuchi Content: Brown bear sighted

Wakkanai 声問村, Hokkaido

In Tomamae Town, Hokkaido, at around 08:30 on April 27, a single brown bear measuring 2.15 m and weighing about 330 kg was captured in a box trap. The trap was set on April 25 after a sensor camera had recorded the bear, following consultations with the town.

Tomamae, Hokkaido

A large brown bear measuring about 2.15–2.2 m and weighing approximately 330 kg was captured and euthanized on April 27 in a box trap set in the Nagashima district of Tomamae Town, Hokkaido. Such a large individual so soon after hibernation is unusual, and hunters warn there may be other similarly sized bears nearby, so vigilance continues.

Tomamae, Hokkaido

On April 27 a brown bear about 2.2 m long and weighing approximately 330 kg entered a box trap in Nagashima district, Tomamae Town, Hokkaido, and was exterminated. Local hunting associations are warning that other similarly sized individuals may be present in the area.

Tomamae, Hokkaido

On April 26 in Tomamae Town, Hokkaido, a 330-kg brown bear was caught in a box trap and culled. According to the local hunters' association, its size was unusually large for the period just after hibernation.

Tomamae, Hokkaido

On April 25, 2026, a bear about 1 meter long was filmed along a national road in Tomamae Town, Hokkaido. The bear repeatedly looked back at the filmer while eating what appeared to be wild shoots, showing signs of being accustomed to humans.

Tomamae, Hokkaido

Around 20:00 on April 24, 2026, a black, four-legged animal about 1.5 m long resembling a bear was sighted by a passerby south of Kitakaro Sunagawa Main Store at 1 Nishi 1-jo Kita 19-chome in Sunagawa City; police conducted patrols after the report. The witness was about 30 m away and the animal was roughly 10 m from a nearby house; police initially found no tracks or droppings, but a hunters' association later discovered bear and deer tracks in a nearby wood.

Sunagawa 北光, Hokkaido

At around 20:00 on April 24, 2026, a bear was sighted moving west near 1-3, Nishi 1-jo Kita 19-chome, Sunagawa City. Residents are advised to be cautious during work or when gathering wild plants in the area.

Sunagawa 北光, Hokkaido

Around 07:50 on April 23, 2026, a driver spotted two bears believed to be a parent and cub at the roadside in Fujiyama, Rumoi City, Hokkaido (one about 1.5 m long, the other under 1 m). The site was about 40 meters from the nearest house; police say bears were also seen in the same area last week and are warning residents that they may be the same animals.

Rumoi, Hokkaido