Chitose~하코다테 아침시장 하이킹 루트

[18] Bibi, around 5:00 PM — One bear sighted at a point about 1 kilometer from the Shinchitose Airport IC intersection on the Dodo Izumisawa–New Chitose Airport Line (Route 1091) toward New Chitose Airport.

Chitose, Hokkaido

A bear was sighted in Wakamatsu, Kitami City, on 2026-07-03 around 19:25.

Kitami Wakamatsu, Hokkaido

No. 21 R8.7.3 Sighting

Asahikawa 西神楽五線, Hokkaido

Sighting information

Kitami Wakamatsu, Hokkaido

R8.07.02 (sighting)

Biei 字美田, Hokkaido

Higashikagura Shibinai, Hokkaido

Higashikagura Shibinai, Hokkaido

Around 10:10 on 2026-06-29, a bear was sighted in Otonenai, Abashiri, Hokkaido.

Abashiri Onnenai, Hokkaido

Sighting

Kitami Kawahigashi, Hokkaido

sighting report

Kitami Wakamatsu, Hokkaido

Kitami Rubeshibe-cho-Otomi, Hokkaido

Kitami Rubeshibe-cho-Kanehana, Hokkaido

sighting report

Kitami Honzawa, Hokkaido

R8.06.13 (sighting)

Biei 字上宇莫別, Hokkaido

signs / traces information

Kitami Hikarino, Hokkaido

A bear was seen moving in Memanbetsu Tomisawa, Ōzora town.

Ozora Memanbetsu-Tomoezawa, Hokkaido

A bear was sighted in Tawara-bashi, Nakashibetsu Town, Hokkaido, around 2:20 PM on June 23.

Nakashibetsu 字俵橋, Hokkaido

Around 7:00 on 2026-06-20, a bear was sighted in Meikyo, Nemuro City, Hokkaido.

Nemuro Akesato, Hokkaido

A bear was sighted in Nishiwada, Nemuro City, Hokkaido, on 2026-06-15.

Nemuro Nishi Wada, Hokkaido

On August 27, R8, at approximately 6:15 PM near Shirahama Bridge, one brown bear was sighted.

Akkeshi Koei, Hokkaido

Ota Minami, June 27, Reiwa 8 (2026) around 4:00 PM — One brown bear was sighted near the entrance to the climb from Kōei toward the Ota area along Hokkaido Route 14 (Akkeshi–Shibecha Line).

Akkeshi Koei, Hokkaido

Around 4:00 PM, a bear was seen poking its head out of the bushes on the Tōnohara town road. It immediately went back into the bushes.

Kushiro 字遠野原野, Hokkaido

Bekkambetsu: On August 24, Reiwa 8 (2026) at approximately 9:32 AM, one brown bear was sighted on the railway tracks about 5 km from Chanai Station toward Akkeshi Station.

Akkeshi チライカリベツ, Hokkaido

A bear was sighted on Ota 7-dori in Akkeshi Town, Hokkaido, around 9:10 a.m. on June 23.

Akkeshi Ota Nananotori, Hokkaido

Betsukambeushi: On June 23, Reiwa 8, at approximately 9:35 AM, one brown (grizzly) bear was sighted on the tracks about 4 km from Chanai Station toward Akkeshi Station.

Akkeshi, Hokkaido

Ota, June 23, Reiwa 8 (2026) at approximately 9:10 AM, one brown bear (Higuma) was sighted about 1 km northeast of Ota Post Office.

Akkeshi Otahigashi, Hokkaido

Koei: On August 19, R8 (Reiwa 8) at approximately 9:45 AM, one brown bear was sighted on the right-side slope near the entrance to the ascent from Koei toward the Ota area along Prefectural Route 14 (Akkeshi–Shibecha line).

Akkeshi Koei, Hokkaido

Around 9:00 a.m., I saw a bear poking its head out of bushes beside the road. It immediately went back into the bushes.

Kushiro 字床丹, Hokkaido

At around 8:30 on June 18, a bear was sighted in Hamanaka Higashi 4-sen, Hamanaka Town, Hokkaido.

Hamanaka 浜中東四線, Hokkaido

Hiroaki Ota spotted one brown bear at approximately 10:40 a.m. on June 18, 1996 (Heisei 8) on the Oboro River about 400 meters south of the former Sanitation Center.

Akkeshi Monshizu, Hokkaido

Hiroaki Ota discovered brown bear tracks approximately 400 meters south of the sanitation center around 4:20 p.m. on June 17, Reiwa 8 (2026).

Akkeshi Otakoyo, Hokkaido

Hiroaki Ota, around 7:00 AM on June 16, 2023 (Reiwa 8), sighted one brown bear in the Oboro River about 400 meters south of the former Sanitation Center.

Akkeshi Monshizu, Hokkaido

Koei — On June 16, Reiwa 8 (2026) at approximately 7:15 PM, one brown bear was sighted near the trailhead leading from Koei to the Ota area along Hokkaido Route 14 (Akkeshi–Shibecha Line).

Akkeshi Koei, Hokkaido

June 16, R8 — One brown bear

Shibecha 字阿歴内, Hokkaido

A bear was sighted in Nishiwada, Nemuro City, Hokkaido, on 2026-06-15.

Nemuro Nishi Wada, Hokkaido

Koei — On June 15, R8, at approximately 3:40 PM, one brown bear was sighted near the entrance to the ascent from Koei toward the Ota area along Prefectural Route 14 (Akkeshi-Shibecha Line).

Akkeshi Koei, Hokkaido

Ota area: On June 13, 1996 at approximately 7:35 AM, one brown bear was sighted near the intersection on Ota 2 Street.

Akkeshi Ota Ninotori, Hokkaido

R8.6.11 Two brown bears (two cubs)

Shibecha, Hokkaido

A bear was sighted in Koei, Akkeshi Town, Hokkaido, around 4:45 p.m. on June 9.

Akkeshi Koei, Hokkaido

Kōei, R8.6.9 (June 9, 1996) around 4:45 PM, one brown bear (Higuma) sighted near Oboro River.

Akkeshi Koei, Hokkaido

One bear was sighted in Miiwa, Hidaka Town.

Hidaka, Hokkaido

(Footprints found) Toyota area — confirmed 7/3 — inside field

Ikeda 字豊田, Hokkaido

Tracks of one bear

Memuro 西士狩北二線, Hokkaido

One set of footprints (one bear)

Memuro 芽室南, Hokkaido

A man driving a car saw one brown bear crossing a city road in Shinkai-cho 1, Tomakomai.

Tomakomai, Hokkaido

A cub was sighted in a residential area of Shinkai-cho 1-chome, Tomakomai, crossing from east to west about 15 meters ahead of a driver.

Tomakomai, Hokkaido

Kushiro 音別町音別原野西四線, Hokkaido

(Trace confirmation) Higashidai area — confirmed 6/24 — inside field

Ikeda 字東台, Hokkaido

Mukawa, Hokkaido

Mukawa, Hokkaido

[26] 6/19 8:00 A pig farm employee discovered a deer carcass on the premises. Two municipal staff and police officers inspected the site. Because of the condition of the deer, it is highly likely it was attacked by a brown bear (Higuma), so surveillance cameras were installed.

Tomakomai, Hokkaido

(Tracks confirmed) Shoei area — confirmed 6/17 — inside the field

Ikeda, Hokkaido

[25] Nishikioka: At a point 700 m north of the Chuo Interchange, one brown bear moving from south to north, body length approximately 1.5 m, was observed. Subsequently it was exterminated.

Tomakomai, Hokkaido

Kushiro 音別町馬主来原野, Hokkaido

A bear was sighted in Hanaoka, Mukawa Town, Hokkaido.

Mukawa, Hokkaido

A bear was sighted in Itoi, Tomakomai, Hokkaido, around 07:30 on June 15.

Tomakomai, Hokkaido

[23] 6/14 14:00 In a forested area located 300 m from a highway culvert, north along the municipal road (Koito-uo Road) in Miyanomori Town, a person who had come hiking and was eating a boxed lunch sighted an Ezo brown bear. The bear was about 1.5 m long and walked slowly westward.

Tomakomai, Hokkaido

Around 6:40 PM on 2026-06-13, a bear was sighted in Shimizu-cho 3-chome, Tomakomai, Hokkaido.

Tomakomai, Hokkaido

A bear was sighted on a park walking path in Midorigaoka Park, Shimizu-cho, Tomakomai, with one front paw extended from the woods.

Tomakomai, Hokkaido

One bear sighted on the park promenade — a recreational spot where citizens can barbecue in Tomakomai City, Hokkaido.

Tomakomai Kibacho 3-chome, Hokkaido

6/13 18:45 While walking around Kintaro Pond, I saw a brown bear in the shrubbery located southwest of the pond; only its upper body was visible. There was one bear, about 1.5 m long. It disappeared into the shrubs.

Tomakomai, Hokkaido

One adult bear was sighted at the entrance of Haginosato Nature Park in Shiraoi Town, Hokkaido.

Shiraoi, Hokkaido

In Hagino, Shiraoi Town, a man driving a car saw one brown bear cross the road and move toward a residential area.

Shiraoi, Hokkaido

A resident saw a bear-like shadow while driving home in Meitoku-cho 3-chome, Tomakomai.

Tomakomai, Hokkaido

[21] 6/11 20:15 In Meitoku Town, about 100 m north from the Meitoku West Central municipal road, upon returning home I saw one animal resembling a brown bear in the neighbor’s parking area.

Tomakomai, Hokkaido

Around 09:00 on 2026-06-10, a bear was sighted in Nishikioka, Tomakomai, Hokkaido.

Tomakomai, Hokkaido

[20] Nishikinoka: One brown bear sighted within Hokkaido Golf Club.

Tomakomai, Hokkaido

One bear was sighted in Nishikioka, Tomakomai City, Hokkaido.

Tomakomai, 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

Capture No. 8 July 1, 2026

Mori Santai, Hokkaido

Capture No. 9 — July 1, Reiwa 8 (2026)

Mori Honkayabecho, Hokkaido

[Hokuto City 7] Traces

Hokuto Mukaino, Hokkaido

Oshamanbe Kyoritsu, Hokkaido

June 29, Reiwa 8 (2026) 13:30

Yakumo Irisawa, Hokkaido

Sightings No. 14 — June 26, 2026 — Ōnuma Park Interchange area, Ōnuma Park interchange road

Mori Akaigawa, Hokkaido

Evidence No. 13 — June 23, 2026 — Crop damage and footprints on Himekawa town-owned farmland along the Obironaigawa tributary of the Himekawa River.

Mori Himekawa, Hokkaido

Oshamanbe Kurioka, Hokkaido

Sighting No. 12 — June 22, Reiwa 8: Crossed Komagatake near the 5th station, moving from the north side (Yakumo Town side) to the south side (Nanae Town side).

Mori, Hokkaido

Capture No. 6　June 19, 2026 (Reiwa 8)

Mori Komagatake, Hokkaido

Around 11:30 on 2026-06-19, a bear was sighted in Togeshita, Nanae Town, Hokkaido.

Nanae Togeshita, Hokkaido

6/19 observed crossing the road; afterwards crossed Route 5 as well and moved into the mountains

Nanae Togeshita, Hokkaido

June 18, Heisei 8 (1996), 5:20 AM

Yakumo Yamakoshi, Hokkaido

Sightings No. 11 — June 18, Reiwa 8: Walking toward the highway near the Washinoki ruins

Mori Washinokicho, Hokkaido

Capture No. 5 — June 18, 2026 (Reiwa 8)

Mori Morikawacho, Hokkaido

June 17, 1996, 6:10 AM

Yakumo Yamakoshi, Hokkaido

Sightings No. 10 — June 16, Reiwa 8 (2026): Crossing from north (Yakumo Town side) to south (Nanae Town side) near Komagatake 6th-station parking area

Mori, Hokkaido

Oshamanbe Kunnui, Hokkaido

Tracks/Sign No. 8 — June 12, Reiwa 8 (2026): Feces at Morimachi Crematorium, Morimachi Cemetery

Mori Kasumidai, Hokkaido

June 10, R8 (showa?), 3:55 AM

Oshamanbe Toyotsu, Hokkaido

June 10, 1996, 18:15

Yakumo Yamakoshi, Hokkaido

R8.6.10 17:45

Yakumo Yamakoshi, Hokkaido

June 9, 1996

Yakumo Yamakoshi, Hokkaido