Yubetsu~Toyokoro 드라이브 루트

In Yubetsu Town, Hokkaido, between the early morning and around 7:30 AM on May 8, 2026, there were four consecutive reports of bear sightings and feces on the road, with traces confirmed near a gateball ground and on a town road east of Yubetsu High School. Police have increased patrols, especially during school commuting hours, and urged strict management of garbage disposal.

Yubetsu Kamiyubetsu Tonden Shigaichi, Hokkaido

On the morning of May 8, 2026, a newspaper delivery woman found bear droppings along a street in Nakayubetsu Higashicho, Yubetsu. Around midnight a single bear about 1.5 m long was sighted, footprints were found nearby, police are on alert, and Yubetsu High School canceled club activities and sent students home.

Yubetsu Nakayubetsu Higashi-machi, Hokkaido

Around 00:00 on May 8, 2026, a motorist near Yubetsu Town North Community Hall in Hokkaido sighted a bear about 1.5 meters long and reported it to the police. Shortly after 04:00 a newspaper delivery woman found bear droppings a few hundred meters away, and police are maintaining a presence with two patrol cars.

Yubetsu Kamiyubetsu Tonden Shigaichi, Hokkaido

There have been repeated sightings of bears or bear-like animals in the urban area of Tokoro, Kitami City. The Tokoro branch office issued warnings via disaster radio, and local schools are hastening safety measures such as transporting children to the community center, enforcing group movement, and advising caution near waterways.

Kitami Tokoro-cho-Kyoritsu, Hokkaido

At around 4:20 a.m. on the 21st, a motorist on National Route 238 in Tokoro, Tokoro-cho, Kitami City, spotted one brown bear and called the police. There was also a sighting in Tokoro town on the 18th.

Kitami Tokoro-cho-Tokoro, Hokkaido

Around 10:10 a.m. on April 18, 2026, a woman driving on Dodo Kitami-Tokoro Line in Tosa, Tokoro, Kitami City, spotted one animal resembling a brown bear and reported it to the Kitami police station.

Kitami Tokoro-cho-Tosa, Hokkaido

At around 4:20 a.m. on the 21st, a motorist on National Route 238 in Tokoro, Tokoro-cho, Kitami City, spotted one brown bear and called the police. There was also a sighting in Tokoro town on the 18th.

Kitami Tokoro-cho-Tokoro, Hokkaido

Around 10:10 a.m. on April 18, 2026, a woman driving on Dodo Kitami-Tokoro Line in Tosa, Tokoro, Kitami City, spotted one animal resembling a brown bear and reported it to the Kitami police station.

Kitami Tokoro-cho-Tosa, Hokkaido