Wakkanai~Hokuto 드라이브 루트

Sightings No. 26 — August 6, Reiwa 8 (2026): Crossing from the Mori Town side (north side) to the Nanae Town side (south side) near the Greenpia Onuma entrance gate.

Mori, Hokkaido

Aug. 6, R8 (1895), 18:30

Yakumo Misugicho, Hokkaido

August 6, R8 (Taisho/Reiwa era?) 18:30

Yakumo Misugicho, Hokkaido

Sightings No. 27 — August 6, 2026: On municipal road Akaigawa Route 9 (near Akaigawa 390-3), crossed from the mountain side (east) to the Route 5 side (west).

Mori Akaigawa, Hokkaido

Bibai 癸巳町奔美唄, Hokkaido

August 5, Reiwa 8 (R8) — 19:25

Yakumo Atsuta, Hokkaido

A bear was sighted in Shosanbetsu, Shosanbetsu Village, Hokkaido.

Shosanbetsu, Hokkaido

Sightings No. 25 — August 4, 2026 — near 4.5th station of Mount Komagatake trail

Mori, Hokkaido

[Hokuto City 20] Traces

Hokuto Mukaino, Hokkaido

A bear was sighted in Komagatake, Mori Town, Hokkaido, around 12:30 PM on 2026-08-04.

Mori, Hokkaido

August 4 — Damage to crops/food discovered

Nanae Fujishiro, Hokkaido

Aug 2, Reiwa 8 (2026) 18:30

Yakumo Oshin, Hokkaido

Aug. 2, Reiwa 8

Yakumo Atsuta, Hokkaido

A sweet corn field in Oshironai-cho, Mori Town, Hokkaido, was damaged by a bear.

Mori, Hokkaido

[34] 8/1 4:30 Ushiume (Utenae) Along National Route 36 near the bus stop “Nature Center Entrance,” approximately 400 m southeast in a field, corn was damaged. Found brown bear tracks about 15 cm in the field.

Tomakomai, Hokkaido

July 31, Reiwa 8 (2026), 9:00 AM

Yakumo Yamazaki, Hokkaido

Witnessed crossing National Route 232 from west to east (from the seaside toward the mountains).

Embetsu Marumatsu, Hokkaido

Sighted No. 23 — July 30, 2026 — Dodo 778 Nurukawa Onsen Line: crossed from the mountain side (north) to the river side (south)

Mori Nigorikawa, Hokkaido

R0.7.29 7:00

Yakumo Oshin, Hokkaido

[Hokuto 17] Traces

Hokuto Mukaino, Hokkaido

Signs present (scat)

Kuromatsunai Toei, Hokkaido

Kasuga 2-chome — around 11:02 AM — cycling road near Kasuga Rest Corner — one bear sighted

Chitose, 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

[Hokuto City 15] Sighting

Hokuto, Hokkaido

[Hokuto City 14] Sighting

Hokuto, Hokkaido

One bear was sighted in Kameda, Mori Town.

Mori, Hokkaido

Three brown bears were sighted on Route 67 in Shimonoyu, Yakumo Town.

Yakumo Shimonoyu, Hokkaido

A bear was sighted in Shosambetsu, Shosambetsu Village.

Shosanbetsu, Hokkaido

Around 7:55 on 2026-07-23, a bear was sighted in Shosanbetsu, Shosanbetsu Village, Hokkaido.

Shosanbetsu, Hokkaido

A bear was sighted in Horyu, Numata Town, Hokkaido.

Numata Hokuryu, Hokkaido

Near 776 Hokushinano, around 9:34 PM — one bear-like animal approximately 1 meter in body length sighted.

Chitose, Hokkaido

Hokuto City 13 — Evidence (feeding damage)

Hokuto Mukaino, Hokkaido

On the night of 2026-07-21, a bear was sighted in Kitanoshino, Chitose City, Hokkaido.

Chitose, 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

[No.24] July 20, 2026: Time: 10:15 AM Location: Wakkanai City, Kozetomura Oaza, Eboku (Ekitoku) Content: Brown bear sighting

Wakkanai 声問村, 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

A bear was sighted in Izumisawa, Chitose City, and it was seen captured on camera.

Chitose, Hokkaido

[28] Around 11:00 PM — Near Hokuyō 5-chome: One animal resembling a bear about 1 meter in body length was sighted.

Chitose, Hokkaido

[26] Izumisawa: Around 0:05 AM — An automatic trail camera installed near the Chuo Expressway Chitose IC at Aoba Park captured one bear.

Chitose, Hokkaido

July 15, R8 (17:30)

Yakumo, Hokkaido

[30] 7/15 8:35 National Route 276 - 3 km from Takaoka Second Cemetery: one brown bear approximately 2 m in length sighted. The bear departed to the west.

Tomakomai, Hokkaido

Around 5:30 PM on 2026-07-13, a bear was sighted in Miyaginosawa, Sunagawa City, Hokkaido.

Sunagawa 宮城の沢, Hokkaido

[No.42] July 13, 2026 (Monday): Location: Near Hitsujigaoka 1, Toyohira Ward. Description: Brown bear sighted on camera. Address: https://www.google.com/maps?q=43.005025,141.420409

Sapporo Hitsujigaoka, 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

Bibai 盤の沢町本町, Hokkaido

[Hokuto City 11] Traces

Hokuto Fumizuki, Hokkaido

[Hokuto City 10] Tracks

Hokuto Mukaino, Hokkaido

A bear was sighted in Bangobe, Rumoi Village, Rumoi City.

Rumoi, Hokkaido

[Hokuto City 9] Traces

Hokuto Nozaki, Hokkaido

A bear was sighted in Kaigen, Toyotomi Town, Hokkaido, around 16:40 on July 10.

Toyotomi Kaigen, 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