Wakkanai~Mombetsu 하이킹 루트

June 13, 1996, around 14:00 — Bear tracks from one bear were confirmed on a municipal road and the national highway near the town-run ski area in Kitaokoppe.

Okoppe, Hokkaido

Bear-like animal tracks were found in Hokkō, Okoppe Town.

Okoppe Hokko, Hokkaido

Sightings reported on 6/13 near Kimoma Marsh along the Sarufutsu–Kishibetsu Route (Hokkaido Route).

Sarufutsu Ashino, Hokkaido

[No.18] June 10, 2026: Time: 19:18 Location: Wakkanai City, Kozetomura, Sarekito-nai Content: Brown bear sighting

Wakkanai 声問村, Hokkaido

A flower guide at Beniy a Primeval Flower Garden sighted a brown bear near the facility. The bear headed southwest.

Hamatonbetsu, Hokkaido

Around 1:00 a.m. on a road in Minamigaoka 7-chome, Monbetsu, a man driving a car saw one bear about 1 m long on the sidewalk of the opposite lane. The bear ran in the same direction as the car and accompanied it for about 1 km.

Monbetsu Shinko-cho, Hokkaido

Sighted at the midpoint of the uphill section from Onishibetsu toward Hama-Onishibetsu on Prefectural Route 138 (Toyotomi-Sarufutsu Line). It ran away toward the mountain side.

Sarufutsu Onishibetsu-higamachi, Hokkaido

Crossing toward the sea about 300 m from Tenpoku Sarukotsu Bridge on the Dōdō Sarufutsu-Onishibetsu Line, heading from Sarufutsu to Onishibetsu.

Sarufutsu Ashino, Hokkaido

A bear was sighted running alongside a car for about 1 km on a prefectural road in Minamigaoka-cho, Monbetsu.

Monbetsu Minamigaoka-cho, Hokkaido

In the early hours of 2026-06-08, one bear was sighted on a prefectural road in the residential area of Minamigaoka-cho 7, Monbetsu, Hokkaido.

Monbetsu Shinko-cho, Hokkaido

1:15, 1 bear, sighted

Monbetsu Minamigaoka-cho, Hokkaido

Sighted about 1 km from Sarubone Bridge on National Route 238 toward the Ashino area. Fled toward the mountains.

Sarufutsu Ashino, Hokkaido

Sighted in a grassy area about 200 m from National Route 238 toward the Ashino district.

Sarufutsu Ashino, Hokkaido

A driver traveling on National Route 238 spotted a brown bear on the road. The bear headed west.

Hamatonbetsu Yamagaru, Hokkaido

A driver traveling on the Esanuka Line spotted a brown bear in the woods on the south side.

Hamatonbetsu Yamagaru, Hokkaido

6:50, two bears sighted

Monbetsu Oyama-cho, Hokkaido

No.15 May 29, 2026: Time: 11:55 AM Location: Wakkanai City, Midori 6-chome Details: Brown bear sighting

Wakkanai 緑, Hokkaido

Bear scat (brown bear) was observed near Kamuito-numa.

Sarufutsu, Hokkaido

[No.14] May 28, 2026: Time: 23:55 Location: Wakkanai City, Soya Village, Masuho district Details: Brown bear sighting

Wakkanai 宗谷村, Hokkaido

Sighted at about the 1 km mark from Tenpoku Sarukotsu Bridge toward Onishibetsu on the Dodo Sarufutsu-Onishibetsu Line. Crossed the road.

Sarufutsu Ashino, Hokkaido

[No.12] May 26, 2026: Time: 15:00 Location: Wakkanai City, Midori 6-chome Details: Brown bear sighted

Wakkanai 緑, Hokkaido

Sighted near Hounen Bridge on Village Road Ashino No. 6. Crossing the road.

Sarufutsu, Hokkaido

Around 3 PM on the 26th, one brown bear was seen crossing a prefectural road in Wakkanai by a passing driver, who reported it to city hall.

Wakkanai 緑, Hokkaido

On a local hunter association patrol, a brown bear was spotted in the wooded area via drone aerial imagery.

Hamatonbetsu Toyokanbetsu, Hokkaido

On a local hunter association patrol, a brown bear was spotted in the wooded area via drone aerial imagery.

Hamatonbetsu Toyokanbetsu, Hokkaido

Sightings reported at about 300 m from Tenpoku Sarukotsu Bridge toward Onishibetsu area on Dodo Sarufutsu-Onishibetsu Line. The bear fled toward the mountains.

Sarufutsu Ashino, Hokkaido

Sighted on Dodo Sarufutsu-Onishibetsu Line, 200 m from Tenpoku Sarukotsu Bridge toward the Onishibetsu area. Crossed the road heading toward the sea.

Sarufutsu Ashino, Hokkaido

No.10 Incident — Sighted in pastures (2026-05-22) Around 10:20 a.m., sighted about 1 km from the Maki Cemetery toward Menashidomari.

Esashi Toimaki, Hokkaido

During a patrol by the local hunter association, tracks of a brown bear crossing National Route 275 were discovered.

Hamatonbetsu Kanegaoka, Hokkaido

Sighted on Dodo Sarufutsu-Onishibetsu Line, 1 km from Tenpoku Sarubone Bridge toward the Onishibetsu area. Crossed the road.

Sarufutsu, Hokkaido

No. 9 — Capture location in Misaki Town (May 21, Reiwa 8) Around 4:25 p.m., captured on the coast approximately 650 m northwest of the Misaki Town community center.

Hokkaido

Sighted at the 800 m point from Tenpoku Sarukotsu Bridge toward the Onishibetsu area on Dodo Sarufutsu-Onishibetsu Line. Crossed the road.

Sarufutsu Ashino, Hokkaido

No. 8 — Capture location of female mountain bear (captured May 20, 2016) Around 9:00 a.m., captured in forested area approximately 3.3 km south-southeast of Yamausu Community Center.

Esashi Yamausu, Hokkaido

No. 7 Observation of the bear in the Monmaki area (May 19, 1996) Around 9:45 a.m., the bear was sighted about 1.1 km from Monmaki Cemetery toward Menashidomari.

Esashi Toimaki, Hokkaido

A town resident sighted a brown bear on the raised soil of a buckwheat field. The bear moved northward along the windbreak trees.

Hamatonbetsu Chuo-kita, Hokkaido