เส้นทางเดินป่า Goryōkaku Tower-Matsumae Castle

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

August 5, Reiwa 8 (R8) — 19:25

Yakumo Atsuta, Hokkaido

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

Mori, 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

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

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

Hokuto City 13 — Evidence (feeding damage)

Hokuto Mukaino, 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

Crop damage caused by brown bear

Nanae Okawa, Hokkaido

A bear was sighted in Nisshin, Imakane Town.

Imakane Nisshin, Hokkaido

July 15, R8 (17:30)

Yakumo, Hokkaido

At around 12:54 on 2026-07-13, a bear was sighted in Kamiyakumo, Yakumo Town, Hokkaido.

Yakumo, Hokkaido

July 13, R8, 12:54 PM

Yakumo, Hokkaido

[Hokuto City 10] Tracks

Hokuto Mukaino, Hokkaido

Tracks thought to be from a bear were found in Wakamatsu, Kitahiyama-ku, Setana Town.

Setana Kitahiyamaku-Wakamatsu, Hokkaido

Evidence present (footprints)

Setana Kitahiyamaku-Wakamatsu, 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

No. 12 Shigekusa area — 1 bear captured

Matsumae Mogusa, Hokkaido

July 27, 2026

Yakumo Kumaishi-Kennichicho, Hokkaido

No.10 Kamiyama area — one bear captured

Matsumae Kamiyama, Hokkaido

No. 9 Kamiyama District Sightings Information

Matsumae Kamiyama, Hokkaido

A bear was sighted in Toyohama, Otobe Town.

Otobe Toyohama, Hokkaido

July 18, 2026

Yakumo Kumaishi-Ayukawacho, Hokkaido

No. 8 Kamiyama District Sightings Information

Matsumae Kamiyama, Hokkaido

2026/07/17 Sighted

Esashi Yanagizakicho, Hokkaido

sighting

Kaminokuni Toyota, Hokkaido

Tracks thought to be from a bear were found in Wakamatsu, Kitahiyama-ku, Setana Town.

Setana Kitahiyamaku-Wakamatsu, Hokkaido

Evidence present (footprints)

Setana Kitahiyamaku-Wakamatsu, Hokkaido

July 10, 2026

Yakumo Kumaishi-tairacho, Hokkaido

sighting

Kaminokuni Osaki, Hokkaido