A summary of brown bear information for 2024 is available here.
Please observe the following guidelines.
「Stay away from brown bears. Never give them food. Do not follow them. Keep your distance.」
【Date &Time】September 8th
【Place】A point 50m away from the trail in direction of Sugatami from Susoaidaira junction.
＠43.6754364336006, 142.83691827445267
【Number】1
【Date &Time】September 7th 11:40 am
【Place】Siberian dwarf pine zone in the direction of Mt. Kumagatake from Nakadake Onsen
＠43.67672303488194, 142.86179291954164
【Number】1
【Date &Time】September 2th 5:15 pm
【Place】Route 1160 (Asahidake Onsen Line), about 3 km from Kamichubetsu Bridge to Asahidake Onsen. ＠43.63598532127258, 142.70503940155533
【Number】1
【Date &Time】August 29th 1:30 pm
【Place】Along the river in the direction of Route 1160 (Asahidake Onsen Line) from Kamichubetsu Bridge.
【Number】1
【Date &Time】August 28th
【Place】From Kamichubetsu Bridge take Route 1160 (Asahidake Onsen Line) a few hundred meters ahead.
【Number】1
【Date &Time】August 21th 5:40 am
【Place】Forested area a few km leading from Bikyo bridge to Asahidake Onsen ＠43.65037111983502, 142.7503702272204
【number】Child 1 and Brown bear droppings
【Date &Time】August 5th 1:00 pm
【Place】The trail which went a little from Nakadake Onsen to direction of Susoaidaira junction.
【Number】1 Adult and 2 children
【Date &Time】July 26th
【Place】Below the ropeway at an altitude of 1,500m
【Number】2
【Date &Time】July 26th
【Place】Route 1160, about 2km down from Asahidake Onsen @43.648609,142.769164
【Number】Adult 1
【Date &Time】July 22nd
【Place】Marshland Trail (red circle)
【Trace】poop
【Date &Time】July 18th 7pm
【Place】Around Gama rock @43.645825,142.7306229
【number】Child 1
【Date &Time】July 18th 8am
【Place】Forested area near the Bikyo Bridge leading to Asahidake Onsen
＠43.65037111983502, 142.7503702272204
【number】Child 1
【Date &Time】July 17th
【Place】Near Mt. Mamiya at Ohachidaira@43.67635699083459, 142.87480597639905
【number】Adult 1
【Date &Time】July 17th
【Place】Above the snowy ridge of Hakuundake @43.6673548164982, 142.8976626910528
【number】Adult 1
【Date &Time】July 17th
【Place】Near the snow-capped mountain range of Mt.Ryoundake@43.69880123180408, 142.8942676015015
【number】Adult 1
【Date &Time】July 16th 2pm
【Place】Slope from Susoaidaira to Asahidake summit @43.66914105015562, 142.8489158531898
【number】Adult 1
【Date &Time】July 14th 11:00am
【Place】Slope (between Kozukayama and Otsukayama) about 300m ahead in the direction of Toumadake from Susoaidaira.
＠43.6879901706311, 142.85092478764776
【number】Adult 1
【Date &Time】July 4th
【Place】Around Gama rock @43.645825,142.7306229
【number】Adult 1
【Date &Time】June 30th
【Place】Between the trail from Hokkai-dake to Mamiya-dake ＠43.671419,142.884719
【number】Adult 1
【Date &Time】June 29th 8am
【Place】Around Gama rock @43.645825,142.7306229
【number】Adult 1
【Date &Time】June 22th
【Place】Around Piukenai stream @43.684460,142.835055
【trace】The sign is damaged by a brown bear
【Date &Time】June 8th midnight ～ June 9th early morning
【Place】Hakuundake Hinangoya(shelter hut)
【number】Parent & child
【Date &Time】June 5th around 6 PM
【Place】around Gama rock that between Asahidake Onsen to Asahidake Gensui
【number】Parent & 2 bear cub
【Date &Time】May 28th around 8:30 PM
【Place】around Gama rock that between Asahidake Onsen to Asahidake Gensui
【number】Parent & 2 bear cub
【situation】On the way down from Asahidake Onsen to Higashikawa town.
They noticed the car and fled downhill about 50 meters to the mountain on the right.
【Date &Time】April 22th
【Place】around Wasabi Numa pond(Asahidake Onsen)
【situation】There were multiple brown bear footsteps around ponds.
