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Nishi Ashi Betsu Chuuou Kouen

西芦別中央公園

12 bear incidents recorded · Last sighted 5 months ago

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Nishi-Ashibetsu, Ashibetsu, Hokkaido
News

On the morning of December 8, 2025, a police officer on patrol in Nishi-Ashibetsu, Ashibetsu, spotted a bear about 60 cm long. The bear, believed to be a cub, wandered around and then disappeared into bushes; the city warns there may be a mother bear nearby.

Nishi-Ashibetsu, Ashibetsu, Hokkaido

5 months ago
Nishi-Ashibetsu, Ashibetsu City, Hokkaido
News

Around 11:00 on December 7, 2025, a man in Ashibetsu City sighted one brown bear in a residential area of Nishi-Ashibetsu and called emergency services.

Nishi-Ashibetsu, Ashibetsu City, Hokkaido

5 months ago
Ashibetsu Nishi-Ashibetsucho, Hokkaido
Official

11:02 — 1 bear seen rummaging for garbage near 51-64 Nish-Ashibetsu; it then disappeared toward the mountains. Website posted, disaster alert email, and the West Ashibetsu Mountain Loop will patrol for a while.

Ashibetsu Nishi-Ashibetsucho, Hokkaido

5 months ago
Official

6:08 — Two bears (a mother with cubs) near Nishiabetsu, 4-chōme area; they crossed National Route 452 and moved toward the Ashibetsu River. Website posted, disaster-alert email sent, signs installed, patrols in place.

Ashibetsu Nishi-Ashibetsucho, Hokkaido

8 months ago
Official

7:50 PM, one bear along National Route 452 near Nishiazuh 別町? (Nishi-Ashibetsu Town). The bear disappeared toward the mountains. Website posting, disaster alert email, and signboards planned.

Ashibetsu Nishi-Ashibetsucho, Hokkaido

1 year ago
Official

7:05 AM — 1 bear — Nishi-Abetsu Town, along the western foothills line near the former Nishi-Abetsu Junior High School; bear disappeared toward the mountains. Posted on the website and disaster alert.

Ashibetsu Nishi-Ashibetsucho, Hokkaido

1 year ago
Official

At 16:10, one bear near the hillside area at the intersection of Route 16 and the Kamiyashibetsu Industrial Park Line 2 in Kami-Ashibetsu Town. The bear went up into the mountains. Disaster-prevention email and website posted.

Ashibetsu Nishi-Ashibetsucho, Hokkaido

2 years ago
Official

14:40 – Two bears (mother and cub) in Kami-Ashibetsu Town; 200 m upstream from the T-intersection toward East Ryōjō Town from Keinan Bridge; bears disappeared into the mountains. Disaster-prevention email, signs installed, website updated.

Ashibetsu Nishi-Ashibetsucho, Hokkaido

2 years ago

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