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5 bear incidents recorded · Last sighted 1 month ago

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Around 13:30 on April 8, 2026, a man driving on National Route 277 in Kumaishi Ayukawa-cho, Yakumo, saw a bear about 1 meter long crossing the road and reported it to Yakumo police. The location was on the side toward Unseki Pass from the Kumaishi Disaster Prevention Station, about 700 meters from the nearest house.

Yakumo, Hokkaido

1 month ago
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Around 14:30 on the 16th, a man walking spotted a bear about 1.5 meters long on the road near the former Kumaishi High School in Kumaishi Ayukawa, Yakumo, and reported it to the Yakumo police via the Kumaishi branch office.

former Kumaishi High School, Hokkaido

2 months ago
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A bear was again sighted near Miichibashi in Yakumo Town.

Miichibashi, Yakumo Town, Hokkaido

7 months ago
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In Yakumo Town, three bears believed to be separate individuals appeared in succession along a roadside, in grassland, and on a slope within 35 minutes; the slope bear was driven off with firecrackers.

Kumaishi Ayukawa, Yakumo Town, Hokkaido

7 months ago
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In Yakumo Town there were consecutive sightings of brown bears along a roadside, in grassland, and on a slope; the incidents involved at least three separate individuals (one on the slope was driven off with firecrackers).

Yakumo Fishing Port, Yakumo, Hokkaido

7 months ago

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