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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

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

18:10, one bear, about 400 m east of the Keinan junction in Kami-Ashibetsu Town toward Yorijo Town; the bear came down from the mountains and then returned to the mountains. Website post, disaster alert email, signs installed.

Ashibetsu Higashi-Raijocho, Hokkaido

1 year ago
Official

3:50 PM — 1 bear along Route 452 in Midori Izumi Town, near Midori Izumi Bridge; bear headed toward the river

Ashibetsu Nakanookacho, 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
Official

15:30 — Near Route 452, Tamayama River Bridge; the bear disappeared toward the mountains. Disaster alert email, signs installed, and website updated.

Ashibetsu Nakanookacho, Hokkaido

2 years ago

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