Location
Description
At around 13:50 on May 16 in a woodland area of Shinkai, Asahikawa, a couple finishing foraging for mountain plants saw two bears (a parent and a cub, about 1.5 m and 50 cm long) climbing a tree roughly 3 meters away as they were getting into their car. The couple were unharmed; police who responded found no bears or traces at the scene and remain on alert.
Note: Official sources provide information in Japanese only. This description has been machine translated for your convenience.
Bear Type
Brown Bear
Number of Bears
2
Provider Type
News
Date & Time
Saturday, May 16, 2026 at 04:50 AM
Address
Asahikawa, Hokkaido
Coordinates
43.630584, 142.330148
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