News 2 Brown Bears Mount Rausu (Rausu-dake), Hokkaido Aug 14, 2025, 02:00 PM

Description

On 2025-08-14 on Mount Rausu in Hokkaido, a 26-year-old man descending the mountain encountered and was fatally attacked by a mother brown bear with a cub. The site was at the intersection of a hiking trail and an animal path leading to ant-rich rocks, and the mother-and-cub bears had been repeatedly appearing in that visible area.

Note: Official sources provide information in Japanese only. This description has been machine translated for your convenience.

Summary

A 26-year-old man who had returned from Tokyo to climb Mount Rausu in Shiretoko, aiming to complete Japan's 100 famous mountains, was killed on August 14 while descending after encountering a mother brown bear with a cub. His family is grieving; the attack occurred at a known intersection of a trail and animal path where bears frequently appear. Many other hikers were rescued by helicopter, and the incident has renewed calls for measures against habituated bears in the area.

Bear Type

Brown Bear

Number of Bears

2

Provider Type

News

Date & Time

Thursday, August 14, 2025 at 02:00 PM

Address

Coordinates

44.075769, 145.122115

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