Community Brown Bear Shakotan, Hokkaido Jun 17, 2026, 03:30 AM

Description

We had time before boarding the undersea observatory boat, so we turned off the main road into a small lane about a 3‑minute drive from Umika Port, and immediately saw a bear about 1 meter tall sitting on the road. It was about 50 meters from our car. We stopped the car and watched; the bear noticed us, and when we moved the car forward a little it went into the bamboo grass. We reported it to the fishing port afterward. We couldn’t take a photo in time, but the three of us (parent and two children) saw it at the same time, so there’s no doubt about it.

Bear Type

Brown Bear

Number of Bears

1

Provider Type

Community

Date & Time

Wednesday, June 17, 2026 at 03:30 AM

Address

Coordinates

43.297761, 140.603446