News Brown Bear Shibecha Town, Hokkaido, Hokkaido Mar 20, 2026, 08:00 AM

Description

Shortly after 17:00 on March 20, in Shibecha Town a motorist saw a single bear about 1 m long on the roadside of a prefectural road. The bear slowly crossed directly in front of the car and disappeared into bushes on the right; there were no injuries or damage to people or vehicles.

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

Summary

In the dairy-farming area of Shibecha Town, a roughly 1-meter bear slowly crossed in front of a car shortly after 17:00. The animal vanished into nearby bushes and there were no injuries or vehicle damage.

Bear Type

Brown Bear

Number of Bears

1

Provider Type

News

Date & Time

Friday, March 20, 2026 at 08:00 AM

Address

Coordinates

43.303320, 144.600846

Sources