News Brown Bear New Chitose Airport, Hokkaido Nov 23, 2025, 01:00 AM

Description

In the early morning of November 23, around 01:00, a security guard patrolling the west side of New Chitose Airport in Chitose City sighted a single bear about 1.2–1.5 m long climbing over a fence and called 110. The bear reportedly left toward the national highway.

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

Summary

In the early hours of November 23, a security guard at the west side of New Chitose Airport spotted a bear about 1.2–1.5 m long. The guard reported seeing it climb over a fence and called the police; the bear then moved off toward the nearby national highway.

Bear Type

Brown Bear

Number of Bears

1

Provider Type

News

Date & Time

Sunday, November 23, 2025 at 01:00 AM

Address

Coordinates

42.779132, 141.686636

Sources