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News Brown Bear Katsuraoka Elementary School (Katsuraoka, Otaru), Hokkaido Nov 8, 2025, 01:35 PM

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At around 13:35 on November 8, 2025, a man in his 40s driving on a road in Katsuraoka, Otaru, spotted a brown bear about 1 meter long, which entered the grounds of Katsuraoka Elementary School. Police officers found multiple footprints on the snow on the school grounds, but the bear's subsequent whereabouts are unknown and officers are monitoring the residential area.

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

Bear Type

Brown Bear

Number of Bears

1

Provider Type

News

Date & Time

Saturday, November 8, 2025 at 01:35 PM

Address

Katsuraoka Elementary School (Katsuraoka, Otaru), Hokkaido

Coordinates

43.143358, 141.146875

Sources

https://www.hokkaido-np.co.jp/article/1235576/ https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/543a8c976f16e061086c5c2229...

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