Location
Description
Around 17:00 on the 8th, a resident spotted one brown bear approximately 1 meter long near the national road in Kiyohama, Soya-mura, Wakkanai City, and reported it to the Wakkanai police. According to the city, there were no tracks or other signs. The site was behind the Daiichi Kiyohama Hall, about 50 meters from the nearest house and about 500 meters from Soya Junior High.
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
Wednesday, April 8, 2026 at 08:00 AM
Address
Wakkanai 宗谷村, Hokkaido
Coordinates
45.497228, 141.893812
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