News Brown Bear Yubetsu Kamiyubetsu Tonden Shigaichi, Hokkaido May 7, 2026, 03:00 PM

Description

Around 00:00 on May 8, 2026, a motorist near Yubetsu Town North Community Hall in Hokkaido sighted a bear about 1.5 meters long and reported it to the police. Shortly after 04:00 a newspaper delivery woman found bear droppings a few hundred meters away, and police are maintaining a presence with two patrol cars.

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

Summary

A bear about 1.5 meters long was sighted late at night in the urban area of Yubetsu Town on the Sea of Okhotsk. In the early morning a newspaper delivery worker found droppings nearby, and police are keeping watch with two patrol cars.

Bear Type

Brown Bear

Number of Bears

1

Provider Type

News

Date & Time

Thursday, May 7, 2026 at 03:00 PM

Address

Coordinates

44.151548, 143.572911

Sources