Location
Description
Wangetsu 2-chome, around 8:30 a.m. on January 6, Reiwa 8, footprints of one brown bear were found in a food company's parking lot.
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
Official
Date & Time
Tuesday, January 6, 2026
Address
Akkeshi 梅香一丁目, Hokkaido
Coordinates
43.029650, 144.846231
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Comments (1)
nature lover 4 months ago
Footprints in a food company parking lot on January 6 is not the time of year you'd normally expect this.
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