Location
Description
On the afternoon of April 9 in Shibetsu (Shibetsu? Wait actual municipality is Shimokawa—use Shimokawa?), in Shimokawa Town's Mankei area, a bear about 1 meter long was sighted in grass beside a town road at 14:50, and about 1 hour 40 minutes later at 16:30 at least one bear was sighted on a mountainside near a hot spring facility about 1 km east. Police and the town, noting the possibility it was the same individual, have increased caution and warned residents.
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
Thursday, April 9, 2026 at 05:50 AM
Address
Shimokawa, Hokkaido
Coordinates
44.217983, 142.680400
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