Location
Description
Around 7:00 a.m. on August 3, 2008, near Itogizawa, about 1 kilometer from the Betsukambe-ushi Bridge on Route 44 toward Nemuro, one grizzly bear was sighted.
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
Monday, March 9, 2026 at 03:00 PM
Address
Akkeshi, Hokkaido
Coordinates
43.102077, 144.902045
Related Areas
Comments (1)
たかし 3 months ago
国道44号沿いで目撃されるってことは、けっこう人間の生活圏に近い場所で動いてるんだな。
Hiking in bear country
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