Location
Description
While river fishing at Kanetomi Bridge over the Aibetsu River in Kanetomi, Aibetsu Town, a person saw one brown bear swimming toward them from across the river and drove it away by shouting. No one was injured.
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, June 24, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Address
Aibetsu Kanatomi, Hokkaido
This news pin shows the reported area, not an exact point.
Coordinates
43.899814, 142.538196
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