News Brown Bear Onnenai, Tsurui Village, Hokkaido Nov 20, 2025

Description

On November 20, 2025, the Ministry of the Environment's Kushiro Nature Environment Office received a report of a bear sighting around the boardwalk starting at the Onnenai Visitor Center in Tsurui Village, and closed the boardwalk until safety could be confirmed.

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

Summary

A bear was sighted near the boardwalk around the Onnenai Visitor Center in Tsurui Village, so the Ministry of the Environment's Kushiro office closed the boardwalk on the 20th until safety was confirmed.

Bear Type

Brown Bear

Number of Bears

1

Provider Type

News

Date & Time

Thursday, November 20, 2025

Address

Coordinates

43.106360, 144.308673

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