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Tokyo Kochi, Tokyo

Tokyo, Tokyo

It was in the valley on the left about 20 meters ahead, roughly 20 minutes up from the Ōtōge trailhead toward Kurodake. While I was descending, it noticed the bear bell and ran away. It didn't seem to be an aggressive individual, but please be careful.

Otsuki, Yamanashi

Kosuge 田元, Yamanashi

Tokyo Kochi, Tokyo

Tokyo Kochi, Tokyo

Tokyo Tozura, Tokyo

Tokyo Tozura, Tokyo

Encountered an adult bear about 160 cm tall

Tokyo, Tokyo

Around noon on the 17th, a Russian man in his 30s was attacked by a bear near the end of the Konakazawa forest road in Okutama (border area) and sustained injuries to his arm and face; he was airlifted by Tokyo Fire Department helicopter to a hospital. He was conscious and is believed to have serious injuries; he was not carrying bear-deterrent devices such as a bell, and the town has set capture cages and urged people to avoid nearby trails.

Tokyo Sakai, Tokyo

On May 17 at around 11:55, a man in his 30s of Russian nationality was attacked by an adult Asiatic black bear on Mt. Minokido (Sannokido) in Okutama-machi, Tokyo, sustaining serious injuries to his face and arms. He was airlifted by a fire department helicopter to a hospital in Hachioji and is not in life-threatening condition; he was hiking alone without a bear bell and the bear fled immediately after the attack.

Tokyo Sakai, Tokyo

Tokyo Kochi, Tokyo