เส้นทางขับรถ Yoichi-Shakotan

Observed the entire bear from the train window; it remained motionless and stayed still.

Niki 大江三丁目, Hokkaido

Big bear snuck up on me while working on motorcycle, it was nearly 20 meters away when I noticed, we looked at each other I stood tall and shined my flashlight at it, and it walked away to the bushes under the chairlift

Iwanai, Hokkaido

Around 1:25 PM on 2026-07-03, a bear was sighted in Horigaribumura, Tomari Village, Hokkaido.

Tomari Horikappumura, Hokkaido

Big bear snuck up on me while working on motorcycle, it was nearly 20 meters away when I noticed, we looked at each other I stood tall and shined my flashlight at it, and it walked away to the bushes under the chairlift

Iwanai, Hokkaido

A bear was sighted in Osawa, Bikuni-cho, Shakotan Town, Hokkaido, around 20:30 on June 20.

Shakotan, Hokkaido

We had time before boarding the undersea observatory boat, so we turned off the main road into a small lane about a 3‑minute drive from Umika Port, and immediately saw a bear about 1 meter tall sitting on the road. It was about 50 meters from our car. We stopped the car and watched; the bear noticed us, and when we moved the car forward a little it went into the bamboo grass. We reported it to the fishing port afterward. We couldn’t take a photo in time, but the three of us (parent and two children) saw it at the same time, so there’s no doubt about it.

Shakotan, Hokkaido