Let's talk about bears, big Hokkaido bears called higuma in Japanese. Bears can be dangerous in Hokkaido, where hikers may encounter them in the mountains. There have been 86 attacks and 33 deaths from bears since 1962 when the government started keeping... ...full story at Japan Times
from Japan Times on Fri, Mar 14 2008
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Hokkaido Bears @ Noboribetsu »
YouTube video These are the bears I saw at Noboribetsu, Hokkaido. They are begging for food.:) |
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Hokkaido » Timorous Beastie We are off to the home of wholesome dairy products, crabu setto, and bears. See you in a ten days if we don't get eaten first. |
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