Around 12:20 p.m. on June 20, there was reportedly a bear sighting near the summit of Mt. Takao (commonly known as Shiroyama) in northern Ashiya City.

↑ Photo near the Shiroyama trailhead
Map of “Mt. Takao (Shiroyama)” ↓
The address is Shiroyama, Ashiya City, Hyogo Prefecture.

In the Hanshinkan area, wild boars are something you often hear about, but a bear!? Seriously!?
According to the news articles, it was believed to be “an Asian black bear about 1.5 meters long,” which means a bear about the same size as me (Fuuko) was… in Ashiya…!?

It would be scary if it came down from the mountains along the river and reached a residential area. Everyone, please be careful!

↑ If only it were a cute and gentle little bear like this


