Bear Mountain in Sahoro

Last week I went to the 'Bear Mountain' in Sahoro.
It was made lately in resort area, it is three times larger than Tokyo Dome, and 16 bears live there. We can see bears much wilder there than in the zoo.

We had a short bus tour in the mountain. I heard they hadn't appered near us very much recently because the weather had been continuing sunny and hot. But the day wasn't good weather, so we could see many bears.

The bears were sleeping comfortably under the tree, enjoying in the cool water, and playing by the river.

I felt they were very pretty, but they were very big. Even the smallest bear weigh over 200kg, and the length of their nails is about 8cm!! There were high fences around the area in order to protect ourselves.


I was very enjoyed seeing bears there, it was very exciting day.
After that, we stayed the Kitami, and left for Shiretoko the next day.
I had a very good time in Shiretoko, too. I'll post about it soon.