An animal that seems to be a brown bear was witnessed in the Toyosato district

On August 30 (Friday) at around 5:00 pm, a local bear was witnessed by a local inhabitant at Toyosato Higashi-dori, a town road in the Toyosato district.
From around 7pm on the same day, police have been alerting the area.
If you live in the vicinity, please be careful when going out.

ヒグマを目撃したときは、安全を確保して、速やかに警察（ニセコ駐在所TEL0136-44-2251/倶知安警察署TEL0136-22-0110）まで、連絡をお願いします。