Hi @ all!
My girlfriend an i a currently in Japan. Yesterday and the day before we stayed in beutiful Inawashiro. I can recommend this Area for everyone that is seeking a relaxed Nature experience but beware that the City is Kind of dead and there are a Lot of empty Houses and very few Restaurants/Shops.
We biked a little with Rental ebikes and as we got back there was a Police Car making a loud announcement. My Japanese is very Limited so i asked a Hotel staff member what this was about. They told us the police IS warning about bears.
We asked ourselfes If it is a General warning or was the bear Seen in the direct area of our Hotel. We we're scared to Go hiking after that.
Would be appreciated If someone can answer this.
Sorry for the weird writing my Keyboard trys to autocorrect in German 😅
by Bubka86