{"id":5,"date":"2011-08-11T20:30:38","date_gmt":"2011-08-11T11:30:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/inaka-backpacker.com\/blog\/en\/?p=5"},"modified":"2019-10-12T09:28:41","modified_gmt":"2019-10-12T00:28:41","slug":"brown-bears-in-shiretoko-hokkaido-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inaka-backpacker.com\/blog\/en\/2011\/08\/11\/brown-bears-in-shiretoko-hokkaido-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"Backpackers &#038; Wild Brown Bears in Shiretoko Hokkaido, Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I was in Shiretoko Peninsula, Hokkaido. On my way to a natural hot spring and waterfalls &#8220;Kamuiwakka Falls&#8221; or Kamuiwakka no Taki in Shiretoko, I FINALLY found two brown bears.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/inaka-backpacker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Tabi_09_Hokkaido_2011_07_01224.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox-0\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"567\" src=\"http:\/\/inaka-backpacker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Tabi_09_Hokkaido_2011_07_01224.jpg\" alt=\"brown bears on shiretoko peninsula in Hokkaido Japan\" class=\"wp-image-13\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inaka-backpacker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Tabi_09_Hokkaido_2011_07_01224.jpg 850w, https:\/\/inaka-backpacker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Tabi_09_Hokkaido_2011_07_01224-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/inaka-backpacker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Tabi_09_Hokkaido_2011_07_01224-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>When I was backpacking on Shiretoko Peninsula in Hokkaido Japan, I saw two huge wild brown bears.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A brown bear is considered as the most dangerous and fierce animal on the land of Japan.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I was overly excited that my heart was beating so fast. I was just feeling, &#8220;I want to take photos of the bears. This sounds little crazy but this may be my lifetime-exciting photo opportunity and the last chance to see WILD brown bears.&#8221;  This thought was the only thing in my mind.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0019511545529257\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"3233182285\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I was just so possessed by these wild brown bears. So, I got out of my friend\u2019s car with my SLR camera and followed them quietly for about 15 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After taking many photos, the mother bear curiously started starring at me. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/inaka-backpacker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Tabi_09_Hokkaido_2011_07_01211.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox-1\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"567\" src=\"http:\/\/inaka-backpacker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Tabi_09_Hokkaido_2011_07_01211.jpg\" alt=\"brown bears on shiretoko peninsula in Hokkaido Japan\" class=\"wp-image-16\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inaka-backpacker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Tabi_09_Hokkaido_2011_07_01211.jpg 850w, https:\/\/inaka-backpacker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Tabi_09_Hokkaido_2011_07_01211-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/inaka-backpacker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Tabi_09_Hokkaido_2011_07_01211-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Shiretoko Peninsula is located in the north-east of Hokkaido, the northernmost island of Japan. Shiretoko became a national park in 1965 and is designated as one of the World Natural Heritage sites in 2005 by UNESCO.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/inaka-backpacker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Tabi_09_Hokkaido_2011_07_01225.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox-2\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"567\" src=\"http:\/\/inaka-backpacker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Tabi_09_Hokkaido_2011_07_01225.jpg\" alt=\"brown bears on shiretoko peninsula in Hokkaido Japan\" class=\"wp-image-14\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inaka-backpacker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Tabi_09_Hokkaido_2011_07_01225.jpg 850w, https:\/\/inaka-backpacker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Tabi_09_Hokkaido_2011_07_01225-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/inaka-backpacker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Tabi_09_Hokkaido_2011_07_01225-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"I was in Shiretoko Peninsula, Hokkaido. 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