Bear Watching Bus Course

Let's go into the brown bear forest!

Board a special bus protected by iron bars and enter the brown bear forest.
From the adventurous bear-watching bus, watch brown bears roam through the forest.
The world seen from the same perspective as the brown bears is full of realism!
If you want to get close to brown bears, please take a ride!

Click here for bus operating hours


~ Bear Point ~

Powerful! Only 4cm away!?

This is a glass-walled observation facility located in the center of the site.
Ponds and caves are set up around the area so that brown bears can behave in a state close to nature.
The environment is fused with the Sahoro Forest.
You can observe the brown bear approaching in front of you, and you can even take two shots!
(You can go from either the promenade course or the bear-watching bus course)

Pond: You can see them playing with trees and toys and innocently enjoying playing in the water.
Cave: The cool cave is a resting spot for brown bears.
Exhibition Room: Materials such as baby brown bear models, life-size winter burrows, and videos of winter stays are available.
It also describes the usual food of brown bears and precautions when encountering brown bears.
Others Toilets, vending machines

Promenade

Oh! I found a bear!

There is a promenade course on a hill to cross the site.
You can slowly observe the adorable brown bears living leisurely.
The majestic scenery of the Daisetsu Mountains towering in the distance, the singing of small birds, small animals that came to play, etc.
You can also enjoy the feeling of strolling while bathing in the beautiful nature of Sahoro and negative ions.
In addition, it has a slope, so you can enjoy it with strollers and wheelchairs.

Total length 370m, height about 5m, slope gradient 7%
15-20 minutes walk from the ticket office to Bear Point


Entrance

Ticket office: You can purchase tickets here.
Shopping: Original goods and various other souvenirs are available.
Parking: Free (600 cars)
Other: Toilets, nursing rooms, vending machines