HOKKAIDO - A hiking trail on Mount Rausu in Shiretoko, Hokkaido, reopened on July 5 after being closed since last August following a fatal brown bear attack on a climber.
The trail had been shut after a hiker was attacked and killed by a brown bear on the 1,660-meter mountain. At the Iwaobetsu trailhead in Shari, a ceremony was held to mark the opening of the climbing season, with about 50 people, including town officials and hikers, praying for safety.
Source: Kyodo
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