There is a lot in the media about ‘bears’ in Japan… including the story today on the news about one running onto an airport runway in the Iwate prefecture. So much so there are a number of tourists who buy ‘bear spray’ when visiting the country (previous version had a typo.. darn auto type!). Strongly suggest anyone do research if bears are in the area you’re travelling to Japan if it’s really required.

There are no bears where we have been this trip. Unless you count this art object…