How do you say "Caution: bears in the area." in Japanese?

Name: The Sign at the Trailhead Isn't Decoration. It's a Warning About What Lives Up There.
Uploaded: 2026-08-13T14:50:00Z
Duration: 23 s
Description: Learn to say 熊出没注意 (kuma shutsubotsu chūi) — Caution: bears in the area.. A 30-second Japanese lesson for travelers from Kōfuku.

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The Sign at the Trailhead Isn't Decoration. It's a Warning About What Lives Up There.

To say Caution: bears in the area. in Japanese, say 熊出没注意 (kuma shutsubotsu chūi).

There's a little yellow sign where the trail starts. Everyone photographs it like it's decoration and walks straight past.

熊出没注意 kuma shutsubotsu chūi Caution: bears in the area.

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熊出没注意。 kuma shutsubotsu chūi. Caution: bears in the area.
熊が出るので、気をつけてください。 kuma ga deru node, ki o tsukete kudasai. Bears come out around here, so please be careful.

Kanji in this phrase

熊出没注意: くましゅつぼつちゅうい
クマ出没注意: くましゅつぼつちゅうい
熊: くま
出る: でる

Why this phrase

Japan's easy day hikes run straight through real bear country, and the warning is a sign, not a ranger. 熊出没注意 is the one you actually want to read. It doesn't mean turn back; it means make some noise and don't be up there alone at dawn.