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.
In this video
- 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.
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