He SURVIVED a BEAR encounter in Japan! Talking about hiking in Tohoku with GoNorth Japan | Japan Station 172

On this episode of Japan Station, we're talking to Quinlan from the GoNorth Japan YouTube channel about surviving a bear encounter in Japan, hiking in the Tohoku area of Japan and more.

• About bear attacks and encounters in Japan
• How to prevent encounters with bears while hiking in Japan
• Whether bear bells and whistles are effective in warding off bears
• About Quiinlan's encounter with a bear while hiking in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture
• What to do if a bear attacks you while hiking in Japan
• Why bear attacks have increased in Japan in recent years
• Whether you should yell at a bear who attacks you in Japan
• About the matagi
• About hunters in Japan
• About the need to keep the deer population under control in Japan
• About the effort to keep the bear population under control in Japan
• About hiking Yarigatake
• About kitadake, the second highest mountain in Japan
• About Mount Iwate
• Recommendation for places to hike in Tōhoku
• About Mount Akita Komagatake
• About Hachimantai
• Why Quinlan moved to the Tōhoku area of Japan
• About the MCT 1000 km trail along the Tōhoku coast
• About Quinlan's custom 1 day adventure tours
• About Northern Japan Horizons
• About the Volcano Adventure Experience tour
• And much more!

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Here are the links mentioned in this episode.

• GoNorth Japan Website: https://www.gonorthjapan.com/
• Quinlan/GoNorth Japan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/quinlan
• GoNorth Japan YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/GoNorthJapan
• Northern Japan Horizons: https://www.northernjapanhorizons.com/
• Northern Japan Horizons TripAdvisor: https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g298247-d33067862-Reviews-Northern_Japan_Horizons-Morioka_Iwate_Prefecture_Tohoku.html
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Here is the video where Quinlan talks about the bear encounter he survived.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLuioUkC0GA

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