Saturday, August 25, 2018

Today I learned... bears and bells

a bell from Fuji Mountain Fifth Station

I didn't grow up with mountains (mountains are more of a west coast thing) so I don't know much about mountain climbing. But it seems that one advice everyone in Japan keeps giving is if you are planning to climb mountains, bring a bear bell. 

bears

In fact, it is better to bring a bell of any kind to protect yourself from being attacked by one. I didn't know why until today... apparently bears hate the sound of bells when they hear bells they will try to run away. :O

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