Hokkaido brown bear
A subspecies of brown bear native to Hokkaido; also known as Ezo brown bear or Ussuri brown bear.
In Hokkaido, you need to be careful of Hokkaido brown bears.
The Hokkaido brown bear is Japan's largest land mammal.
Katakana spelling is standard for this animal name; usually written in kana.
Kanji spelling is rare and mainly encountered in older or specialized texts.
Compound of 蝦夷 (Ezo, old name for Hokkaido) and 羆 (brown bear). The katakana spelling エゾヒグマ is the usual modern form.