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32 bear incidents recorded · Last sighted 1 week ago

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Sapporo Nishimachi-kita 8-chome, Hokkaido

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A bear attack occurred in Sapporo's Nishi Ward, and vigilance continued at an elementary school near the scene on the first school day after the incident.

Sapporo Nishimachi-kita 8-chome, Hokkaido

1 week ago

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A man was attacked by a brown bear in Sapporo's Nishi Ward, and on the first school day after the incident the nearby elementary school remained on alert. At 07:00, police cars were patrolling the residential area around the site.

Sapporo Nishimachi-kita 8-chome, Hokkaido

1 week ago

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On the Mt. Sankakuyama trail in Chuo Ward, Sapporo, three teenagers were incapacitated after being hit by bear-repellent spray. The spray appears to have entered their eyes and the incident is reported as a possible accidental discharge. The three injured were transported (details on severity not specified).

Sapporo 山の手4条11, Hokkaido

1 month ago

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At around 18:10 on March 26, a single brown bear was sighted crossing a road from the mountain side to the residential side in Miyanomori 4-jo, Chuo Ward, Sapporo. The bear was estimated at about 1.5–2.0 meters in length; there were no injuries, but footprints believed to be from a brown bear were found nearby. Police are patrolling the area and advising residents to be cautious.

Road at Miyanomori 4-jo, Chuo Ward, Sapporo (near the Ōkurayama jump hill parking area, toward the residential area; about 5 meters from a house), Hokkaido

2 months ago

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A man was attacked by a brown bear in a park in Nishi Ward, Sapporo. Within a week after the incident, there were 38 bear sighting reports in Sapporo—about eight times the number for the same period last year. The control team leader said acorns are almost absent.

Nishi Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido

4 months ago

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The bear that attacked a man in a park in Nishi-ku, Sapporo was identified by DNA from feces at the scene matching the euthanized animal, confirming it was the same individual: a 14-year-old female. She measured 1.5 meters and weighed 103 kg, was captured in a box trap and euthanized; the cub believed to have been with her is unaccounted for.

Nishi-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido

6 months ago

Yamanote 1-13 area, Nishi Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido

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At about 05:35 on November 19, 2025, a bear-like animal was sighted near Yamanote 1-13 in Nishi Ward, Sapporo, the Sapporo West Police reported. They noted it may later be determined not to have been a bear.

Yamanote 1-13 area, Nishi Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido

6 months ago

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A single brown bear was reported sighted in Nishi-ku, Sapporo. The article does not provide specific time of the sighting or whether there were any damages or injuries.

Nishi-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido

6 months ago

News

A bear attack occurred in Sapporo's Nishi Ward, and vigilance continued at an elementary school near the scene on the first school day after the incident.

Sapporo Nishimachi-kita 8-chome, Hokkaido

1 week ago

News

A man was attacked by a brown bear in Sapporo's Nishi Ward, and on the first school day after the incident the nearby elementary school remained on alert. At 07:00, police cars were patrolling the residential area around the site.

Sapporo Nishimachi-kita 8-chome, Hokkaido

1 week ago

News

On the Mt. Sankakuyama trail in Chuo Ward, Sapporo, three teenagers were incapacitated after being hit by bear-repellent spray. The spray appears to have entered their eyes and the incident is reported as a possible accidental discharge. The three injured were transported (details on severity not specified).

Sapporo 山の手4条11, Hokkaido

1 month ago

News

At around 18:10 on March 26, a single brown bear was sighted crossing a road from the mountain side to the residential side in Miyanomori 4-jo, Chuo Ward, Sapporo. The bear was estimated at about 1.5–2.0 meters in length; there were no injuries, but footprints believed to be from a brown bear were found nearby. Police are patrolling the area and advising residents to be cautious.

Road at Miyanomori 4-jo, Chuo Ward, Sapporo (near the Ōkurayama jump hill parking area, toward the residential area; about 5 meters from a house), Hokkaido

2 months ago

News

A man was attacked by a brown bear in a park in Nishi Ward, Sapporo. Within a week after the incident, there were 38 bear sighting reports in Sapporo—about eight times the number for the same period last year. The control team leader said acorns are almost absent.

Nishi Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido

4 months ago

News

The bear that attacked a man in a park in Nishi-ku, Sapporo was identified by DNA from feces at the scene matching the euthanized animal, confirming it was the same individual: a 14-year-old female. She measured 1.5 meters and weighed 103 kg, was captured in a box trap and euthanized; the cub believed to have been with her is unaccounted for.

Nishi-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido

6 months ago

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At about 05:35 on November 19, 2025, a bear-like animal was sighted near Yamanote 1-13 in Nishi Ward, Sapporo, the Sapporo West Police reported. They noted it may later be determined not to have been a bear.

Yamanote 1-13 area, Nishi Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido

6 months ago

News

A single brown bear was reported sighted in Nishi-ku, Sapporo. The article does not provide specific time of the sighting or whether there were any damages or injuries.

Nishi-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido

6 months ago

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