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Ishiyama Hospital

92 bear incidents recorded · Last sighted 5 months ago

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Fujigaoka Park (near Fujino Shrine), Fujino, Minami Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido
News

Around 15:40 on January 19, a upper elementary school boy walking his dog reported seeing a dark brown, bear-like animal about 1.5 meters long in the bushes near Fujino Shrine in Fujigaoka Park, Minami Ward, Sapporo. Police responded but found no footprints or droppings, and no damage to people or property has been confirmed.

Fujigaoka Park (near Fujino Shrine), Fujino, Minami Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido

5 months ago
Fujino, Minami-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido
News

On the morning of 26 November 2025, an elementary school student spotted a bear-like animal about 1.2 m long in a grove near a residential area in Fujino, Minami-ku, Sapporo; about 30 minutes later another student reported seeing a similar individual roughly 180 meters away. The city found no traces but has not ruled out a brown bear.

Fujino, Minami-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido

7 months ago
Ishiyama 1-jo 3-chome, Minami Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido
News

On November 20, 2025 at about 19:00, a high school boy walking home in a residential area at Ishiyama 1-jo 3-chome, Minami Ward, Sapporo, sighted one bear on the road (estimated about 1.7 m). Later at around 22:30 people on a bridge reported a "black mass" in nearby bushes; the city's trace investigation found no bear signs and concluded a deer was more likely.

Ishiyama 1-jo 3-chome, Minami Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido

7 months ago
Near Ishiyama 1-3, Minami Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido
News

A bear was reported sighted near Ishiyama 1-3 in Minami Ward, Sapporo, around 19:00 on the 20th, according to the Sapporo Minami Police. Later the same day, around 22:30, a bear-like animal was also reported near Kawazoe 18-1 in the same ward.

Near Ishiyama 1-3, Minami Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido

7 months ago
Ishiyama 1-jo 3-chome, Minami-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido
News

Around 01:30 on November 19, 2025, a high school boy walking home in a residential area at Ishiyama 1-jo 3-chome, Minami-ku, Sapporo, sighted a single bear about 1.7 m long some 15 meters away on the road. The bear then moved into vegetation along the Toyohira River. The city planned to conduct a trace survey the following day.

Ishiyama 1-jo 3-chome, Minami-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido

7 months ago
Fujino, Minami Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido
News

On 2025-11-14, bears were repeatedly sighted in Fujino, Minami Ward, Sapporo, and nearby elementary schools were temporarily closed. The city is assessing the situation and taking measures.

Fujino, Minami Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido

7 months ago
News

On 2025-11-13, near Fujinosawa Elementary School in Fujino, Minami-ku, Sapporo, a roughly 1.0 m bear was seen crossing a bridge at about 23:30 and reported to police. That same night in the Kawazoi area of Minami-ku, two bears (about 1.5 m and 1.0 m), believed to be a parent and cub, were observed crossing a road; footprints were also found near the school earlier that morning, prompting a temporary school closure.

Fujinosawa Elementary School (Fujino, Minami-ku, Sapporo), Hokkaido

7 months ago
Official

No. 354: November 13, 2025 (Thursday): Location: Minami-ku Fujino 528-banchi vicinity (about 50 m south of Fujinosa Elementary School). Contents: Footprints observed.

Sapporo Ishiyama, Hokkaido

7 months ago

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