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Maruyama Dekoboko Park

14 bear incidents recorded · Last sighted 7 months ago

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Maruyama Park (near the baseball field), Hokkaido
News

Around 22:20 on November 25, a man in his 60s driving near the Maruyama Park baseball field in Miyagaoka, Sapporo's Chuo Ward, saw a single bear about 80 cm long crossing the road northward and reported it to the police. There was no collision, injury, or damage, and police patrolled the area but found no traces.

Maruyama Park (near the baseball field), Hokkaido

7 months ago
Maruyama Park (Miyagaoka, Chuo Ward, Sapporo), Hokkaido
News

At around 22:20 on November 25, 2025, a man in his 60s driving near the baseball field at the foot of Maruyama Park in Miyagaoka, Chuo Ward, Sapporo, reported seeing a single bear cub about 80 cm long crossing the road and called police. Police and city staff conducted patrols and track inspections, but no clear traces or damage have been confirmed.

Maruyama Park (Miyagaoka, Chuo Ward, Sapporo), Hokkaido

7 months ago
Maruyama Park, Hokkaido
News

A brown bear appeared in Maruyama Park in Hokkaido, and the park was completely closed. The Hokkaido Shimbun podcast recording took place on November 18.

Maruyama Park, Hokkaido

7 months ago
Maruyama Zoo (Maruyama Zoological Park), Hokkaido
News

At around 11:35 on November 12, 2025, a male brown bear was caught in a box trap on the grounds of Maruyama Zoo in Sapporo's Chuo Ward and was culled. The bear measured about 113 cm in length with a front paw width of about 11 cm and is believed to be the same individual that had been seen and left tracks around the zoo since November 9.

Maruyama Zoo (Maruyama Zoological Park), Hokkaido

7 months ago
Sapporo Miyagaoka, Hokkaido
Official

No. 353: November 12, 2025 (Wednesday): Location: Chuo-ku Miyagaoka 3-1 (within Maruyama Zoo grounds). Contents: Brown bear extermination.

Sapporo Miyagaoka, Hokkaido

7 months ago
Maruyama Park (Chuo Ward, Sapporo), Hokkaido
News

On November 11, in and around Maruyama Park (Chuo Ward, Sapporo), surveillance cameras and resident reports recorded sightings and tracks of a brown bear; footage also showed a bear clinging to a zoo facility window frame. The city of Sapporo closed Maruyama Park entirely for about two weeks until safety can be confirmed.

Maruyama Park (Chuo Ward, Sapporo), Hokkaido

7 months ago
Maruyama Zoo (Sapporo), Hokkaido
News

Around 00:30 on November 11, 2025, a bear was captured by an automatic camera near facilities at Maruyama Zoo in Sapporo, and at about 00:45 footage showed it clinging to a window frame. City staff found multiple footprints around 10:30 on the same day about 800 meters from the zoo in Maruyama Nishimachi (width about 11 cm), believed to be a female or a young male.

Maruyama Zoo (Sapporo), Hokkaido

7 months ago
Hokkaido Shrine, Hokkaido
News

On 2025-11-10 at around 05:10, a bear-like animal about 1 meter long was spotted on the road near the third torii of Hokkaido Shrine in Sapporo's Chuo Ward; police responded and increased patrols. Footprints believed to be from a bear were found inside Maruyama Zoo the previous day, and nearby elementary and junior high schools were temporarily closed. No injuries were reported.

Hokkaido Shrine, Hokkaido

7 months ago

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