Park Hokkaido

Misuzu Park

22 bear incidents recorded · Last sighted 4 months ago

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Nearby Incidents

News

At around 11:10 on December 31, a woman in her 70s on a bus reported seeing two large black animals (about 1.5 m each) eating grass in a grassland in Makomanai Minamimachi 6-chome, Minami Ward, Sapporo, and called 110. Police responded but found no trace of the animals; because the site is about 150 meters from nearby homes, police urged caution and increased patrols.

Makomanai Minamimachi 6-chome, Minami Ward, Sapporo (grassland), Hokkaido

4 months ago

Sapporo Makomanai-Minamimachi 5-chome, Hokkaido

Official

No. 360: November 27, 2025 (Thursday): Location: Minami-ku, Makomanai Minami-cho 5-chome 1-banchi vicinity. A brown bear-like animal was sighted.

Sapporo Makomanai-Minamimachi 5-chome, Hokkaido

6 months ago

Official

No. 279: Date: Monday, October 20, 2025. Description: Location: Minami Ward, Makomanai 17-banchi 1 vicinity (southwest of Benikouen Park by about 700 m). The pin on the map indicates the surrounding area. Content: Brown bear sighted. Link: https://www.city.sapporo.jp/kurashi/animal/choju/kuma/syutsubotsu/#no2557

Sapporo Makomanai, Hokkaido

7 months ago

Official

[No.45] June 3, 2025 (Tuesday): Description: Location: Minami-ku Makomanai Kaicho 7-chome 4 vicinity (thicket beside Mōnan Park Kaicho Plaza) The pin on the map indicates the surrounding area. Content: Spotted a brown bear (animal). Address: https://www.city.sapporo.jp/kurashi/animal/choju/kuma/syutsubotsu/#no2324

Sapporo Makomanai-Kashiwaoka 8-chome, Hokkaido

11 months ago

Official

No. 96. Date: November 11, 2024 (Monday). Description: Location: Minami Ward Makomanai 17-1 area (near the green space on the Makomanai Takino Line to the west). The pin on the map indicates the surrounding area. Content: A wild animal that resembled a brown bear was sighted. URL: https://www.city.sapporo.jp/kurashi/animal/choju/kuma/syutsubotsu/#no2277

Sapporo Makomanai, Hokkaido

1 year ago

Official

No. 90, June 23, 2023 (Friday): Location: Minami-ku Makomanai Kashiwaka 12-chome 598-1 near (about 300 m north of the Ishiyama Overpass bus stop). Bear-like animal sighting. Link: https://www.city.sapporo.jp/kurashi/animal/choju/kuma/syutsubotsu/#no2043

Sapporo Makomanai-Kashiwaoka 12-chome, Hokkaido

2 years ago

Official

No. 85, June 22, 2023 (Thursday): Location: Minami-ku Makomanai Kashiwagaoka 11-chome 1-94 near (near Route 453 Ishiyama overpass). Bear sighting. Link: https://www.city.sapporo.jp/kurashi/animal/choju/kuma/syutsubotsu/#no2038

Sapporo Makomanai-Kashiwaoka 11-chome, Hokkaido

2 years ago

Official

No. 63, July 9, 2022 (Saturday): Bear sighting. Location: Minami Ward, Makomanai Minami-cho 4-chome 6-5 vicinity. The pin on the map indicates the surrounding area. Contents: Bear sighting. Address: https://www.city.sapporo.jp/kurashi/animal/choju/kuma/syutsubotsu/#no1855

Sapporo Makomanai-Minamimachi 4-chome, Hokkaido

3 years ago

News

At around 11:10 on December 31, a woman in her 70s on a bus reported seeing two large black animals (about 1.5 m each) eating grass in a grassland in Makomanai Minamimachi 6-chome, Minami Ward, Sapporo, and called 110. Police responded but found no trace of the animals; because the site is about 150 meters from nearby homes, police urged caution and increased patrols.

Makomanai Minamimachi 6-chome, Minami Ward, Sapporo (grassland), Hokkaido

4 months ago

Official

No. 360: November 27, 2025 (Thursday): Location: Minami-ku, Makomanai Minami-cho 5-chome 1-banchi vicinity. A brown bear-like animal was sighted.

Sapporo Makomanai-Minamimachi 5-chome, Hokkaido

6 months ago

Official

No. 279: Date: Monday, October 20, 2025. Description: Location: Minami Ward, Makomanai 17-banchi 1 vicinity (southwest of Benikouen Park by about 700 m). The pin on the map indicates the surrounding area. Content: Brown bear sighted. Link: https://www.city.sapporo.jp/kurashi/animal/choju/kuma/syutsubotsu/#no2557

Sapporo Makomanai, Hokkaido

7 months ago

Official

[No.45] June 3, 2025 (Tuesday): Description: Location: Minami-ku Makomanai Kaicho 7-chome 4 vicinity (thicket beside Mōnan Park Kaicho Plaza) The pin on the map indicates the surrounding area. Content: Spotted a brown bear (animal). Address: https://www.city.sapporo.jp/kurashi/animal/choju/kuma/syutsubotsu/#no2324

Sapporo Makomanai-Kashiwaoka 8-chome, Hokkaido

11 months ago

Official

No. 96. Date: November 11, 2024 (Monday). Description: Location: Minami Ward Makomanai 17-1 area (near the green space on the Makomanai Takino Line to the west). The pin on the map indicates the surrounding area. Content: A wild animal that resembled a brown bear was sighted. URL: https://www.city.sapporo.jp/kurashi/animal/choju/kuma/syutsubotsu/#no2277

Sapporo Makomanai, Hokkaido

1 year ago

Official

No. 90, June 23, 2023 (Friday): Location: Minami-ku Makomanai Kashiwaka 12-chome 598-1 near (about 300 m north of the Ishiyama Overpass bus stop). Bear-like animal sighting. Link: https://www.city.sapporo.jp/kurashi/animal/choju/kuma/syutsubotsu/#no2043

Sapporo Makomanai-Kashiwaoka 12-chome, Hokkaido

2 years ago

Official

No. 85, June 22, 2023 (Thursday): Location: Minami-ku Makomanai Kashiwagaoka 11-chome 1-94 near (near Route 453 Ishiyama overpass). Bear sighting. Link: https://www.city.sapporo.jp/kurashi/animal/choju/kuma/syutsubotsu/#no2038

Sapporo Makomanai-Kashiwaoka 11-chome, Hokkaido

2 years ago

Official

No. 63, July 9, 2022 (Saturday): Bear sighting. Location: Minami Ward, Makomanai Minami-cho 4-chome 6-5 vicinity. The pin on the map indicates the surrounding area. Contents: Bear sighting. Address: https://www.city.sapporo.jp/kurashi/animal/choju/kuma/syutsubotsu/#no1855

Sapporo Makomanai-Minamimachi 4-chome, Hokkaido

3 years ago

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