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Takiyama

焼山

579 bear incidents recorded · Last sighted 4 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

4 months ago
News

At around 11:40 on December 17, 2025, a man in his 40s clearing snow in Shirakawa, Minami Ward, Sapporo, spotted two bears believed to be a mother and cub (about 1.5 m and 1 m long) walking toward the mountain to the north. The bears were about 50 meters from the witness and roughly 100 meters from residences; no damages have been reported and police are patrolling the area.

Shirakawa, 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

6 months ago
Sapporo 藤野, Hokkaido
Official

No. 359: November 26, 2025 (Wednesday): Location: Minami-ku, Fujino 5-jo 8-chome 17-banchi vicinity. A brown bear-like animal was sighted.

Sapporo 藤野, Hokkaido

6 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

6 months ago
News

A bear-like animal was sighted near 4-6 Sudaremai, Minami Ward, Sapporo at around 16:45 on the 17th. It was noted that the animal may later be determined not to be a bear.

Sudaremai, Minami Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido

6 months ago
Official

No. 356: November 15, 2025 (Saturday): Location: Minami-ku Tosiyama 62-banchi vicinity (about 450 m from the Yatsuo Tunnel entrance toward Sapporo center). Contents: Branches broken and feeding traces observed.

Sapporo Toyama, Hokkaido

6 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

6 months ago

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