School Hokkaido

Sapporo Yamanote minami Elementary School

62 bear incidents recorded · Last sighted 1 month ago

Location

Nearby Incidents

News

Shortly after 16:00 on April 24, 2026, on Mount Sankakuyama in Sapporo's Nishi Ward, three teenagers among six hikers were injured when bear spray they used as a test entered their eyes. There was no bear involved; the three descended on their own and have no life-threatening injuries.

Sapporo Yamanote, Hokkaido

1 month 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

On 2026-04-24 at Mt. Sankaku in Sapporo's Nishi Ward, a bear deterrent spray was accidentally discharged and entered the eyes of three teenagers (male and female), causing pain and incapacitation.

Sapporo Yamanote, Hokkaido

1 month ago

News

At around 05:45 on April 14, 2026, a hospital staff member sighted one bear about 2 meters long in the woodland roughly 20 meters west of Miyano-mori Hospital in Miyanomori, Chuo-ku, Sapporo. The bear walked north and left the area; there were no injuries or reported damage, and a follow-up investigation by Sapporo city found no tracks or other traces.

Miyanomori, Chuo Ward, Hokkaido

1 month ago

Official

[No.1] Tuesday, April 14, 2026: No. Date: [No.1] Tuesday, April 14, 2026 Description: Location: Vicinity of 1274 Miyanomori, Chuo Ward (in woodland about 200 m southwest from the Miyanomori trailhead on the Sankakuyama Bankei nature trail). [The map pin shows the surrounding area.] Details: Sighted an animal believed to be a brown bear (Higuma). Address: https://www.city.sapporo.jp/kurashi/animal/choju/kuma/syutsubotsu/#no2649

Sapporo Miyanomori, Hokkaido

1 month ago

Official

[No.1] Tuesday, April 14, 2026: Location: Near 1274 Miyanomori, Chuo Ward (in the woods about 200 m southwest from the Miyanomori trailhead of the Mt. Sankakuyama Bankei nature trail). Description: Sighted an animal believed to be a brown bear. Address: https://www.google.com/maps?q=43.056097,141.291459

Sapporo Yamanote, Hokkaido

1 month ago

Miyanomori 4-jo 12-chome city road near Okurayama Jump Stadium, Chuo Ward, Sapporo and mountain woods near Teine Tomioka, Teine Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido

News

At about 18:10 on March 26, 2026, a woman walking a dog in Miyanomori 4-jo 12-chome, Chuo Ward, Sapporo, sighted a brown bear about 1.5–2.0 m long crossing a city road and entering the woods. Bear-like footprints were found nearby; police increased patrols and warned residents. On March 28 at around 14:00, a 7-year-old boy in Teine Tomioka, Teine Ward, Sapporo, reported seeing a roughly 1 m long bear-like animal, but no traces were confirmed by on-site checks.

Miyanomori 4-jo 12-chome city road near Okurayama Jump Stadium, Chuo Ward, Sapporo and mountain woods near Teine Tomioka, Teine Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido

2 months ago

A municipal road at Miyano-mori 4-jo 12-chome, Chuo Ward, Sapporo (near the Okurayama Jump Stadium, on the slope toward the parking lot; about 5 meters from the nearest house), Hokkaido

News

At around 18:10 on March 26, 2026, a woman walking a dog spotted a brown bear about 1.5–2.0 m long on a municipal road in Miyano-mori 4-jo 12-chome, Chuo Ward, Sapporo. The bear crossed the road and entered a wooded area; tracks were found nearby and police are patrolling and urging caution.

A municipal road at Miyano-mori 4-jo 12-chome, Chuo Ward, Sapporo (near the Okurayama Jump Stadium, on the slope toward the parking lot; about 5 meters from the nearest house), Hokkaido

2 months ago

News

Shortly after 16:00 on April 24, 2026, on Mount Sankakuyama in Sapporo's Nishi Ward, three teenagers among six hikers were injured when bear spray they used as a test entered their eyes. There was no bear involved; the three descended on their own and have no life-threatening injuries.

Sapporo Yamanote, Hokkaido

1 month 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

On 2026-04-24 at Mt. Sankaku in Sapporo's Nishi Ward, a bear deterrent spray was accidentally discharged and entered the eyes of three teenagers (male and female), causing pain and incapacitation.

Sapporo Yamanote, Hokkaido

1 month ago

News

At around 05:45 on April 14, 2026, a hospital staff member sighted one bear about 2 meters long in the woodland roughly 20 meters west of Miyano-mori Hospital in Miyanomori, Chuo-ku, Sapporo. The bear walked north and left the area; there were no injuries or reported damage, and a follow-up investigation by Sapporo city found no tracks or other traces.

Miyanomori, Chuo Ward, Hokkaido

1 month ago

Official

[No.1] Tuesday, April 14, 2026: No. Date: [No.1] Tuesday, April 14, 2026 Description: Location: Vicinity of 1274 Miyanomori, Chuo Ward (in woodland about 200 m southwest from the Miyanomori trailhead on the Sankakuyama Bankei nature trail). [The map pin shows the surrounding area.] Details: Sighted an animal believed to be a brown bear (Higuma). Address: https://www.city.sapporo.jp/kurashi/animal/choju/kuma/syutsubotsu/#no2649

Sapporo Miyanomori, Hokkaido

1 month ago

Official

[No.1] Tuesday, April 14, 2026: Location: Near 1274 Miyanomori, Chuo Ward (in the woods about 200 m southwest from the Miyanomori trailhead of the Mt. Sankakuyama Bankei nature trail). Description: Sighted an animal believed to be a brown bear. Address: https://www.google.com/maps?q=43.056097,141.291459

Sapporo Yamanote, Hokkaido

1 month ago

News

At about 18:10 on March 26, 2026, a woman walking a dog in Miyanomori 4-jo 12-chome, Chuo Ward, Sapporo, sighted a brown bear about 1.5–2.0 m long crossing a city road and entering the woods. Bear-like footprints were found nearby; police increased patrols and warned residents. On March 28 at around 14:00, a 7-year-old boy in Teine Tomioka, Teine Ward, Sapporo, reported seeing a roughly 1 m long bear-like animal, but no traces were confirmed by on-site checks.

Miyanomori 4-jo 12-chome city road near Okurayama Jump Stadium, Chuo Ward, Sapporo and mountain woods near Teine Tomioka, Teine Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido

2 months ago

News

At around 18:10 on March 26, 2026, a woman walking a dog spotted a brown bear about 1.5–2.0 m long on a municipal road in Miyano-mori 4-jo 12-chome, Chuo Ward, Sapporo. The bear crossed the road and entered a wooded area; tracks were found nearby and police are patrolling and urging caution.

A municipal road at Miyano-mori 4-jo 12-chome, Chuo Ward, Sapporo (near the Okurayama Jump Stadium, on the slope toward the parking lot; about 5 meters from the nearest house), Hokkaido

Sapporo Yamanote minami Elementary School

Location

Nearby Incidents

Shortly after 16:00 on April 24, 2026, on Mount Sankakuyama in Sapporo's Nishi Ward, three teenagers among six hikers were injured when bear spray they used as a test entered their eyes. There was no bear involved; the three descended on their own and have no life-threatening injuries.

On 2026-04-24 at Mt. Sankaku in Sapporo's Nishi Ward, a bear deterrent spray was accidentally discharged and entered the eyes of three teenagers (male and female), causing pain and incapacitation.

At around 18:10 on March 26, 2026, a woman walking a dog spotted a brown bear about 1.5–2.0 m long on a municipal road in Miyano-mori 4-jo 12-chome, Chuo Ward, Sapporo. The bear crossed the road and entered a wooded area; tracks were found nearby and police are patrolling and urging caution.

Shortly after 16:00 on April 24, 2026, on Mount Sankakuyama in Sapporo's Nishi Ward, three teenagers among six hikers were injured when bear spray they used as a test entered their eyes. There was no bear involved; the three descended on their own and have no life-threatening injuries.

On 2026-04-24 at Mt. Sankaku in Sapporo's Nishi Ward, a bear deterrent spray was accidentally discharged and entered the eyes of three teenagers (male and female), causing pain and incapacitation.

At around 18:10 on March 26, 2026, a woman walking a dog spotted a brown bear about 1.5–2.0 m long on a municipal road in Miyano-mori 4-jo 12-chome, Chuo Ward, Sapporo. The bear crossed the road and entered a wooded area; tracks were found nearby and police are patrolling and urging caution.

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