School Hokkaido

Yamanote Yougogakkou

山の手養護学校

58 bear incidents recorded · Last sighted 1 week ago

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Nearby Incidents

Sapporo Nishimachi-kita 8-chome, Hokkaido

News

A bear attack occurred in Sapporo's Nishi Ward, and vigilance continued at an elementary school near the scene on the first school day after the incident.

Sapporo Nishimachi-kita 8-chome, Hokkaido

1 week ago

News

A man was attacked by a brown bear in Sapporo's Nishi Ward, and on the first school day after the incident the nearby elementary school remained on alert. At 07:00, police cars were patrolling the residential area around the site.

Sapporo Nishimachi-kita 8-chome, Hokkaido

1 week 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

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 around 18:10 on March 26, a single brown bear was sighted crossing a road from the mountain side to the residential side in Miyanomori 4-jo, Chuo Ward, Sapporo. The bear was estimated at about 1.5–2.0 meters in length; there were no injuries, but footprints believed to be from a brown bear were found nearby. Police are patrolling the area and advising residents to be cautious.

Road at Miyanomori 4-jo, Chuo Ward, Sapporo (near the Ōkurayama jump hill parking area, toward the residential area; about 5 meters from a house), Hokkaido

2 months ago

News

A man was attacked by a brown bear in a park in Nishi Ward, Sapporo. Within a week after the incident, there were 38 bear sighting reports in Sapporo—about eight times the number for the same period last year. The control team leader said acorns are almost absent.

Nishi Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido

4 months ago

News

A bear attack occurred in Sapporo's Nishi Ward, and vigilance continued at an elementary school near the scene on the first school day after the incident.

Sapporo Nishimachi-kita 8-chome, Hokkaido

1 week ago

News

A man was attacked by a brown bear in Sapporo's Nishi Ward, and on the first school day after the incident the nearby elementary school remained on alert. At 07:00, police cars were patrolling the residential area around the site.

Sapporo Nishimachi-kita 8-chome, Hokkaido

1 week 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

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 around 18:10 on March 26, a single brown bear was sighted crossing a road from the mountain side to the residential side in Miyanomori 4-jo, Chuo Ward, Sapporo. The bear was estimated at about 1.5–2.0 meters in length; there were no injuries, but footprints believed to be from a brown bear were found nearby. Police are patrolling the area and advising residents to be cautious.

Road at Miyanomori 4-jo, Chuo Ward, Sapporo (near the Ōkurayama jump hill parking area, toward the residential area; about 5 meters from a house), Hokkaido

2 months ago

News

A man was attacked by a brown bear in a park in Nishi Ward, Sapporo. Within a week after the incident, there were 38 bear sighting reports in Sapporo—about eight times the number for the same period last year. The control team leader said acorns are almost absent.

Nishi Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido

4 months ago

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