Shrine or Temple Hokkaido

Chouzu Sha

手水舎

45 bear incidents recorded · Last sighted 2 weeks ago

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Nearby Incidents

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Around 6:50 PM on 2026-06-09, a junior high school boy saw three brown bears on a city road in Maruyama Nishi 2, Chuo Ward, Sapporo.

Sapporo Maruyama-Nishimachi, Hokkaido

2 weeks ago

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Three brown bears were spotted on a road in Maruyama Nishi-machi 2-chome, Chuo Ward, Sapporo, and disappeared into the bushes after a car honked.

Sapporo Maruyama-Nishimachi, Hokkaido

2 weeks ago

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A bear was reported sighted in Maruyama Nishi-machi 2-chome, Sapporo.

Sapporo Maruyama-Nishimachi, Hokkaido

2 weeks ago

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Around 6:30 PM on June 7, a delivery driver saw one brown bear about 2 meters long in Maruyama Nishimachi 2-chome, Chuo Ward, Sapporo.

Sapporo Maruyama-Nishimachi, Hokkaido

2 weeks ago

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A bear-resistant trash bin was installed in Maruyamanishimachi, Chuo Ward, Sapporo.

Sapporo Maruyama-Nishimachi, Hokkaido

3 weeks 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

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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

3 months ago

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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

3 months ago

Maruyama Park (near the baseball field), Hokkaido

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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

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Around 6:50 PM on 2026-06-09, a junior high school boy saw three brown bears on a city road in Maruyama Nishi 2, Chuo Ward, Sapporo.

Sapporo Maruyama-Nishimachi, Hokkaido

2 weeks ago

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Three brown bears were spotted on a road in Maruyama Nishi-machi 2-chome, Chuo Ward, Sapporo, and disappeared into the bushes after a car honked.

Sapporo Maruyama-Nishimachi, Hokkaido

2 weeks ago

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A bear was reported sighted in Maruyama Nishi-machi 2-chome, Sapporo.

Sapporo Maruyama-Nishimachi, Hokkaido

2 weeks ago

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Around 6:30 PM on June 7, a delivery driver saw one brown bear about 2 meters long in Maruyama Nishimachi 2-chome, Chuo Ward, Sapporo.

Sapporo Maruyama-Nishimachi, Hokkaido

2 weeks ago

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A bear-resistant trash bin was installed in Maruyamanishimachi, Chuo Ward, Sapporo.

Sapporo Maruyama-Nishimachi, Hokkaido

3 weeks ago

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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

3 months ago

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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

3 months ago

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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

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