Shrine or Temple Hokkaido

Hokkaido Jingu Shrine

57 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

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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

2 months 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

2 months 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

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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

3 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

News

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

News

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

Sapporo Maruyama-Nishimachi, Hokkaido

2 weeks ago

News

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

News

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

Sapporo Maruyama-Nishimachi, Hokkaido

3 weeks 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

2 months 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

2 months 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

Hokkaido Jingu Shrine

Location

Nearby Incidents

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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