Shrine or Temple Hokkaido

Kaitaku Jinja

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28 bear incidents recorded · Last sighted 6 months ago

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A brown bear (higuma) was sighted in the Minami Ward area of Sapporo.

Minami Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido

6 months ago

News

A brown bear was sighted in Minami Ward, Sapporo

Minami Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido

6 months ago

News

A brown bear was sighted in Minami Ward, Sapporo.

Minami Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido

7 months ago

News

A brown bear appearance was reported in the Sapporo area, with a sighting in Minami Ward, Sapporo.

Minami Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido

7 months ago

Official

No. 279: Date: Monday, October 20, 2025. Description: Location: Minami Ward, Makomanai 17-banchi 1 vicinity (southwest of Benikouen Park by about 700 m). The pin on the map indicates the surrounding area. Content: Brown bear sighted. Link: https://www.city.sapporo.jp/kurashi/animal/choju/kuma/syutsubotsu/#no2557

Sapporo Makomanai, Hokkaido

7 months ago

News

A brown bear was sighted in Minami Ward, Sapporo.

Minami Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido

7 months ago

Official

No. 233: Saturday, October 11, 2025. Description: Location: Chuo Ward, Miyano Mori 904-1 vicinity (near the surrounding area). The pin on the map indicates the surrounding area. Content: Brown bear sighted. Link: https://www.city.sapporo.jp/kurashi/animal/choju/kuma/syutsubotsu/#no2510

Sapporo Makomanai, Hokkaido

7 months ago

News

On 2025-09-04 at a golf course in Minami Ward, Sapporo, a hunter in his 70s fired without authorization and killed one brown bear. The golf course manager and its operating company were also referred for indictment on suspicion of unauthorized capture, and police judged the shooting did not qualify as a legal 'necessity' (emergency escape).

Minami Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido

8 months ago

News

A brown bear (higuma) was sighted in the Minami Ward area of Sapporo.

Minami Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido

6 months ago

News

A brown bear was sighted in Minami Ward, Sapporo

Minami Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido

6 months ago

News

A brown bear was sighted in Minami Ward, Sapporo.

Minami Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido

7 months ago

News

A brown bear appearance was reported in the Sapporo area, with a sighting in Minami Ward, Sapporo.

Minami Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido

7 months ago

Official

No. 279: Date: Monday, October 20, 2025. Description: Location: Minami Ward, Makomanai 17-banchi 1 vicinity (southwest of Benikouen Park by about 700 m). The pin on the map indicates the surrounding area. Content: Brown bear sighted. Link: https://www.city.sapporo.jp/kurashi/animal/choju/kuma/syutsubotsu/#no2557

Sapporo Makomanai, Hokkaido

7 months ago

News

A brown bear was sighted in Minami Ward, Sapporo.

Minami Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido

7 months ago

Official

No. 233: Saturday, October 11, 2025. Description: Location: Chuo Ward, Miyano Mori 904-1 vicinity (near the surrounding area). The pin on the map indicates the surrounding area. Content: Brown bear sighted. Link: https://www.city.sapporo.jp/kurashi/animal/choju/kuma/syutsubotsu/#no2510

Sapporo Makomanai, Hokkaido

7 months ago

News

On 2025-09-04 at a golf course in Minami Ward, Sapporo, a hunter in his 70s fired without authorization and killed one brown bear. The golf course manager and its operating company were also referred for indictment on suspicion of unauthorized capture, and police judged the shooting did not qualify as a legal 'necessity' (emergency escape).

Minami Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido

8 months ago

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