Shrine or Temple Hokkaido

Sapporo Fujino Jinja

札幌藤野神社

139 bear incidents recorded · Last sighted 5 months ago

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Nearby Incidents

News

At around 11:40 on December 17, 2025, a man in his 40s clearing snow in Shirakawa, Minami Ward, Sapporo, spotted two bears believed to be a mother and cub (about 1.5 m and 1 m long) walking toward the mountain to the north. The bears were about 50 meters from the witness and roughly 100 meters from residences; no damages have been reported and police are patrolling the area.

Shirakawa, Minami Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido

5 months ago

Official

No. 359: November 26, 2025 (Wednesday): Location: Minami-ku, Fujino 5-jo 8-chome 17-banchi vicinity. A brown bear-like animal was sighted.

Sapporo 藤野, Hokkaido

6 months ago

News

On the afternoon of November 2 in Fujino, Minami Ward, Sapporo, a cub-sized bear (about 50–72 cm) was repeatedly sighted in a residential area. Hunters fired shots at 16:20 and 16:30 and killed one bear; the culled animal was confirmed to be a 72 cm male cub born this year.

Fujino 3-jo 7-chome, Minami Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Hokkaido

6 months ago

News

Around 11:40 on November 2, a roughly 50 cm juvenile bear was spotted in the yard of a residence in Fujino 5-jo 8-chome, Minami-ku, Sapporo, and a resident called emergency services. Hunters and police were dispatched and the bear was reported to have been roaming the area until around 15:00, with multiple calls made.

Fujino 5-jo 8-chome, Minami-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido

6 months ago

Official

No. 328: November 2, 2025 (Sunday): Location: Minami-ku Fujino 3-jo 8-chome 7-banchi vicinity. Contents: Brown bear exterminated.

Sapporo Fujino 3-jo 8-chome, Hokkaido

6 months ago

Official

No. 321: November 1, 2025 (Saturday): Location: Minami-ku Fujino 6-jo 6-chome 1-banchi vicinity. Also sighted around 15:41 and 15:45 on the same day nearby. Contents: Brown bear sighted.

Sapporo Fujino 6-jo 6-chome, Hokkaido

6 months ago

Official

No. 313: October 29, 2025 (Wednesday): Location: Minami-ku Suzumai 5-jo 1-chome 12-banchi vicinity (about 380 m southwest of Fu's Snow Area entrance). Contents: Brown bear sighted.

Sapporo Misumai 5-jo 1-chome, Hokkaido

6 months ago

Official

[No.310] Wednesday, October 29, 2025: Location: Near Minami-ku, Sapporo, Sudare 5-jo 1-chome, Lot 12 (about 380 meters southwest from the entrance of Fu's Snow Area) Description: Black bear sighting Address: https://www.city.sapporo.jp/kurashi/animal/choju/kuma/syutsubotsu/#no2595

Sapporo Misumai 5-jo 1-chome, Hokkaido

7 months ago

News

At around 11:40 on December 17, 2025, a man in his 40s clearing snow in Shirakawa, Minami Ward, Sapporo, spotted two bears believed to be a mother and cub (about 1.5 m and 1 m long) walking toward the mountain to the north. The bears were about 50 meters from the witness and roughly 100 meters from residences; no damages have been reported and police are patrolling the area.

Shirakawa, Minami Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido

5 months ago

Official

No. 359: November 26, 2025 (Wednesday): Location: Minami-ku, Fujino 5-jo 8-chome 17-banchi vicinity. A brown bear-like animal was sighted.

Sapporo 藤野, Hokkaido

6 months ago

News

On the afternoon of November 2 in Fujino, Minami Ward, Sapporo, a cub-sized bear (about 50–72 cm) was repeatedly sighted in a residential area. Hunters fired shots at 16:20 and 16:30 and killed one bear; the culled animal was confirmed to be a 72 cm male cub born this year.

Fujino 3-jo 7-chome, Minami Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Hokkaido

6 months ago

News

Around 11:40 on November 2, a roughly 50 cm juvenile bear was spotted in the yard of a residence in Fujino 5-jo 8-chome, Minami-ku, Sapporo, and a resident called emergency services. Hunters and police were dispatched and the bear was reported to have been roaming the area until around 15:00, with multiple calls made.

Fujino 5-jo 8-chome, Minami-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido

6 months ago

Official

No. 328: November 2, 2025 (Sunday): Location: Minami-ku Fujino 3-jo 8-chome 7-banchi vicinity. Contents: Brown bear exterminated.

Sapporo Fujino 3-jo 8-chome, Hokkaido

6 months ago

Official

No. 321: November 1, 2025 (Saturday): Location: Minami-ku Fujino 6-jo 6-chome 1-banchi vicinity. Also sighted around 15:41 and 15:45 on the same day nearby. Contents: Brown bear sighted.

Sapporo Fujino 6-jo 6-chome, Hokkaido

6 months ago

Official

No. 313: October 29, 2025 (Wednesday): Location: Minami-ku Suzumai 5-jo 1-chome 12-banchi vicinity (about 380 m southwest of Fu's Snow Area entrance). Contents: Brown bear sighted.

Sapporo Misumai 5-jo 1-chome, Hokkaido

6 months ago

Official

[No.310] Wednesday, October 29, 2025: Location: Near Minami-ku, Sapporo, Sudare 5-jo 1-chome, Lot 12 (about 380 meters southwest from the entrance of Fu's Snow Area) Description: Black bear sighting Address: https://www.city.sapporo.jp/kurashi/animal/choju/kuma/syutsubotsu/#no2595

Sapporo Misumai 5-jo 1-chome, Hokkaido

7 months ago

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