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65 bear incidents recorded · Last sighted 1 week ago

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Sapporo Heiwa 3-jo 8-chome, Hokkaido
News

A bear attack occurred in Sapporo's Nishi Ward. On the first school day after the incident, students of Heiwa Elementary near the scene were accompanied to school by guardians, and vigilance remains in place.

Sapporo Heiwa 3-jo 8-chome, Hokkaido

1 week ago
Nishino 8-4 area, Nishi Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido
News

At around 07:40 on November 24, 2025, an animal described as 'like a bear' was sighted near Nishino 8-4, Nishi Ward, Sapporo; the Sapporo West Police reported the sighting. The animal appears to have been a single individual.

Nishino 8-4 area, Nishi Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido

6 months ago
News

A brown bear about 80 cm long was seen crossing a residential street; the witnessing teenage male was uninjured. The sighting was near the site of a September attack.

Heiwa Kyuryu Park area, Hokkaido, Hokkaido

6 months ago
Official

No. 280: Date: Monday, October 20, 2025. Description: Location: Nishi Ward, Nishino 997-banchi vicinity (northwest of Kin Sui Bridge). The pin on the map indicates the surrounding area. Content: Brown bear sighted. Link: https://www.city.sapporo.jp/kurashi/animal/choju/kuma/syutsubotsu/#no2558

Sapporo Nishino, Hokkaido

7 months ago
Official

No. 204, October 3, 2025 (Friday): Location: Nishiku Fukui 9-chome 359 vicinity (beside the walking path of the Sak? green space). The pin on the map indicates the surrounding area. Content: Tracks and fur confirmed. Address: https://www.city.sapporo.jp/kurashi/animal/choju/kuma/syutsubotsu/#no2486

Sapporo Fukui 9-chome, Hokkaido

7 months ago
News

On 2025-09-26 at around 20:00, a 43-year-old man walking his dog was attacked by a bear in Heiwa Kyuryo Park, Nishi Ward, Sapporo, suffering an injury to his right arm. A bear trapped and culled in Nishino on October 9 was DNA-matched to the attack; it was a 14-year-old female measuring 1.5 m and weighing 103 kg, and the presumed accompanying cub's whereabouts are unknown.

Heiwa Kyuryo Park (Nishi Ward, Sapporo), Hokkaido

8 months ago
Official

No. 171, September 26, 2025 (Friday): Location: Nishi-ku Heiwa 280 (inside Heiwa Hills Park). The pin on the map indicates the surrounding area. Content: Bear-related injury incident occurred. Address: https://www.city.sapporo.jp/kurashi/animal/choju/kuma/syutsubotsu/#no2451

Sapporo Heiwa, Hokkaido

8 months ago
Official

No. 167, September 26, 2025 (Friday): Location: Near 50-2 Kobetsuzawa, Nishi-ku (near Kobetsuzawa Line Kobetsuzawa Hall, about 130 m toward Fukui). The pin on the map indicates the surrounding area. Content: Bear sighting. Address: https://www.city.sapporo.jp/kurashi/animal/choju/kuma/syutsubotsu/#no2447

Sapporo Kobetsusawa, Hokkaido

8 months ago

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