Viewpoint Hokkaido

Mount Sirahata

7 bear incidents recorded · Last sighted 3 months ago

Location

Nearby Incidents

News

Sapporo City began its spring management capture program on March 11 at Mount Shirahata (Kiyota Ward, 321 m) and the surrounding area. Hunters entered the forest to conduct population surveys and search training; the city has recorded 362 brown bear sightings this fiscal year.

Mount Shirahata (Shirahata-yama) (Kiyota Ward, 321 meters) and surrounding area, Sapporo, Hokkaido

3 months ago

News

On March 11, 2026, Sapporo City began spring management capture targeting brown bears around Mount Shirahata (Kiyota Ward). Eight hunters from the Hokkaido Ryoyukai Sapporo branch and city staff patrolled the area and found no traces of bears.

Mount Shirahata (Kiyota Ward, Sapporo), Hokkaido

3 months ago

Official

No. 168, September 26, 2025 (Friday): Location: In a wooded area near Nishino 11-jo 9-chome 24, Nishi-ku (within the Nishino forest). The pin on the map indicates the surrounding area. Content: Bear sighting. Address: https://www.city.sapporo.jp/kurashi/animal/choju/kuma/syutsubotsu/#no2448

Sapporo, Hokkaido

9 months ago

Official

No. 43. Date: June 28, 2024 (Friday). Description: Location: Kiyota Ward Nature Trail Western Okusho to Mount Banker route (about 1,200 m from the Furusato Forest entrance to Chuo Pass, around the 17th Fire Prevention Tank). Content: Brown bear sighted. URL: https://www.city.sapporo.jp/kurashi/animal/choju/kuma/syutsubotsu/#no2224

Sapporo Ariake, Hokkaido

1 year ago

Official

[No.13] May 16, 2021 (Sunday): Location: Kiyota Ward Ariake 278 vicinity (about 1 km from the Ariake entrance of the 'Shirohatayama Urban Environment Forest'). The pin on the map indicates the surrounding area. Content: Heard a vocalization of a bear-like animal. Link: https://www.city.sapporo.jp/kurashi/animal/choju/kuma/syutsubotsu/index_5.html#no1623

Sapporo Ariake, Hokkaido

5 years ago

Official

[No.65] August 12, 2020 (Wednesday): Location: Kiyota Ward Ariake 340-146 vicinity. The pin on the map indicates the surrounding area. Content: Heard growling of a bear-like animal. Link: https://www.city.sapporo.jp/kurashi/animal/choju/kuma/syutsubotsu/index_1.html#no1581

Sapporo Ariake, Hokkaido

5 years ago

Official

No. 27, June 24, 2020 (Wednesday): Bear sighting. Location: Kiyota Ward Ariake 351 vicinity. The pin on the map indicates the surrounding area. Contents: Bear sighting. Address: https://www.city.sapporo.jp/kurashi/animal/choju/kuma/syutsubotsu/index_2.html#no1542

Sapporo Ariake, Hokkaido

6 years ago

News

Sapporo City began its spring management capture program on March 11 at Mount Shirahata (Kiyota Ward, 321 m) and the surrounding area. Hunters entered the forest to conduct population surveys and search training; the city has recorded 362 brown bear sightings this fiscal year.

Mount Shirahata (Shirahata-yama) (Kiyota Ward, 321 meters) and surrounding area, Sapporo, Hokkaido

3 months ago

News

On March 11, 2026, Sapporo City began spring management capture targeting brown bears around Mount Shirahata (Kiyota Ward). Eight hunters from the Hokkaido Ryoyukai Sapporo branch and city staff patrolled the area and found no traces of bears.

Mount Shirahata (Kiyota Ward, Sapporo), Hokkaido

3 months ago

Official

No. 168, September 26, 2025 (Friday): Location: In a wooded area near Nishino 11-jo 9-chome 24, Nishi-ku (within the Nishino forest). The pin on the map indicates the surrounding area. Content: Bear sighting. Address: https://www.city.sapporo.jp/kurashi/animal/choju/kuma/syutsubotsu/#no2448

Sapporo, Hokkaido

9 months ago

Official

No. 43. Date: June 28, 2024 (Friday). Description: Location: Kiyota Ward Nature Trail Western Okusho to Mount Banker route (about 1,200 m from the Furusato Forest entrance to Chuo Pass, around the 17th Fire Prevention Tank). Content: Brown bear sighted. URL: https://www.city.sapporo.jp/kurashi/animal/choju/kuma/syutsubotsu/#no2224

Sapporo Ariake, Hokkaido

1 year ago

Official

[No.13] May 16, 2021 (Sunday): Location: Kiyota Ward Ariake 278 vicinity (about 1 km from the Ariake entrance of the 'Shirohatayama Urban Environment Forest'). The pin on the map indicates the surrounding area. Content: Heard a vocalization of a bear-like animal. Link: https://www.city.sapporo.jp/kurashi/animal/choju/kuma/syutsubotsu/index_5.html#no1623

Sapporo Ariake, Hokkaido

5 years ago

Official

[No.65] August 12, 2020 (Wednesday): Location: Kiyota Ward Ariake 340-146 vicinity. The pin on the map indicates the surrounding area. Content: Heard growling of a bear-like animal. Link: https://www.city.sapporo.jp/kurashi/animal/choju/kuma/syutsubotsu/index_1.html#no1581

Sapporo Ariake, Hokkaido

5 years ago

Official

No. 27, June 24, 2020 (Wednesday): Bear sighting. Location: Kiyota Ward Ariake 351 vicinity. The pin on the map indicates the surrounding area. Contents: Bear sighting. Address: https://www.city.sapporo.jp/kurashi/animal/choju/kuma/syutsubotsu/index_2.html#no1542

Sapporo Ariake, Hokkaido

6 years ago

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