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Ariake No Taki

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16 bear incidents recorded · Last sighted 3 months ago

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Nearby Incidents

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. 222: Thursday, October 9, 2025. Description: Location: Minami Ward, Takino 247-banchi vicinity (near the Takino Slopes parking area at the Takino Forest). The pin on the map indicates the surrounding area. Content: Brown bear sighted. Link: https://www.city.sapporo.jp/kurashi/animal/choju/kuma/syutsubotsu/#no2502

Sapporo 滝野, Hokkaido

8 months ago

Official

No. 17, May 3, 2025 (Saturday): Description: Bear sighting. Location: Minami-ku Takino 5-6 vicinity (on the road about 500 m north of Masumi Bridge). The pin on the map indicates the surrounding area. Content: Bear sighting. Address: https://www.city.sapporo.jp/kurashi/animal/choju/kuma/syutsubotsu/#no2297

Sapporo 滝野, Hokkaido

1 year 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.130" July 23, 2023 (Sunday): Date: No.130 2023-07-23 (Sunday) Description: Location: Kiyota-ku, Ariake 412-5 vicinity (within the golf course) [The pin on the map indicates the surrounding area] Content: Observed a brown bear Address: https://www.city.sapporo.jp/kurashi/animal/choju/kuma/syutsubotsu/#no2084

Sapporo, Hokkaido

2 years ago

Official

"No.129" July 22, 2023 (Saturday): Date: No.129 2023-07-22 (Saturday) Description: Location: Kiyota-ku, Ariake 470 vicinity (alongside the golf course) Content: Observed a brown bear Address: https://www.city.sapporo.jp/kurashi/animal/choju/kuma/syutsubotsu/#no2083

Sapporo, Hokkaido

2 years ago

Official

No. 161: Date: Tuesday, October 19, 2021. Location: Kiyota Ward Ariake 422 vicinity. Content: Bear observed.

Sapporo, Hokkaido

4 years 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

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. 222: Thursday, October 9, 2025. Description: Location: Minami Ward, Takino 247-banchi vicinity (near the Takino Slopes parking area at the Takino Forest). The pin on the map indicates the surrounding area. Content: Brown bear sighted. Link: https://www.city.sapporo.jp/kurashi/animal/choju/kuma/syutsubotsu/#no2502

Sapporo 滝野, Hokkaido

8 months ago

Official

No. 17, May 3, 2025 (Saturday): Description: Bear sighting. Location: Minami-ku Takino 5-6 vicinity (on the road about 500 m north of Masumi Bridge). The pin on the map indicates the surrounding area. Content: Bear sighting. Address: https://www.city.sapporo.jp/kurashi/animal/choju/kuma/syutsubotsu/#no2297

Sapporo 滝野, Hokkaido

1 year 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.130" July 23, 2023 (Sunday): Date: No.130 2023-07-23 (Sunday) Description: Location: Kiyota-ku, Ariake 412-5 vicinity (within the golf course) [The pin on the map indicates the surrounding area] Content: Observed a brown bear Address: https://www.city.sapporo.jp/kurashi/animal/choju/kuma/syutsubotsu/#no2084

Sapporo, Hokkaido

2 years ago

Official

"No.129" July 22, 2023 (Saturday): Date: No.129 2023-07-22 (Saturday) Description: Location: Kiyota-ku, Ariake 470 vicinity (alongside the golf course) Content: Observed a brown bear Address: https://www.city.sapporo.jp/kurashi/animal/choju/kuma/syutsubotsu/#no2083

Sapporo, Hokkaido

2 years ago

Official

No. 161: Date: Tuesday, October 19, 2021. Location: Kiyota Ward Ariake 422 vicinity. Content: Bear observed.

Sapporo, Hokkaido

4 years 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

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