News Brown Bear Sapporo Hitsujigaoka, Hokkaido May 14, 2026, 11:20 AM
Location
Description
A camera installed by Sapporo City captured a bear walking on a forest road in Hitsujigaoka, Toyohira-ku, Sapporo, at about 20:20 on May 14, 2026. When the city inspected the site on the 15th they found footprints about 10 cm wide near the camera; the bear's body length is estimated at about 1.2–1.3 meters, and footage from May 3, 7 and 13 also recorded nighttime bear appearances.
Note: Official sources provide information in Japanese only. This description has been machine translated for your convenience.
Bear Type
Brown Bear
Number of Bears
1
Provider Type
News
Date & Time
Thursday, May 14, 2026 at 11:20 AM
Address
Sapporo Hitsujigaoka, Hokkaido
Coordinates
43.010883, 141.412735
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