Location
Description
On the afternoon of December 23, 2025, a passerby reported seeing two dark four-legged animals (about 1 meter in size) run into the brush on the right bank of the Toyohira River near Makomanai Park in Sapporo. Police patrolled the area but found no tracks or other traces; the witness said it was already dark and was not certain whether they were bears.
Note: Official sources provide information in Japanese only. This description has been machine translated for your convenience.
Bear Type
Brown Bear
Number of Bears
2
Provider Type
News
Date & Time
Tuesday, December 23, 2025 at 06:30 PM
Address
Makomanai Park, Hokkaido
Coordinates
42.996428, 141.342585
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Comments (1)
真駒内公園のあたりで2頭同時に目撃されたのか、相当珍しいんじゃないか。
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