News Brown Bear Fujino, Minami Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido Nov 2, 2025, 11:40 AM

Description

On November 2, residents and a police officer separately sighted a brown bear in the Fujino residential area of Minami Ward, Sapporo. A resident found the bear on private property in the morning and reported it; in the afternoon an officer confirmed a bear in the bushes along the Nonosawa River. Locals have been urged to be cautious.

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

Sunday, November 2, 2025 at 11:40 AM

Address

Coordinates

42.943851, 141.309642

Sources