News Brown Bear Sapporo Teine-Tomioka, Hokkaido May 5, 2026, 10:25 AM
Location
Description
At around 19:25 on the 5th, a passerby reported seeing one animal resembling a brown bear in front of the main gate of Teine Junior High School in Tomioka 3-5, Teine-ku, Sapporo. On the 6th, Sapporo city reviewed nearby security camera footage and announced it was not a brown bear.
Note: Official sources provide information in Japanese only. This description has been machine translated for your convenience.
Summary
On the evening of the 5th, one animal resembling a brown bear was reported in front of Teine Junior High in Teine-ku, Sapporo. City officials reviewed nearby CCTV and on the 6th confirmed it was not a brown bear.
Bear Type
Brown Bear
Number of Bears
1
Provider Type
News
Date & Time
Tuesday, May 5, 2026 at 10:25 AM
Address
Sapporo Teine-Tomioka, Hokkaido
Coordinates
43.107661, 141.247876
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