News 2 Brown Bears Fujinosawa Elementary School (Fujino, Minami-ku, Sapporo), Hokkaido Nov 13, 2025, 09:00 AM

Description

On November 13 in the morning, school staff found tracks in a vacant lot adjacent to Fujinosawa Elementary School that appeared to be from two bears. Later that day at around 23:30 a staff member saw a roughly 1-meter-long bear cross the road in front of the school, and the school was temporarily closed on the 14th for student safety.

Note: Official sources provide information in Japanese only. This description has been machine translated for your convenience.

Summary

Bears appeared repeatedly near Fujinosawa Elementary School in Fujino, Minami-ku, Sapporo: tracks thought to be from two bears were found on the morning of the 13th, and a roughly 1-meter bear was seen crossing in front of the school that night. The school closed temporarily on the 14th for safety, and patrols plus parent drop-offs are planned for the 15th when a school event will take place.

Bear Type

Brown Bear

Number of Bears

2

Provider Type

News

Date & Time

Thursday, November 13, 2025 at 09:00 AM

Address

Coordinates

42.957987, 141.312869

Sources