News Brown Bear Makomanai, Minami Ward, Sapporo (near Gorin Bridge), Hokkaido Dec 23, 2025, 06:00 PM
Location
Description
Shortly after 18:00 on December 23, 2025, a woman in her 40s witnessed a black four-legged animal running out of shrubs near Gorin Bridge in Makomanai, Minami Ward, Sapporo, and reported it to the police as a bear sighting. Police say there were no other reports of sightings in the area.
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
Tuesday, December 23, 2025 at 06:00 PM
Address
Makomanai, Minami Ward, Sapporo (near Gorin Bridge), Hokkaido
Coordinates
42.999446, 141.340392
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Comments (1)
Only one report from that whole area around Gorin Bridge, which is unusual given how many sightings usually come through Makomanai.
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