News 2 Brown Bears Fujinosawa Elementary School (Fujino, Minami-ku, Sapporo), Hokkaido Nov 13, 2025, 11:30 PM
Location
Description
On 2025-11-13, near Fujinosawa Elementary School in Fujino, Minami-ku, Sapporo, a roughly 1.0 m bear was seen crossing a bridge at about 23:30 and reported to police. That same night in the Kawazoi area of Minami-ku, two bears (about 1.5 m and 1.0 m), believed to be a parent and cub, were observed crossing a road; footprints were also found near the school earlier that morning, prompting a temporary school closure.
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
Thursday, November 13, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Address
Fujinosawa Elementary School (Fujino, Minami-ku, Sapporo), Hokkaido
Coordinates
42.957987, 141.312869
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