Toyohira Ward, Sapporo 불곰 출몰 정보

Toyohira Ward, Sapporo most recently saw a brown bear on the evening of May 13, 2026, when cameras near Yōgakaoka and the Hokkaido Agricultural Research Center picked up the animal twice, once around 19:30 and again around 21:30. That same day, another bear was also recorded near Yōgaka 7 on a forest road about 1.2 km northwest of the summit of Yakeyama, so the Hitsujigaoka side of the ward was active in more than one spot at once.

The most active ground has been around Hitsujigaoka, with additional reports in Nishioka, and the activity has clustered in the warmer months and again in late autumn. The ward has logged 40 brown bear sightings overall, with November 2025 standing out at 4 reports, while September 2025, July 2025, and June 2025 each had 3.