Hakodate City Museum เหตุการณ์หมีสีน้ำตาล

Hakodate City Museum has been watching a fresh sign of brown bear activity in Tsurunocho, Hakodate on April 1, 2026, when traces believed to be from a bear were found and bear like tracks were confirmed at the site. Earlier this winter, a parent and cub were repeatedly reported at Zenigamezawa Junior High School, where they crossed in front of the student entrance on March 3, February 10, and February 9, showing that bears have been moving right through the city edge.

The busiest stretches have centered on Hakodate City neighborhoods around schools and residential areas, especially Zenigamezawa Junior High School, Suzurankamachi, and Suzuranoka cho, where tracks and sightings kept turning up in February and March. Activity peaked in September 2025 with 56 incidents and stayed high through October 2025 with 35, while the city has recorded 425 brown bear sightings overall.