Jōzankei Onsen เหตุการณ์หมีสีน้ำตาล

Jōzankei Onsen has been watching bear activity spread through nearby Sapporo neighborhoods, and the most recent alert came on May 7, 2026, when a cub like bear was sighted around Miyagaoka Park in Nishi no, Nishi Ward, then city staff checked the area and found no traces. Two more notices followed from Teine Tomioka on May 5, 2026, when a bear like animal was reported near the main gate of Teine Junior High School, and another report came from Teine Honcho on May 6, 2026, when a roar like a brown bear was heard from beyond the bushes.

The busiest stretches have been around Sapporo’s Nishi Ward and Teine Ward, with repeated reports also coming from Makomanai, Yamanote, and Miyanomori; the sharpest surge in the records was October 2025 with 178 incidents, followed by November 2025 with 88, while September 2025 still saw 74. Across the whole area, there have been 1,649 brown bear sightings in total, and the pattern shows that reports do not disappear in winter, with December 2025 at 10, January 2026 at 2, March 2026 at 14, and April 2026 at 11.