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Sightings No. 9 — June 15, 2026 — Town Road No. 63, near Hikoma regulating pond

Mori Sawaragenya 8-sen, Hokkaido

[No.26] June 14, 2026 (Sunday): Location: Jozankei (no street number) Description: Brown bear sighted Address: https://www.google.com/maps?q=42.865608,141.110186

Sapporo Jozankei, Hokkaido

Oshamanbe Kunnui, Hokkaido

[No.25] Sunday, June 14, 2026: Location: Jozankei (no street number) Description: Brown bear sighted Address: https://www.google.com/maps?q=42.991191,141.164533

Sapporo Jozankei, Hokkaido

Tracks/Sign No. 8 — June 12, Reiwa 8 (2026): Feces at Morimachi Crematorium, Morimachi Cemetery

Mori Kasumidai, Hokkaido

Tracks and feaces identified on the Kamui-dake/Eboshi-dake forestry trail.

Sapporo Koganeyu, Hokkaido

No.23] Wednesday, June 10, 2026: Location: Near 417 Bankei, Chuo Ward (approximately 550 m northwest of Bankei Hall) Description: Brown bear (Higuma) sighting Address: https://www.google.com/maps?q=43.030015,141.283013

Sapporo Bankei, Hokkaido

June 10, R8 (showa?), 3:55 AM

Oshamanbe Toyotsu, Hokkaido

June 10, 1996, 18:15

Yakumo Yamakoshi, Hokkaido

R8.6.10 17:45

Yakumo Yamakoshi, Hokkaido

Around 6:50 PM on 2026-06-09, a junior high school boy saw three brown bears on a city road in Maruyama Nishi 2, Chuo Ward, Sapporo.

Sapporo Maruyama-Nishimachi, Hokkaido

[No.22] Tuesday, June 9, 2026: Location: Near 1-jo 16-chome 1, Miyanomori, Chuo Ward Description: Sighted brown bears (3 individuals) Address: https://www.google.com/maps?q=43.044131,141.296852

Sapporo Miyanomori, Hokkaido

Evidence No.7 June 9, 2026 Near Morikkuru bus stop, Sunahara 6-chome — suspected brown bear feces

Mori Sawaragenya 6-sen, Hokkaido

Around 9:00 on June 9, bear-like traces were found in Sunahara 5-chome, Mori town, Hokkaido.

Mori Sawaragenya 8-sen, Hokkaido

June 9, 1996

Yakumo Yamakoshi, Hokkaido

Three brown bears were spotted on a road in Maruyama Nishi-machi 2-chome, Chuo Ward, Sapporo, and disappeared into the bushes after a car honked.

Sapporo Maruyama-Nishimachi, Hokkaido

A bear was sighted in Shizukari, Oshamambe Town, Hokkaido, around 20:50 on 2026-06-07.

Oshamanbe Shizukari, Hokkaido

A bear was reported sighted in Maruyama Nishi-machi 2-chome, Sapporo.

Sapporo Maruyama-Nishimachi, Hokkaido

Around 6:30 PM on June 7, a delivery driver saw one brown bear about 2 meters long in Maruyama Nishimachi 2-chome, Chuo Ward, Sapporo.

Sapporo Maruyama-Nishimachi, Hokkaido

[No.21] June 7, 2026 (Sunday): Location: Near 2-22 Maruyama Nishimachi, Chuo Ward Description: Brown bear sighted Address: https://www.google.com/maps?q=43.043917,141.297722

Sapporo Maruyama-Nishimachi, Hokkaido

Oshamanbe Shizukari, Hokkaido

[No.20] Friday, June 5, 2026: Location: Near 606 Misuromai, Minami Ward (riverside about 250 m north of Misuromai snow storage site) Description: Brown bear sighting Address: https://www.google.com/maps?q=42.959288,141.251165

Sapporo Misumai, Hokkaido

June 5, 1996 (Reiwa 8)

Yakumo Yamakoshi, Hokkaido

We saw a bear track in fresh urine on the Western Entrance path, right before reaching the ropes if you begin from the Western Entrance. We also saw trees stripped of bark and scratched all along the path from the Central Entrance to the fresh track.

Sapporo Toyama, Hokkaido

[No.19] Thursday, June 4, 2026: Location: Near 7-1 Hitsujigaoka, Toyohira Ward (about 1 km south of the Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute office building). Description: Brown bear (Higuma) confirmed on camera. Address: https://www.google.com/maps?q=42.987083,141.393

Sapporo Hitsujigaoka, Hokkaido

June 3, R8 (Reiwa 8) 18:40

Yakumo Yamakoshi, Hokkaido

Around 5 PM on 2026-06-03, a bear was sighted in Shimonoyu, Yakumo Town, Hokkaido.

Yakumo Shimonoyu, Hokkaido

June 3, Reiwa 8, 17:00

Yakumo Shimonoyu, Hokkaido

[No. 18] Wednesday, June 3, 2026: Location: Minami Ward, Jozankei (no street number) — near the forest-road entrance about 400 m toward Sapporo from the Kaminakayama Pass on Route 230. Description: Brown bear sighted. Address: https://www.google.com/maps?q=42.860999,141.102484

Sapporo Jozankei, Hokkaido

June 2, 1996, 18:40

Yakumo Yamakoshi, Hokkaido

Oshamanbe Chayagawa, Hokkaido

June 1, Reiwa 8, 17:30

Yakumo Midoricho, Hokkaido

June 1, Reiwa 8 (2026) 8:00

Yakumo Nodaoi, Hokkaido

Bear-like tracks were found in a field in Irisawa, Yakumo Town.

Yakumo Otoshibe, Hokkaido

May 30, 1996 4:30

Yakumo Irisawa, Hokkaido

A bear-resistant trash bin was installed in Maruyamanishimachi, Chuo Ward, Sapporo.

Sapporo Maruyama-Nishimachi, Hokkaido

One bear was sighted on a road in Yamagoe, Yakumo town, crossed the road, and then left toward the mountains.

Yakumo, Hokkaido

In Yakumo's Yamagoshi district, a resident saw a bear about 1.5 meters long crossing the property through a home window.

Yakumo, Hokkaido

May 29, 1996 18:55

Yakumo Yamakoshi, Hokkaido

Traces suggesting a bear were found in Torizaki-cho, Mori town, Hokkaido; bear-like animal droppings were found.

Mori Torizakicho, Hokkaido

May 27, 1996, 13:00

Yakumo Yamakoshi, Hokkaido

Feces confirmed

Hakodate Ofunecho, Hokkaido

Oshamanbe Toyono, Hokkaido

May 27, 1996, 14:48

Yakumo Yamakoshi, Hokkaido

May 26, 1996, 12:25 PM

Yakumo Yamakoshi, Hokkaido

Sightings No. 4 — May 26, 2026: Crossed from the expressway side toward Mount Komagatake near the Komagatake Higashiyama bus stop on National Route 5.

Mori Himekawa, Hokkaido

Around 09:50 on 2026-05-25, a bear was sighted in Yamakoshi, Yakumo Town, Hokkaido.

Yakumo, Hokkaido

熊は見なかったけど、森の中からすごくはっきりとした熊の鳴き声が聞こえた。

Sapporo Jozankeionsen-higashi 4-chome, Hokkaido

May 25, 1996, 9:50 AM

Yakumo Yamakoshi, Hokkaido

May 25, 1996 9:00 AM

Yakumo Yamakoshi, Hokkaido

A bear was sighted in Jozankei, Minami Ward, Sapporo, around 16:15 on May 22.

Sapporo Jozankei, Hokkaido

[No.14] Friday, May 22, 2026: Location: Near 7-1 Hitsujigaoka, Toyohira Ward (approximately 900 m southwest of the Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute office building). *A camera in the area also confirmed one brown bear at around 3:33 a.m. the same day. Description: Brown bear confirmed on camera. Address: https://www.google.com/maps?q=42.99107,141.38383

Sapporo Hitsujigaoka, Hokkaido

A bear was sighted in Nodao, Yakumo Town.

Yakumo Nodaoi, Hokkaido

May 21, Heisei 8 (1996), 9:58

Yakumo Nodaoi, Hokkaido

May 21, 1996, 10:20 AM

Yakumo Nodaoi, Hokkaido

A bear attack occurred in Sapporo's Nishi Ward, and vigilance continued at an elementary school near the scene on the first school day after the incident.

Sapporo Nishimachi-kita 8-chome, Hokkaido

Sightings No. 3 — May 19, Reiwa 8 (2026): Crossing the highway from the mountain side to the sea side (near the Washinoki Ruins)

Mori Washinokicho, Hokkaido