City
Sapporo
🇯🇵 Japan
Asia, Japan 162 spp. recorded
Sapporo is a designated city in Hokkaido, Japan. Located in the southwest of Hokkaido, it lies within the alluvial fan of the Toyohira River, a tributary of the Ishikari River. Sapporo is the capital of Hokkaido Prefecture and Ishikari Subprefecture. Wikipedia
43.065° N 141.383° E
🦜 Nature
162 Species sighted
7,424 Verified sightings From 2019 to 2026
Aug Best month
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
📊 Most Spotted
LC
Mountain Hare
Lepus timidus
Burunduk
Tamias sibiricus
LC
Common Raccoon
Procyon lotor
LC Endemic
Large Japanese Field Mouse
Apodemus speciosus
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
📊 Most Spotted
LC
Pond Slider
Trachemys scripta
LC Endemic
Burrowing Ratsnake
Euprepiophis conspicillata
EN
Chinese Pond Turtle
Mauremys reevesii
LC Endemic
Japanese five-lined skink
Plestiodon finitimus
📊 Most Spotted
LC
Black-spotted Frog
Pelophylax nigromaculatus
LC
Wrinkled Frog
Glandirana rugosa
LC
Montane Brown Frog
Rana ornativentris
📊 Most Spotted
🌙 Most active after dark
Recent sightings in Sapporo
LIVEiNaturalistWhere to look
Warmer areas are where all species together are recorded most often.
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Asahiyama Memorial Park
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Nakajima Park
Daily sight. prob.vs avg
Red Fox~90%+50%
Eurasian Red Squirrel~80%+20%
Large-billed Crow~80%-10%
Mallard~80%+30%
Eurasian Tree Sparrow~70%+10%
Cinereous Tit~60%-30%
Wrinkled Frog~50%+40%
Chinese Pond Turtle~50%+40%
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Hokkaido University
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Hokkaido University Botanical Gardens
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Tonden Reservoir
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Maruyama Park · north pond
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Toyohira River
Daily sight. prob.vs avg- Red Fox~90%+40%
- Eurasian Red Squirrel~80%+20%
- Large-billed Crow~80%-10%
Slaty-backed Gull~60%+40%- Wrinkled Frog~50%+40%
- Chinese Pond Turtle~50%+40%
Carrion Crow~50%-20%
White Wagtail~50%+30%
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札幌市--北海道庁・赤れんが庁舎 (北海道庁旧本庁舎)・北海道庁庭園 (Sapporo--Hokkaido Government Office / Former Hokkaido Government Office and Gardens)
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Hokkaido Jingu Shrine
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Odori Park
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Sighting Calendar
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🏙️ City
Essentials
Green cover
Medium
Protected land
3%
Protected sea
—
Protected areas
5
areasWildlife spots
12
spotsZoos & centres
4
placesClimate
Continental
World Heritage
No
Climate
Temp °C Rain mm
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0.0 Excellent
Wallace's Line Score
How good is this city for seeing wildlife? 🦜
Biodiversity
Very goodHow rich is the wildlife?
3.7
Species by taxon
🦅 Birds 309
🐒 Mammals 84
🦎 Reptiles 15
🐸 Amphibians 8
416 Total Species
679 Global average across 380 cities
26 Threatened 9 Endemic
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Sighting
Very goodHow likely to see animals?
4.0
🎯
Top-12 Avg Probability
67% 📊
Coverage (72 species at ≥5% of 416 in the inventory)
17% 🔀
Taxon variety in top 12 (11 bird, 1 mammal)
20% 🌟
Iconic-group species (≥15%) (every species from the 19 iconic groups — monkeys, cats, toucans, macaws, sloths, crocodilians… — not just the 4 highlighted above)
2 ⭐
High-prob species (>40%)
15 🏕️
Experience
Very goodHow easy and pleasant is the visit?
3.8
Climate Harsh Low
Green cover Medium Medium
Protected land & sea 3% land Medium
Protected areas 5 High
Wildlife spots 12 High
Zoos & centres 4 High
What visitors say
Before you go
What animals can you see in Sapporo?
162 species
Sapporo's urban area has 162 recorded vertebrate species. The ones wildlife watchers report most often on a given day are Cinereous Tit (about 90%), Large-billed Crow (about 90%), Brown-eared Bulbul (about 80%), Chestnut-bellied Tit (about 80%) and Marsh Tit (about 70%). Among mammals, the most-seen is Eurasian Red Squirrel (about 60%); among reptiles, Japanese Grass Lizard (about 20%); among amphibians, Ezo Red Frog (about 10%).
When is the best time to see wildlife in Sapporo?
August to April
In those months the city's 12 most-seen species average about 70% on a given day, against about 60% in May to July.
Can you see a Brown-eared Bulbul in Sapporo?
Yes
About 80% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-eared Bulbul sighting in Sapporo on a given day, based on 502 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is May and October–March (about 90%).
Can you see a Chestnut-bellied Tit in Sapporo?
Yes
About 80% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-bellied Tit sighting in Sapporo on a given day, based on 414 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is January and February (about 90%).
Can you see a Marsh Tit in Sapporo?
Yes
About 70% of wildlife watchers report a Marsh Tit sighting in Sapporo on a given day, based on 336 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is October to December (about 90%).
Where in Sapporo is wildlife easiest to see?
Asahiyama Memorial Park
The spot where most wildlife watchers record their sightings is Asahiyama Memorial Park (50 bird species recorded), followed by Nakajima Park and Maruyama Park. See them on the map.
Is Sapporo good for wildlife watching?
3.9 out of 5
On the Wallace's Line Score, which rates each city against other cities, Sapporo gets 3.9/5: 251st of 380 cities worldwide and 104th in Asia. 16 of its species are reported by about 40% or more of wildlife watchers on a given day.
Nearest Parks
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Nearest Zoos & Centres
Sources: urban area GHSL Urban Centre Database R2024A, European Commission JRC (CC BY 4.0) · protected land WDPA, UNEP-WCMC & IUCN (via GHSL) · climate NASA POWER · wildlife GBIF.org citizen-science data