約２週間前に札幌では北海道神宮境内と隣接の「円山公園」でヒグマ出没があり、注意信号がMaxで発せられ円山公園緑地と円山動物園が閉鎖された。直近で暮らしている知人の建築家の家の庭先でも出没情報が発せられていた。その出没個体は１週間ほどで駆除報告があり、以来やや沈静化している様子。一方ほぼ１ヶ月くらい前には5-6kmほど西側に位置する「西野」地区でも出没情報があったのものが、こちらの方も駆除情報があって沈静化。
　とはいえ安全最優先。ことしはこのまま冬を迎えざるを得ないかと思っていたのですが、11/24昼間に散歩時間が取れたので、この時間ならとチョー久しぶり、ほぼ３ヶ月ぶりくらいに秋深まる「西野緑道」を散策。写真はそのなかのパークゴルフ場からの景色。シーズンも終わり落葉が処理されていないので絨毯化。いいかも。
　この緑道は、周囲は琴似発寒川と交通量の多い車道が山岳の緑地とを区切っているし、また反対側も住宅地として完全に区切られている立地なのでまず安全と考えての散歩道選択。
　印象としてはいつもの散歩と比較して人数は半分くらいでしたが、それでもけっこう多くの方も散歩されていた。西野緑道として平成3年（1991年）に実施された第5回札幌市都市景観賞を受賞し、令和6年（2024年）には札幌景観資産にも登録されている身近なコースで、札幌の自然の季節変化を体で感じさせてもらえる。

この日は自宅からずっとiPhoneを持参しての散歩だったので歩数を確認したところ、この往復だけで11,000歩くらいになっていた。１歩あたり60cm程度のハズなので約6.6kmくらいの距離。この往復はほぼ習慣化していたので、たぶん10年以上もこれくらいの距離を歩いていたことになる。なんとも迂闊ながらいまさら気付かされた（笑）。「おお、けっこう歩いていたんだ」。
　北海道ではヒグマ、本州地区ではツキノワグマの出没があって被害・不幸が相次いだ。環境省などの正式な発表を待つしかないところですが、最近の情報発信では「里山の喪失」が問われている。太陽光発電「畑」の設置などが、自然と人間社会の中間領域の破壊に繋がっている可能性の指摘。原因について真摯な解明を期待したい。
　現代の人間社会のありように対して自然から危険信号が灯されているのでしょうね。

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【Brown Bear Commotion Subsides. Deepening Autumn on Sapporo Landscape Asset Greenway: 12,873 Steps Round Trip】
The ultimate cost-effective health habit. Who knew my usual walking route could be so beneficial! The importance of preserving our natural environment hits home.・・・

　About two weeks ago in Sapporo, brown bears were sighted within the grounds of Hokkaido Jingu Shrine and the adjacent Maruyama Park. The highest alert level was issued, leading to the closure of Maruyama Park Green Space and Maruyama Zoo. Reports of sightings were also issued near the garden of an architect friend who lives nearby. That particular bear was reported to have been removed after about a week, and the situation has since calmed somewhat. Meanwhile, about a month ago, sightings were also reported in the “Nishino” district, located about 5-6km to the west. There too, reports of the bear being eliminated followed, leading to a lull.
Still, safety comes first. I was thinking we might just have to face winter as is this year, but on the afternoon of November 24th, I managed to find time for a walk. Figuring this time would be fine, I took a stroll along the deepening autumn “Nishino Greenway” for the first time in ages – almost three months. The photo shows the view from the park golf course along the path. The season has ended, and the fallen leaves, left untouched, form a carpet. Not bad.
I chose this greenway for my walk because it’s considered safe. It’s surrounded by the Kotoni Hassamu River and busy roads that separate the mountainous green space, and the opposite side is completely separated as a residential area.
　Compared to my usual walks, the number of people seemed about half, but there were still quite a few out strolling. As the Nishino Greenway, it won the 5th Sapporo City Urban Landscape Award in 1991 (Heisei 3) and was registered as a Sapporo Landscape Asset in 2024 (Reiwa 6). It’s a familiar course that lets you physically feel the seasonal changes of Sapporo’s nature.

That day, I’d been carrying my iPhone with me on my walk from home, so when I checked my step count, just this round trip alone had totaled about 11,000 steps. Assuming each step is about 60 cm, that’s roughly 6.6 km. Since this round trip had become almost routine, I’d probably been walking this distance for over ten years. How careless of me to only realize it now (laugh). “Wow, I’ve been walking quite a bit.”
　In Hokkaido, brown bears have been sighted, and in the Honshu region, Asian black bears have been appearing, leading to a series of incidents and misfortunes. We can only wait for official announcements from the Ministry of the Environment and others, but recent information highlights the “loss of satoyama” as a key issue. There are pointed concerns that the installation of solar power “farms” and similar developments may be contributing to the destruction of the intermediate zone between nature and human society. I sincerely hope for a thorough investigation into the causes.
　It seems nature is flashing warning signals about the state of modern human society.

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Posted on 11月 29th, 2025 by 三木 奎吾
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