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Lapland Santa visiting Maruhiro | HANNO
December 15 @ 15:00
Free
The real Santa Claus from Lapland (Finland) is visiting the Maruhiro Hanno branch on Sunday the 15th of December 2019 from 11 am.
Tickets to meet and greet Santa Claus are given out 30 minutes before the event. For the last couple of years this event is free, but Santa does not give out a small present like he used to when it was a charged event.
This event is limited to the first 100 customers in line. They will distribute participation tickets to those in line from about 30 minutes before the event.
Map, address and official website in the details section, grey box, below.
Maruhiro Santa in 2017:

Maruhiro Santa 2017
Another place you can visit Santa in Hanno the weekend before Christmas is at the new Metsa. Information here.
For Santa meet and greet locations in the greater Tokyo area please see the 2019 Santa Calendar.
Events by their very nature are tentative. Please do check with the official sources for any last minute changes due to weather or other mitigating factors.
THE SANTA CALENDAR IS HERE. OVER 100 SANTA LOCATIONS IN THE GREATER TOKYO AREA.