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Real Santa from Lapland visiting Maruhiro | AGEO
December 14 @ 14:30 - 16:00
Free
Ageo Santa – The real Santa Claus from Lapland (Finland) is visiting the 4th floor of Maruhiro in Ageo on Saturday December 14th 2019 at 3 pm.
Image from the Kawagoe Maruhiro Santa visit morning of December 9th
In previous years it cost 300 yen to meet and greet Santa Claus and get a present of sweets from him, but since last year the event is free. However, Santa will not give out sweets this year. It is limited to the first 100 customers and they will start giving out tickets 30 minutes before the event.
Official event information web page.
Ageo Santa Access
Maruhiro Ageo is an one minute walk from Ageo Station on the Takasaki Line. Map, address and official website in the details section, grey box, below.
For more Santa in the Greater Tokyo area please see the 2019 Santa Calendar.
Other points of interest nearby:
A few minutes walk from Maruhiro Ageo is Value Plaza Ageo which has a really reasonably priced indoor play area:
If you come by car there are a number of places within minutes drive such as the very excellent family entertainment location of SPOCHA:
This event was first published in December 2016 and republished December 7th 2017, updated 2018 and republished in December 2019.
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.
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