We always wrote letters to Santa when we were children. We put them on the fireplace and overnight they would magically disappear up the chimney. My Moms kept them all. It's fun to look back on these and laugh about what we wanted and marvel at how our handwriting improved over the years. There are many services available now where you can send a letter to Santa and get a personalised reply, in Japan there are both English and Japanese Father Christmas letter services.
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Where can you get letters from Santa in English and Japanese?
The Japan Finland Santa Claus Association has a Santa Shop that sends custom letters for ¥2200. You can pick a hiragana/katakana version for younger children, a version that includes kanji or an English version. The last order date is 20th November. The website is in Japanese.
A personalised letter sent from Santa Clause's Greeting Centre in Finland with a special postmark is ¥2600 yen. You can choose a hiragana only letter, one that includes kanji or an English version. Alternatively, the same language options are available for ¥4600 as a postcard set. Last order date is 25th November. The website is in Japanese.
A personalised letter from Santa is available in Japanese only, you can choose to only have the name customised or add more details. It is ¥1700 yen for a personalised letter. Last order dates are 21st November for fully customised letters and 30th November for name only letters. This site is in Japanese only.
A free personalised letter from Santa via email from Twinkl Japan. Send an email with a photo of your child's letter to Santa written on a Twinkl Christmas letter template in either English or Japanese. You need to register for a Twinkl account to access the free Christmas letter templates. You can also send a photo of your child's letter via DM on Instagram to @twinkl_japan Twinkl Japan will send a personalised letter from Santa back via email written in English. Emails should be received by 5th December. You can send letters from a whole class too (group deadlines may be earlier). 20 Twinkl Premium members also have the chance to win a handwritten reply from Santa. The service and the website supports both Japanese and English.
Free Letters From Santa offers printable letters from Santa. You pick a letter design and then fill out your child's details, including an accomplishment they have achieved this year and the present that they would like. They then email you a PDF of the customised letter for free. The service and the website is in English only.
Toys R Us has in-store postboxes where you can post a letter to Santa. The letters can be written in English or Japanese, you do not receive a reply. This year (2024) postboxes will be in stores 8th November until 24th December. Toys R Us Starcard members with preschoolers can get some stickers when they send their letters (limited to 200,000). Toys R Us Japan are also running a social media campaign where you can win a 5000 store gift card if you share a picture of your child posting their letter on social media with the hashtags ＃サンタポストに願いを2024.
Portable North Pole video message from Santa is an English app (some other languages are supported but Japanese is not) that let's you send a personalised video message from Santa for $8. A video message could be a good option if you miss the order deadlines from some of the other services.
Official Letters from Santa based in the UK sends a customised letter in English, nice list certificate, door hanger, bookmark and sticker to Japan for £6.50 plus international postage. You can chose from a range of stories that Santa will talk about in his letter too. Last order date is 1st December. The service and the website is in English only.
Santa Claus House based in US sends English letters from Santa to Japan, the personalised letters come with a sticker, bookmark and a photo too. It's $10 for an original letter set plus $2 for international postage. Last order date is November 15th. The site sells other packages that include gifts but these only ship with the US. The service and the website is in English only.
Receive a free letter from Santa via Canada post. Post letters to Santa Claus, North Pole, H0H 0H0 Canada. Letters should be received by 5th December. I believe that you can write in Japanese and receive a reply in Japanese too but I have not tried this service. You can also send letters from your whole class and receive an English/French class poster as well as letters from Santa.
You can receive a free letter from Santa via Royal Mail UK to a UK address. This service could be useful if you will be in the UK for Christmas. Post letters to Santa, Santas Grotto, Reindeerland, XM4 5HQ UK. You must pay postage on the original letter but they will send a reply for free. Letters should be received by 9th December. Braille replies are also available.
What can I do if I miss the letters from Santa deadline?
The deadlines on these services are very early. You could also make a letter yourself. Most of the above sites offer a letter preview which you can use to gather ideas from. If you use create your own letter from Santa you could then use the 2024 Japan Post Winter Stamps and a wax seal from Daiso to make your letter special.
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