Christmas Market at Southern Mall Rokko: Commemorate with Santa Claus

　The “Southern Mall Christmas Market” will be held on December 16 and 17 at the commercial facility “Southern Mall Rokko B612” (1 Shinzaike Minami-cho, Nada-ku, Kobe City). The event is sponsored by Southern Mall Rokko, a Koizumi Seima Group company.

Photo booth for Santa Claus photo session

　The venue, decorated with reindeer dolls and Christmas decorations, will feature a “Christmas Marché” with booths for restaurants, apparel, sundries, accessories, and other items. Calligrapher Midori will open her first booth in Japan (since the “Japan Expo” held in France), selling interior goods, Christmas cards, and New Year’s postcards.

　In addition, a photo session with a foreign Santa Claus will be held for those who follow the official SNS and answer a questionnaire (from 12:00 to 15:00, free of charge). A service to make clear files from photos taken of your dog will also be available.

　On both days, students from the Kobe Koyo Music Dance & Art Academy will perform live on stage, and on the 16th, calligrapher Kana Shigemoto will give a “live calligraphy performance” to accompany the students’ performance.

　There will also be a raffle (registration from 11:00 to 17:30) for every 3,000 yen in combined receipts from purchases at two or more stores at the facility.

　Ms. Izumi Katayama of the Commercial Facilities Development and Operation Division says, “We hope people will enjoy the Christmas spirit one step ahead of others at the market, which is full of fun activities such as a marché and a live stage.

　The market will be open from 12:00 to 18:00.