As the era changed from the Meiji to the Taisho era, the existence of Santa Claus seems to have become quite widespread among Japanese children. There it was in the December 1914 issue of the children's magazine Kodomo no Tomo. An old man with a white beard wearing a red hat, red clothing and a wide belt around his waist. This was the appearance of our familiar "Santa Claus." In 1928, the Asahi Shimbun carried an article stating that "Christmas has now become an annual event in Japan, and Santa Claus has become a proper part of Japanese children," showing that Christmas had become as mainstream as it is today.
As the era changed from the Meiji to the Taisho era, the existence of Santa Claus seems to have become quite widespread among Japanese children. There it was in the December 1914 issue of the children's magazine Kodomo no Tomo. An old man with a white beard wearing a red hat, red clothing and a wide belt around his waist. This was the appearance of our familiar "Santa Claus." In 1928, the Asahi Shimbun carried an article stating that "Christmas has now become an annual event in Japan, and Santa Claus has become a proper part of Japanese children," showing that Christmas had become as mainstream as it is today.
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