This is an article about last year’s “World Santa Claus Congress in Amakusa.” It concludes as follows:

“So while we didn’t have the greatest time, we’re still happy we made the trip to Kumamoto, seeing as how it’s uncertain if there will ever be a 2nd The World Santa Claus Congress in Amakusa.”

Well, it looks like a second congress is indeed in the works. According to the following Facebook page

https://www.facebook.com/kininaru.kumamoto/photos/a.241044472647030.59847.241041685980642/700042546747218/

this year’s congress will begin on the 13th and end on the 15th of September.

For more pictures from last year, see

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.660390263994388.1073741834.405741872792563

Ho, ho, ho!

http://en.rocketnews24.com/2013/09/19/we-visit-the-world-santa-congress-in-kumamoto-prefecture-and-still-feel-exactly-like-jaded-adults/