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A Playful Sign in Hokkaido: Santa Can't Go Home After the New Year!? The Surprising Reason He's Stuck Behind a Window: "Be Patient Until It's Fixed"
Christmas is over, the new year has begun, and Santa Claus has vanished from the streets—except for one, left behind in a window on a street corner in Kushiro, Hokkaido. Why on earth couldn't this Santa go home?
The reason why Santa 🎅 is still at the Shinkin Bank on Hokudai-dori is so cute
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Source: @yumeirokirin's post
This is a window at a credit union along Hokudai-dori Avenue in Kushiro, a city in eastern Hokkaido. An adorable Santa Claus stands with his back to us. A sign next to him carries a somewhat sad message: "Happy New Year. The reindeer already went home. I'm still here." This post was reposted nearly 2,000 times, with comments on social media like "So cute," "What a playful sign," and "It's cute, but I feel sorry for him."
The Reason Santa Can't Go Home? A Broken Shutter!
The reason Santa couldn't go home. That's tough...
So why couldn't Santa go home? The reason was quietly written below the main message.
※Although the new year has begun, the shutter is still broken, and our attempt to rescue Santa has failed. He remains trapped inside.
If you look closely at the original photo, you can indeed see a closed shutter behind Santa. It seems the window's shutter is broken, making it physically impossible for him to get out.
Zooming in on the photo, you can see the shutter behind him.
Despite a rescue attempt (?), it was unsuccessful, and he remains "trapped inside." It looks like Santa will have to be patient a little longer, until the day the shutter is fixed.
X: @yumeirokirin
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