"With special permission from the museum which was forced to shut down permanently this June due to Covid-19, I was able to go visit the Snow Crystal Museum (in Asahikawa, Hokkaido) to do research on this place and spread the word about this beautiful museum in hopes that this will lead to its reopening. Their wedding hall is beyond a doubt a masterpiece, and there are many research materials on snow crystals available at this museum."

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"Snow Crystal Museum is best known for all there is to know about the beauty of snow. There are about 200 microphotographs of snow flake crystals displayed in stained glass on the wall all the way from the ceiling. You can explore this beautiful space surrounded by natural works of art."

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"Below is also a video from the Snow Crystal Museum. It is as if you got lost in the World of the Disney movie, Frozen. It's simply stunning, creating a beautiful space of winter wonderland."

"The museum also offers a wedding hall where you can have a snow themed wedding. The ceiling is a canvas for an oil painting, “Northern sky” which accurately duplicates an image of winter sky when cold air flows in. This is a true masterpiece."

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"The wedding hall is also a stage for a stunning winter world. By using projection mapping technology, it recreates winter world that leaves you speechless. The museum staff kindly sent me a video of the projection being played when they were open to the public. It was just astonishingly beautiful and I don't have words to describe what a stunning sight it was."

"The museum is filled with artistic objects of snow and snow crystals, decorating throughout the building. Every piece is accurately following the laws of physics, and uniquely designed. You cannot find this many art work of snow anywhere in the world, but here in Snow Crystal Museum of Asahikawa. There are just so many beautiful objects that take your breath away. They really built a winter wonderland here in this museum."

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"Finally, I was fortunately enough to see an initial blueprint of the building. The meticulous math work to create the level of accuracy involved in this building is just incredible."

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"There were also so many historical research papers, drawings and other art pieces keeping the records of beauty of snow, going all the way back in Edo era in Japan. These are all priceless pieces you cannot find any other places in the world."

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