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Nakaya Ukichiro Museum of Snow and Ice

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中谷宇吉郎雪の科学館

This museum honors the physicist who first created artificial snow crystals, with exhibits on snow and ice.

Nakaya Ukichiro Museum of Snow and Ice
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What it is

  • A museum dedicated to physicist Ukichiro Nakaya.
  • Opened on November 1, 1994.
  • Honors the first person to create artificial snow crystals.

What to see

  • Exhibits about snow and ice.
  • An experimental facility for making snow and ice.
  • A scroll with Nakaya's famous quote.
  • Building designed by Arata Isozaki.

When to go

  • Open from 9:00 to 17:00.
  • Closed on Wednesdays and New Year holidays.
  • Holds events related to snow.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Where it is

石川県加賀市潮津町イ106番地 Open in Google Maps

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