The worldly and well traveled <a href="http://www.eveandersson.com/japan/">Eve Andersson</a> says: "In the town of Asahikawa, you can find the Hokkaido Fold Arts and Crafts Village which includes three museums: Dyeing and Weaving Museum, Yukara Ori Folk Craft Museum, and Snow Crystals Museum. Well, you can find them if (a) you understand kanji, or (b) you're very persistent about asking strangers for directions to this hard-to-find place in the outskirts of town. But it's well worth the effort..."