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Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens

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Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens
Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens
Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens
Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens
Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens
Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens
Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens
Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens
Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens
Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens
Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens
Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens
Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens
Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens
Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens
Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens
Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens
Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens
Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens
Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens
Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens
Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens
Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens
Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens
Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens
Phone:
+1 561-495-0233

Hours:
Sunday10am - 5pm
MondayClosed
Tuesday10am - 5pm
Wednesday10am - 5pm
Thursday10am - 5pm
Friday10am - 5pm
Saturday10am - 5pm


The Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens is a center for Japanese arts and culture located west of Delray Beach in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. The campus includes two museum buildings, the Roji-en Japanese Gardens: Garden of the Drops of Dew, a bonsai garden, library, gift shop, and a Japanese restaurant, called the Cornell Cafe, which has been featured on the Food Network. Rotating exhibits are displayed in both buildings, and demonstrations, including tea ceremonies and classes, are held in the main building. Traditional Japanese festivals are celebrated several times a year. The park and museum are named after George Morikami, a native of Miyazu, Japan, who donated his farm to Palm Beach County to be used as a park. George Morikami was the only member of the Yamato Colony, Florida to stay in Delray Beach after World War II. He originally proposed donating the land to the City of Delray Beach which declined. The Museum was opened in 1977, in a building that is now named the Yamato-kan. The principal museum building opened in 1993. Construction of the Roji-en gardens began in 1993. The Morikami Park, which includes the museum, is 188.5 acres . There is one picnic pavilion and six smaller picnic shelters and a playground. It is the location of the Challenger Astronaut Memorial and the Yamato Pioneer Memorial.The Morikami Museum and Gardens host a number of Japanese-influenced festivals each year, including Oshogatsu in January, Hatsume Fair Festival in April, and Lantern Festival, in October.
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