Description:
Slip off your shoes and enter a serene Japanese garden that dates from 1905, when an entrepreneurial farmer, Jo Sakai, came to Boca Raton to build a tropical agricultural community. The Yamato Colony, as it was known, was short-lived; by the 1920s, only one tenacious colonist remained: George Sukeji Morikami. But Morikami was quite successful, eventually running one of the largest pineapple plantations in the area. The 200-acre Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens, which opened to the public in 1977, was Morikami's gift to Palm Beach County and the state of Florida. A stroll through the garden is almost a mile long. An artificial waterfall that cascades into a koi- and carp-filled moat; a small rock garden for meditation; and a large bonsai collection with miniature maple, buttonwood, juniper, and Australian pine trees are all worth contemplation. There's also a cafe with an Asian-inspired menu if you want to stay for lunch.
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Bon Festival at Morikami Museum
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As planned, we attend Bon Odori, a Japanese festival held at the Morikami Museum. It did not disappoint. The Taiko drummers (Fushu Daiko) were amazing! My sons loved them, as I'd...
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- posted on 08.15.11
Awards:
Frommer's
- Very Highly Recommended 2010
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Contact:
- visit website
- tel: +1 561 495 0233
- send email
Address:
- 4000 Morikami Park Rd
- Delray Beach
- Delray Beach, FL 33496
Hours:
- Museum Tues-Sun 10am-5pm; gardens Tues-Sat 10am-5pm
Strenuousness:
- Easy
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