The Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens is the Japanese art and cultural center located west of Delray Beach in Palm Beach County, Florida, USA. The campus includes two museum buildings, the Roji-en Japanese Park: Tetes Dew Park, bonsai park, library, souvenir shop, and a Japanese restaurant, called Cafe Cornell, which has been featured on the Food Network. Rotating exhibits is displayed in both buildings, and demonstrations, including tea and class ceremonies, 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 ranch to Palm Beach County for use as a park. George Morikami is the only member of Yamato Colony, Florida who lived in Delray Beach after World War II. He initially proposed donating the land to the descending city of Delray Beach. The museum opened in 1977, in a building now called Yamato-kan. The main museum building opened in 1993. The development of Roji-en gardens began in 1993.
The Morikami Park, which includes the museum, is 188.5 hectares (76.3 hectares). There is a picnic pavilion and six smaller picnic spots and a playground. This is the location of the Astronaut Memorial Memorial and Yamato Pioneer Memorial.
The Morikami Museum and Gardens host a number of Japanese-influenced festivals each year, including Oshogatsu (New Year) in January, the Hatsume Festival Festival in April, and the Lampion Festival, (based on the Japanese Obon festival) in October.
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Museum
The original museum building, Yamato-kan, was designed as a Japanese villa. It features a dry landscape garden and a permanent exhibit on the history of the Yamato Colony in Boca Raton, and the live exhibition, "Japan Through the Eyes of the Child". The main museum building has three exhibits, a 225 seater theater, a tea house, a classroom, a research library, a shop, and Cafe Cornell. There are over 7,000 artifacts that make up the Morikami collection.
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Garden
The Roji-en Japanese Garden is designed to complement the museum. The six gardens that make up Roji-en are inspired by the famous garden styles throughout Japanese history. They were designed by Hoichi Kurisu and completed in 2001. Six historical gardens are as follows: Shinden Garden, Paradise Garden, Early Rock Garden, Karesansui Garden, Hiraniwa Garden, and Modern Romantic Garden. The Shinden Garden is inspired by the gardens of the 9th-12th century Heian period. During this time the Japanese nobility used a Chinese garden design featuring lakes and islands; This garden style is usually seen by boat. The Garden of Heaven comes from the Kamakura and Muromachi periods. The garden is designed as a temple for the Buddha and represents the Buddha Heaven. The Early Rock Garden also dates from the Muromachi period. This garden style is influenced by Chinese landscape art and Zen's original concept. The Muromachi Period The Karesansui Garden is in true Zen style. These gardens are designed not to pass, but to be seen from the temple and reflected. The style of "dry landscape" is almost empty of plants, rather than having rocks and gravel. The Edo period is known for the Hiraniwa Flat Garden style. These gardens are a hybrid of stone gardens and tea gardens. This garden style is known for its accents, such as pagodas, lanterns, and stepping stones. The last historical garden shown in Morikami is the Modern Romantic Garden. This park originated during the Meiji period. Naturalism and Western influence that spur the creation of this garden style.
Gallery
See also
- Boca Raton, Florida
- Yamato Colony, Florida
References
Further reading
- Gregerson, Tom. "Yamoto Colony". www.bocahistory.org . Boca Raton Historical Society and Museum
External links
- Official website
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