Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens, Delray Beach

About Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens

Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens features Roji-en, a 16-acre living exhibition with six distinct historical gardens reflecting styles from across Japan. Visitors explore three exhibition galleries in the principal museum building and the Yamato-kan, a villa modeled after traditional Japanese architecture with rooms surrounding an open-air courtyard. The museum holds close to 7,500 art objects and artifacts, including tea ceremony items and textiles documenting the Yamato Colony's century-old history in South Florida. Classes offered include Koto, a traditional stringed instrument course; The Art of Bonsai; Nihongo Japanese language instruction; Ikebana flower arrangement; and Japanese tea ceremony workshops at the on-site tea house. An authentic tea house hosts monthly cultural demonstrations. The Cornell Café serves visitors during operating hours. Children age 5 and under are admitted free, while regular admission applies to older guests. Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens is located in Delray Beach and publishes admission prices online.