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Since it's opening in 1977, the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens has been a center for Japanese arts and culture in South Florida. Located on 188.5 acres west of Delray Beach, the Morikami is a Palm Beach County park featuring authentic Japanese-style gardens, a restaurant and a museum. The museum has rotating exhibitions with a permanent collection and items from private collectors and other museums. Bonnie White LeMay is the Morikami's museum administrator. Larry Rosensweig, a past museum director said "The Museum's mission to promote understanding of the Japanese culture is carried through to the gardens, which illustrate the Japanese approach to nature over the centuries." The museum is named after...
Since it's opening in 1977, the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens has been a center for Japanese arts and culture in South Florida. Located on 188.5 acres west of Delray Beach, the Morikami is a Palm Beach County park featuring authentic Japanese-style gardens, a restaurant and a museum. The museum has rotating exhibitions with a permanent collection and items from private collectors and other museums. Bonnie White LeMay is the Morikami's museum administrator. Larry Rosensweig, a past museum director said "The Museum's mission to promote understanding of the Japanese culture is carried through to the gardens, which illustrate the Japanese approach to nature over the centuries." The museum is named after George Morikami, a former Delray Beach resident who was part of the 1920s Yamato colony, a group of early Japanese farmers who settled in Palm Beach County. The Yamato Colony was established by Jo Sakai in 1905. A few other settlers branched out into other commercial endeavors. Colony residents built homes and raised families on the land. Florida business and political leaders supported the Japanese colony because they believed that the project would introduce new crops and farming techniques to the State. According to the Morikami Museum, for several years these settlers grew pineapples for shipment to markets in the north. By the end of the century's first decade competition from Cuban pineapples caused many area growers, including those in the Yamato Colony, to turn to winter vegetables. Few of the settlers remained in Yamato for very long, but those who did sometimes returned to Japan briefly to marry and bring wives to the colony. Families soon grew. Ironically prosperity during World War I and the land "boom" of the 1920's resulted in many of the settlers leaving. By the beginning of World War II, few Japanese remained. In May 1942, farmland in the Yamato area still owned by Japanese was confiscated by the U. S. government for a military installation. After World War II George Morikami purchased the land. Almost 20 years later he began what would become a 10-year campaign to give the land away, first to the city of Delray Beach and later to Palm Beach County. The county finally accepted the elderly farmer's generous gift in 1973. Eventually Morikami, who died in 1976 at the age of 89, was made an honorary mayor by Delray Beach. Each year, the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens welcomes more than 163,000 visitors. The Morikami hosts annual events, including the New Year's Bon Festival and the Hatsume Festival each spring. The museum boasts a restaurant called the Cornell Cafe, which serves Pan-Asian cuisine. The Morikami Museum is located at 4000 Morikami Park Road, west of Delray Beach.
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Palm Beach County: Morikami Museum to present paper theater performances
The Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens Education Department will stage a performance of Kamishibai at several Palm Beach County Library branches starting Wednesday. Also known as paper theater, Kamishibai is the art of picture storytelling. During...Tags: Boca Raton
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A month of South Florida 'staycation' ideas
South Florida Sun-SentinelEver hear of a staycation? It's the answer to this year's not-quite-recession. Instead of flying or driving to far-off destinations, we're staying close to home. With staycations in mind and the kids out of school, we've compiled 31 ideas on how to...Tags: Spring Break, Everglades, Norton Museum of Art, Sawgrass Mills
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Bulletin Board: A list of events in Palm Beach County
Today 55+ Singles RAP Session, 3 p.m., Temple Shaarei Shalom, 9085 Hagen Ranch Road, west of Boynton Beach. $3. Call 561-479-0104. American Singles Golf Association, 7 p.m., Duffy's Sports Grill, 721 Village Blvd., West Palm Beach. Call 561-688- 1820....Tags: Government, Cancer, Libraries and Museums, Court Administration, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry
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Bulletin Board: A list of events in Palm Beach County
Today Alice's Bridge Club, 12:30 p.m., Temple Beth Ami, 1401 NW Fourth Ave., Boca Raton. Call 561-843-4344. Alliance for Retired Americans, 1:30 p.m., West Atlantic Avenue Library, 7777 W. Atlantic Ave., west of Delray Beach. Yearly membership $7....Tags: Minority Groups, Libraries and Museums, Roman Catholic, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Diseases
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Celebrate Dad at these Father's Day events
SouthFlorida.comFathers Day Family Fun at the Reptile Show June 15, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Admission for fathers is free on Father's Day at Flamingo Garden's Reptile Show and Expo. Features include Stop, Look and Learn with educational Reptile Bingo throughout the day for...Tags: Coral Gables, Delray Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Boca Raton, Gold Coast
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The art of Sogetsu Ikebana raises flower arranging to a philosophy
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTChieko Mihori fusses over her Japanese flower sculptures like a child's barber. She moves a leaf. Stands back and snips a little. Repositions a bloom. Snips a little more. She's always gentle, but she moves with the brisk efficiency of an old pro, and...Tags: Delray Beach, Florida Power & Light, Boca Raton, School Supplies, Beach Vacations
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Time Out: Cut 432 on Atlantic Avenue, Pineapple race and Black Finger
South Florida Sun-SentinelCalling all foodies. There's a new kid on the block, thanks to Brian Albe and Brandon Belluscio, the founders of Vertical 114 Wine Bar & Bistro in Boca Raton. They have teamed with executive chef Anthony Pizzo to open the Delray Beach steakhouse Cut 432,...Tags: Delray Beach, Mother's Day, Boca Raton, Clothing and Textiles Industry, Beach Vacations
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Mother's Day Events
South Florida ParentingMother/Daughter Spa Day May 3, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. South Olive Community Center, 345 Summa St., West Palm Beach. A day for mothers and daughters to enjoy a pedicure, manicure and massage. Snacks are provided. Residents $20; nonresidents $25. 561-804-4945....Tags: Personal Service, Libraries and Museums, Greenacres, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Vacations
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Valentines Highlights
SouthFlorida.comLove for Valentine's Day Feb. 7, 3:30 p.m. Jupiter Branch Library, 705 Military Trail, Jupiter. Listen to stories, sing songs, and make a special card for your special valentine. 561-744-2301. Itty Bitty Valentine's Day Feb. 8, 3:30 p.m. Jupiter Branch...Tags: Libraries and Museums, Greenacres, Volusia County, Vacations, Royal Palm Beach
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August 2008
Trolley Tour –August 9 at 10 a.m. Ride & Remember Trolley Tour, sponsored by The Spady Museum and the Delray Beach Historical Society. $12, memers; $15, non-members. Delray Beach. 561-279-8883. Annual Art Festival – August 9 at 5 p.m. The...Tags: Volusia County, Delray Beach, Vacations, Beach Vacations, Palm Beach County
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