Hi everyone,<\/p>\n
today is Friday and another week-end is about to start!<\/p>\n
Miami<\/strong> is an international city full of attractions where every taste can be satisfied. This applies more generally to all South Florida<\/strong> whose places can offer you a lot if you are willing to discover its gems.<\/p>\n Starting from the end of September I decided to have more outdoor experiences because of the nicer weather so each week-end I am selecting some new place to visit.<\/p>\n last week was my time to visit the Morikami Museum<\/strong> and Japanese Garden<\/strong> located west of Delray Beach<\/strong> in Palm Beach County<\/strong>.<\/p>\n The park and museum are named after George Morikami, a native of Miyazu, Japan<\/strong>, who donated his farm to Palm Beach County to be used as a park.\u00a0George Morikami was the only member of the Yamato colony to stay in Delray Beach after World War II.<\/p>\n The campus includes two museum buildings, the Roji-en \u00a0Garden, a bonsai garden, library, gift shop, and a Japanese restaurant.<\/p>\n The entrance of the campus is located at the main building that host a museum, shops and the tea house where you can assist or participate at the\u00a0tea ceremony (sad\u014d<\/em>, or\u00a0chad\u014d<\/em>\u00a0in Japanese) a peculiar experience that I highly recommend in order to dive in this special and unique culture.<\/p>\n As soon as you get outside of main building, there is a tight path that leads you to the starting point of the most interesting part of the museum according to me:\u00a0the Roji-en Japanese Gardens or Garden of the Drops of Dew designed by Kurisu<\/strong>.<\/p>\n it reflects major periods of Japanese garden design, from the eighth to the 20th century.<\/p>\n Roji-en is organize in 25 stations and through them you can learn and analyze the Japanese garden planning evolution.<\/p>\n It was an incredible experience for me and I hope I will gave you the opportunity to discover another Florida hidden gem.<\/p>\n