Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens

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4000 Morikami Park Road
Delray Beach, FL 33446 United States Get Directions
Phone 561-495-0233
Website https://morikami.org/hours-admission/

Visitors are often intrigued to learn of a unique century-old connection between Japan and South Florida. In the early 1900s, a group of young Japanese farmers sought to transform Florida’s agricultural landscape by establishing a pioneering community.

In 1904, Jo Sakai, a recent graduate of New York University, returned to his hometown of Miyazu, Japan, where he recruited fellow visionaries to join him in America. With the support of the Model Land Company—a subsidiary of Henry Flagler’s East Coast Railroad—the settlers established a farming colony in what is now northern Boca Raton. They named it Yamato, an ancient poetic term for Japan.

Despite their ambition, the colony faced many challenges. Experimental crops yielded limited success, and by the 1920s the community never grew beyond 30 to 35 residents. Gradually, families moved away—some to other parts of the United States, others back to Japan—bringing the Yamato Colony’s bold dream to a quiet close.

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  • Art of Peace

    The Art of Peace: Jizai Okimono from a Private Collection

    Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens 4000 Morikami Park Road, Delray Beach, FL, United States

    A captivating new exhibition showcasing jizai okimono—intricately On view Tuesday, April 29-September 28, 2025 A captivating new exhibition showcasing jizai okimono—intricately crafted movable sculptures. The 19 sculptures in this exhibition are quite unusual. They represent the shift from warrior-rule in the Edo period (1603-1868) to a constitutional monarchy in the Meiji period (1868-1912). These works of art were […]

  • Japanese War Brides

    Woman of Yamato Exhibition

    Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens 4000 Morikami Park Road, Delray Beach, FL, United States

    Before the era of the War Brides came the “picture brides.” Our upcoming exhibit invites you to discover their story and the vital role these women played in shaping the early Japanese American community. Between 1907 and 1924, thousands of Japanese women journeyed to the United States to marry men they knew only through exchanged […]

  • Art of Peace

    The Art of Peace: Jizai Okimono from a Private Collection

    Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens 4000 Morikami Park Road, Delray Beach, FL, United States

    A captivating new exhibition showcasing jizai okimono—intricately On view Tuesday, April 29-September 28, 2025 A captivating new exhibition showcasing jizai okimono—intricately crafted movable sculptures. The 19 sculptures in this exhibition are quite unusual. They represent the shift from warrior-rule in the Edo period (1603-1868) to a constitutional monarchy in the Meiji period (1868-1912). These works of art were […]

  • Japanese War Brides

    Woman of Yamato Exhibition

    Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens 4000 Morikami Park Road, Delray Beach, FL, United States

    Before the era of the War Brides came the “picture brides.” Our upcoming exhibit invites you to discover their story and the vital role these women played in shaping the early Japanese American community. Between 1907 and 1924, thousands of Japanese women journeyed to the United States to marry men they knew only through exchanged […]

  • Art of Peace

    The Art of Peace: Jizai Okimono from a Private Collection

    Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens 4000 Morikami Park Road, Delray Beach, FL, United States

    A captivating new exhibition showcasing jizai okimono—intricately On view Tuesday, April 29-September 28, 2025 A captivating new exhibition showcasing jizai okimono—intricately crafted movable sculptures. The 19 sculptures in this exhibition are quite unusual. They represent the shift from warrior-rule in the Edo period (1603-1868) to a constitutional monarchy in the Meiji period (1868-1912). These works of art were […]

  • Japanese War Brides

    Woman of Yamato Exhibition

    Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens 4000 Morikami Park Road, Delray Beach, FL, United States

    Before the era of the War Brides came the “picture brides.” Our upcoming exhibit invites you to discover their story and the vital role these women played in shaping the early Japanese American community. Between 1907 and 1924, thousands of Japanese women journeyed to the United States to marry men they knew only through exchanged […]

  • Art of Peace

    The Art of Peace: Jizai Okimono from a Private Collection

    Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens 4000 Morikami Park Road, Delray Beach, FL, United States

    A captivating new exhibition showcasing jizai okimono—intricately On view Tuesday, April 29-September 28, 2025 A captivating new exhibition showcasing jizai okimono—intricately crafted movable sculptures. The 19 sculptures in this exhibition are quite unusual. They represent the shift from warrior-rule in the Edo period (1603-1868) to a constitutional monarchy in the Meiji period (1868-1912). These works of art were […]

  • Japanese War Brides

    Woman of Yamato Exhibition

    Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens 4000 Morikami Park Road, Delray Beach, FL, United States

    Before the era of the War Brides came the “picture brides.” Our upcoming exhibit invites you to discover their story and the vital role these women played in shaping the early Japanese American community. Between 1907 and 1924, thousands of Japanese women journeyed to the United States to marry men they knew only through exchanged […]

  • Art of Peace

    The Art of Peace: Jizai Okimono from a Private Collection

    Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens 4000 Morikami Park Road, Delray Beach, FL, United States

    A captivating new exhibition showcasing jizai okimono—intricately On view Tuesday, April 29-September 28, 2025 A captivating new exhibition showcasing jizai okimono—intricately crafted movable sculptures. The 19 sculptures in this exhibition are quite unusual. They represent the shift from warrior-rule in the Edo period (1603-1868) to a constitutional monarchy in the Meiji period (1868-1912). These works of art were […]

  • Japanese War Brides

    Woman of Yamato Exhibition

    Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens 4000 Morikami Park Road, Delray Beach, FL, United States

    Before the era of the War Brides came the “picture brides.” Our upcoming exhibit invites you to discover their story and the vital role these women played in shaping the early Japanese American community. Between 1907 and 1924, thousands of Japanese women journeyed to the United States to marry men they knew only through exchanged […]

  • Art of Peace

    The Art of Peace: Jizai Okimono from a Private Collection

    Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens 4000 Morikami Park Road, Delray Beach, FL, United States

    A captivating new exhibition showcasing jizai okimono—intricately On view Tuesday, April 29-September 28, 2025 A captivating new exhibition showcasing jizai okimono—intricately crafted movable sculptures. The 19 sculptures in this exhibition are quite unusual. They represent the shift from warrior-rule in the Edo period (1603-1868) to a constitutional monarchy in the Meiji period (1868-1912). These works of art were […]

  • Japanese War Brides

    Woman of Yamato Exhibition

    Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens 4000 Morikami Park Road, Delray Beach, FL, United States

    Before the era of the War Brides came the “picture brides.” Our upcoming exhibit invites you to discover their story and the vital role these women played in shaping the early Japanese American community. Between 1907 and 1924, thousands of Japanese women journeyed to the United States to marry men they knew only through exchanged […]