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The Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens is best known for its mile-long walking trail through gardens teeming with Japanese plant life. Visitors to the gardens needn't have a background in Japanese horticulture to appreciate the expansive collection of plant life which includes a bamboo forest, koi ponds and an assembly of bonsai trees. The impressive collection of bonsai trees at Morikami is one of the largest public displays of this living art form in the southeast United States. The collection of artistically shaped miniature trees is home to a wide variety of species, including ficus and bougainvillea varieties, many of which have been "in training" since the early 1970s.
In addition to the lush gardens, Morikami is home to an extraordinary museum which features exhibits emphasizing Japanese culture. Currently, the museum is housing the exhibit Seventy-seven Dances: Japanese Calligraphy by Poets, Monks and Scholars, 1568-1868. Seventy-seven Dances highlights seventy-seven two- and three-dimensional objects, displaying the full range of Japanese calligraphy. The works on display give visitors a look at how the art of writing during the 16th and 19th centuries in Japan grew and flourished.
Idyllically set in Delray Beach, Morikami emphasizes the strong connection between Japan and the early, not-so-talked-about beginnings of South Florida. Seventy-seven Dances runs through November 30, but the gardens are open to visitors year-round.
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