The Shinzen Japanese Friendship Garden is located in Woodward Park, a regional park owned by the City of Fresno, California, and this haven of tranquility offers elegant simplicity and quiet beauty. This Japanese Gardens man-made mountains, waterfalls, streams and lake, coupled with lush plants entice visitors to stroll through the magnificent gardens accenting the four seasons. The Tea Garden and Tea Ceremony House is a replica of the authentic Sukiya style Japanese Teahouse with three rooms, a preparation room, a guests anteroom and the main tearoom. A tour of the garden brings it's own delights with a Double Moon Bridge and Koi Pond, a historical stone lantern brought from Japan and a Tembo Dai or viewing shelter of which there are several. Come and enjoy the full bloom of the ume trees, Japanese cherry, and Japanese Maple Trees, it's all here and more.READ MORE

The Cornell Cafe at the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens in Delray Beach, Florida is a museum dining experience par excellence and offers an open air cafe on the terraces. Dine as you overlook the tranquil Japanese gardens, the menu is Pan-Asian inspired and presents stunning sushi and sashimi dishes to name but a few. The Cornell Cafe is also the perfect venue for your next occasion and they also cater to groups, plus they provide catering services to weddings and private events. Menus are customised to your taste and budget and they are available for anything from casual receptions to formal dinners.READ MORE

Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens Events in Delray Beach, Florida will not only host your event in a spectacular setting they also have fantastic events and festivals throughout the year as well as cultural demonstrations, family activities and more. No matter your special occasion and requirements, whether it be a sunset wedding overlooking the lake, or a corporate presentation in the 225 seat theatre or an anniversary celebration of cocktails and dinner on the terrace with incredible Japanese garden views, this distinctive venue awaits to spoil you and your guests. Enjoy a romantic setting, space for dancing and entertainment, a permanent tented area, of course the gardens with Japanese bridges, waterfalls and breathtaking landscaped areas, all of this and more ensures a delightful and memorable occasion in the perfect setting whether it's business or pleasure.READ MORE

The Morikami Store at the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens in Delray Beach, Florida offers stunning apparel and accessories as well as books and cd's, things for the home and garden, jewelry and great gifts. Get some lovely foodstuffs and tea as well while you're there, and if you can't get there, all items are available for purchase on-line. Lovely items for the home include wind chimes, bento and lacquerware, chopsticks, rests and spoons as well as cups and mugs, home decor, house wares, tea and sake sets, wall art and much more. After a fabulous visit to the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens, come peruse their exciting Zen gifts, ornaments, scents, soap and incense, gifts for him and her, there's truly something unique for everyone at the Morikami Store.READ MORE

The Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens in Delray Beach, Florida provides inspiring Japanese cultural experiences offering rotating exhibitions in the galleries, tea ceremonies, educational programs and Japanese festivals throughout the year. The stunning and peaceful aesthetically pleasing Japanese gardens are an extension of the museum, and there are new gardens reflecting major periods of Japanese garden design. Unique gardens consist of shinden islands, a paradise and contemporary garden in a tranquil and natural setting, and visitors will be spellbound. The museum at the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens is modeled to a Japanese villa style and features exhibition rooms, a large theatre, authentic tea house with viewing gallery, library, classrooms, museum store, lakeside terrace and cafe.READ MORE

The Portland Japanese Gardens Gift Shop in Portland, Oregon offers a myriad of helpful books, wonderful gifts and bonsai kits, tools and vases. Get bells and wind chimes, lanterns and decorations as well as tools and kits for your home. The gift shop also stocks candles and lights, garden figures and Kokeshi dolls for you to enjoy or give a loved one. Stock up on incense and get an incense holder too, and there's jewelery including earrings, necklaces and pins. Get something for the tea and table with tea ware, table ware, bento boxes, sake ware and of course tea, and gift certificates are also available.READ MORE

The Portland Japanese Garden nestled in the scenic west hills of Portland, Oregon offers a tranquil haven of garden paradise in an oasis of beauty. This Japanese gardens authenticity over 5 and a half acres, is said to be the most authentic Japanese garden outside of Japan. Offering five gardens of indescribable beauty, visitors can enjoy the flat garden which includes the dry landscape style of the karesansui garden, cleverly creating a sense of depth and space. The Strolling Pond Garden beckons with upper and lower ponds connected by a stream, both of which have stunning bridges, and the Tea Garden offers quiet and harmony in a wooden setting, and there is also a tea house for tea ceremonies. The Portland Japanese Garden also has a natural garden and a sand and stone garden as well as a gift shop.READ MORE

The Japanese Garden Facility Rental in Van Nuys, California offers a beautiful setting in tranquil surrounds perfect for weddings, business meetings and private parties. This Japanese gardens sublime venue is without equal, and also suprisingly economical with indoor and outdoor options available, weather depending. Present your caterer and photographer with the perfect canvas to work with, and enjoy your special event in a special place, the place of water and fragrance at the Japanese Garden. You choose the type of event to suit you and whether the venue must cater food and drink or supply your own, but come for a heavenly time, it will be a never forgotten event in a stunning venue, and that's guaranteed.READ MORE

The Japanese Garden in Van Nuys, California blends traditional Japanese landscaping with modern Occidental architecture in a skilful and beautiful way, thereby balancing yin and yang or the positive and negative. The Japanese gardens blend of water and fragrance invites harmony and peace into your life as you tour the magnificent surrounds or just sit and contemplate in the tranquility. The Japanese Garden has a gift shop featuring stunning gift items from Japan, Asia and the Pacific including dolls, origami paper, parasols, ceramics, books, Buddha Boards and so much more. This facility is also available for rental and is the perfect venue for your wedding or special occasion.READ MORE

Stepping into the Harrison House Museum and Barn in Branford creates an atmosphere of antiquity with it's old wood walls, hand-hewn oak corner posts. See the unique corner cupboard and huge hall fireplace from 250 years ago, the furnishings of four-poster and rope beds, the bedspread, the seventeenth century chests of Branford origin. Marvel at the beehive bake oven, warming pans, foot stoves and old china. The Harrison House Museum also has one room dedicated to Branford artifacts, memorabilia and archives and is maintained by The Branford Historical Society.READ MORE