Kurinuki Ceramic Workshop
Kurinuki is a traditional Japanese ceramic hand building technique starting with a solid block of clay and hollowing it out to create a vessel. Create a chawan, Japanese tea bowl using this beautiful ancient technique. In this hands-on workshop, learn basic techniques to work with clay and enjoy a presentation of Japanese ceramics.
10:00AM, Saturday, June 14, 2025
Oki Education Center
Father's Day Weekend
Special Discounts and Promotions
Special Membership Offer
Buy, Gift, or Renew a Morikami Membership during Father's Day Weekend for 13 months of membership!
Membership Details Here
Purchase in person for a free gift and an extra month of membership!
This offer is only available from June 14 - 15, 2025, so don't miss out on the opportunity to become part of the Morikami …
10:00AM, Saturday, June 14, 2025
Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens
Father's Day Weekend
Special Discounts and Promotions
Special Membership Offer
Buy, Gift, or Renew a Morikami Membership during Father's Day Weekend for 13 months of membership!
Membership Details Here
Purchase in person for a free gift and an extra month of membership!
This offer is only available from June 14 - 15, 2025, so don't miss out on the opportunity to become part of the Morikami …
10:00AM, Sunday, June 15, 2025
Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens
Craft activity for kids of all ages
Family Fun Day: Father's Day Kumihimo
Celebrate Father’s Day by making a lanyard through the Japanese braiding of kumihimo!
12:00PM, Sunday, June 15, 2025
Kamiya Room (Classroom A)
Experience the Garden Early
Member Morning Walks
Open to all Morikami Members
We are excited to announce the start of a unique program - Member Morning Walks. This is an exclusive opportunity for our valued members to experience the gardens in the calm of morning, before the hustle and bustle of the day begins.
Every Wednesday and Friday, you can escape into the serene beauty of our lush …
9:00AM, Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Morikami Gardens
Experience the Garden Early
Member Morning Walks
Open to all Morikami Members
We are excited to announce the start of a unique program - Member Morning Walks. This is an exclusive opportunity for our valued members to experience the gardens in the calm of morning, before the hustle and bustle of the day begins.
Every Wednesday and Friday, you can escape into the serene beauty of our lush …
9:00AM, Friday, June 20, 2025
Morikami Gardens
Guest Artist Workshops
Youth Summer Music & Culture Camp
(Grade 3rd – 12th)
Campers will be immersed in Japanese culture participating in fun craft activities, Japanese cultural arts, and exciting music classes which include the 13-string koto (zither) and taiko drums, taught by professional musicians, Shirley Kazuyo Muramoto, Koto instructor and members from the Fushu Daiko Taiko group. All materials and Instruments that campers need are provided for their use at camp.
9:00AM, Monday, June 23, 2025
Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens
Experience the Garden Early
Member Morning Walks
Open to all Morikami Members
We are excited to announce the start of a unique program - Member Morning Walks. This is an exclusive opportunity for our valued members to experience the gardens in the calm of morning, before the hustle and bustle of the day begins.
Every Wednesday and Friday, you can escape into the serene beauty of our lush …
9:00AM, Wednesday, June 25, 2025
Morikami Gardens
Experience the Garden Early
Member Morning Walks
Open to all Morikami Members
We are excited to announce the start of a unique program - Member Morning Walks. This is an exclusive opportunity for our valued members to experience the gardens in the calm of morning, before the hustle and bustle of the day begins.
Every Wednesday and Friday, you can escape into the serene beauty of our lush …
9:00AM, Friday, June 27, 2025
Morikami Gardens
Guest Artist Youth & Adult Workshops
Japanese Traditional Music Workshops: Koto with Shirley Kazuyo Muramoto
There will be two opportunities for adults to take the Japanese traditional music workshops at the Morikami Museum. Instruments and sheet music will be provided for use in the workshops.
9:00AM, Saturday, June 28, 2025
Morikami Theater
Guest Artist Youth & Adult Workshops
Japanese Traditional Music Workshops: Koto with Shirley Kazuyo Muramoto
There will be two opportunities for adults to take the Japanese traditional music workshops at the Morikami Museum. Instruments and sheet music will be provided for use in the workshops.
9:00AM, Sunday, June 29, 2025
Morikami Theater
Craft activity for kids of all ages
Family Fun Day: Tanabata
Make a wish for the Star Festival, Tanabata! Write your wish on a strip of colored paper, or tanzaku, and tie it to a branch of our Tanabata bamboo to celebrate.
10:00AM, Tuesday, July 1, 2025
Lobby
Experience the Garden Early
Member Morning Walks
Open to all Morikami Members
We are excited to announce the start of a unique program - Member Morning Walks. This is an exclusive opportunity for our valued members to experience the gardens in the calm of morning, before the hustle and bustle of the day begins.
Every Wednesday and Friday, you can escape into the serene beauty of our lush …
9:00AM, Wednesday, July 2, 2025
Morikami Gardens
Craft activity for kids of all ages
Family Fun Day: Tanabata
Make a wish for the Star Festival, Tanabata! Write your wish on a strip of colored paper, or tanzaku, and tie it to a branch of our Tanabata bamboo to celebrate.
10:00AM, Wednesday, July 2, 2025
Lobby
Craft activity for kids of all ages
Family Fun Day: Tanabata
Make a wish for the Star Festival, Tanabata! Write your wish on a strip of colored paper, or tanzaku, and tie it to a branch of our Tanabata bamboo to celebrate.
10:00AM, Thursday, July 3, 2025
Lobby
Experience the Garden Early
Member Morning Walks
Open to all Morikami Members
We are excited to announce the start of a unique program - Member Morning Walks. This is an exclusive opportunity for our valued members to experience the gardens in the calm of morning, before the hustle and bustle of the day begins.
Every Wednesday and Friday, you can escape into the serene beauty of our lush …
9:00AM, Friday, July 4, 2025
Morikami Gardens
Craft activity for kids of all ages
Family Fun Day: Tanabata
Make a wish for the Star Festival, Tanabata! Write your wish on a strip of colored paper, or tanzaku, and tie it to a branch of our Tanabata bamboo to celebrate.
10:00AM, Friday, July 4, 2025
Lobby
Craft activity for kids of all ages
Family Fun Day: Tanabata
Make a wish for the Star Festival, Tanabata! Write your wish on a strip of colored paper, or tanzaku, and tie it to a branch of our Tanabata bamboo to celebrate.
10:00AM, Saturday, July 5, 2025
Lobby
Craft activity for kids of all ages
Family Fun Day: Tanabata Streamers
The Star Festival, Tanabata, is here! Craft your own Tanabata streamer to decorate your home!
12:00PM, Saturday, July 5, 2025
Kamiya Room (Classroom A)
Craft activity for kids of all ages
Family Fun Day: Tanabata
Make a wish for the Star Festival, Tanabata! Write your wish on a strip of colored paper, or tanzaku, and tie it to a branch of our Tanabata bamboo to celebrate.
10:00AM, Sunday, July 6, 2025
Lobby
Tea Ceremony Class
Sado: Beginner I & II
Thursday or Sunday Sessions
Expand upon your knowledge of Japanese tea ceremony in this hands-on class. Perform traditional Japanese tea ceremony, with its ever-evolving seasonal subtleties, in the authentic Seishin-an Tea House under the guidance of instructor Yoshiko Hardick. The tea ceremony changes from month to month and from season to season.
10:15AM, Sunday, July 6, 2025
Tea House
Experience the Garden Early
Member Morning Walks
Open to all Morikami Members
We are excited to announce the start of a unique program - Member Morning Walks. This is an exclusive opportunity for our valued members to experience the gardens in the calm of morning, before the hustle and bustle of the day begins.
Every Wednesday and Friday, you can escape into the serene beauty of our lush …
9:00AM, Wednesday, July 9, 2025
Morikami Gardens
Tea Ceremony Class
Sado: Beginner I & II
Thursday or Sunday Sessions
Expand upon your knowledge of Japanese tea ceremony in this hands-on class. Perform traditional Japanese tea ceremony, with its ever-evolving seasonal subtleties, in the authentic Seishin-an Tea House under the guidance of instructor Yoshiko Hardick. The tea ceremony changes from month to month and from season to season.
10:15AM, Thursday, July 10, 2025
Tea House
Experience the Garden Early
Member Morning Walks
Open to all Morikami Members
We are excited to announce the start of a unique program - Member Morning Walks. This is an exclusive opportunity for our valued members to experience the gardens in the calm of morning, before the hustle and bustle of the day begins.
Every Wednesday and Friday, you can escape into the serene beauty of our lush …
9:00AM, Friday, July 11, 2025
Morikami Gardens
Grade 3rd – 12th
Calligraphy Youth Workshop
Learn how to write your name and some Japanese words with ink and brush, two traditional calligraphy writing implements in this hands-on workshop.
11:30AM, Saturday, July 12, 2025
Oki Education Center
Experience the Garden Early
Member Morning Walks
Open to all Morikami Members
We are excited to announce the start of a unique program - Member Morning Walks. This is an exclusive opportunity for our valued members to experience the gardens in the calm of morning, before the hustle and bustle of the day begins.
Every Wednesday and Friday, you can escape into the serene beauty of our lush …
9:00AM, Wednesday, July 16, 2025
Morikami Gardens
Experience the Garden Early
Member Morning Walks
Open to all Morikami Members
We are excited to announce the start of a unique program - Member Morning Walks. This is an exclusive opportunity for our valued members to experience the gardens in the calm of morning, before the hustle and bustle of the day begins.
Every Wednesday and Friday, you can escape into the serene beauty of our lush …
9:00AM, Friday, July 18, 2025
Morikami Gardens
Underwritten by United States - Japan Foundation
Documentary Film - Fall Seven Times, Get up Eight: The Japanese War Brides
Discussion led by Co-Director Karen Kasmauski and Moderator Carla Stansifer, Curator of Japanese Art
Despite lingering wartime enmity, tens of thousands of Japanese wives -- the biggest influx of Asian women in U.S. history -- crossed the Pacific. They began new lives in difficult and to them mysterious circumstances, scattered across the country in places where they were often the first Japanese ever seen. What was it like to abandon family, friends and country, and marry a former enemy? Even for those whose choice of spouse proved to be a tragic mistake, there was no turning back. Many in Japan viewed them as social outcasts and even today the words "war bride" in Japanese carry such a stigma -- of bar girls, even prostitution -- that people don't like to say them. Now these women are in their 80s. This is their story, of lives shaped by one irrevocable decision.
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1:00PM, Saturday, July 19, 2025
Morikami Theater
Experience the Garden Early
Member Morning Walks
Open to all Morikami Members
We are excited to announce the start of a unique program - Member Morning Walks. This is an exclusive opportunity for our valued members to experience the gardens in the calm of morning, before the hustle and bustle of the day begins.
Every Wednesday and Friday, you can escape into the serene beauty of our lush …
9:00AM, Wednesday, July 23, 2025
Morikami Gardens
Experience the Garden Early
Member Morning Walks
Open to all Morikami Members
We are excited to announce the start of a unique program - Member Morning Walks. This is an exclusive opportunity for our valued members to experience the gardens in the calm of morning, before the hustle and bustle of the day begins.
Every Wednesday and Friday, you can escape into the serene beauty of our lush …
9:00AM, Friday, July 25, 2025
Morikami Gardens
Adult Workshop
The Art of Kokedama
Japanese art of growing plants in a moss-covered ball of soil.
Kokedama is the Japanese art of growing plants in a moss-covered ball of soil. It is wrapped with string and contains an ornamental plant growing inside. These beautiful and decorative plants bring an organic and natural touch to planting orchids, succulents, and other ornamental plants. Learn the mechanics of how to make kokedama, creating two regular size and one small one to decorate your home or to give away to a special person.
10:00AM, Saturday, July 26, 2025
Oki Education Center
Experience the Garden Early
Member Morning Walks
Open to all Morikami Members
We are excited to announce the start of a unique program - Member Morning Walks. This is an exclusive opportunity for our valued members to experience the gardens in the calm of morning, before the hustle and bustle of the day begins.
Every Wednesday and Friday, you can escape into the serene beauty of our lush …
9:00AM, Wednesday, July 30, 2025
Morikami Gardens
Experience the Garden Early
Member Morning Walks
Open to all Morikami Members
We are excited to announce the start of a unique program - Member Morning Walks. This is an exclusive opportunity for our valued members to experience the gardens in the calm of morning, before the hustle and bustle of the day begins.
Every Wednesday and Friday, you can escape into the serene beauty of our lush …
9:00AM, Friday, August 1, 2025
Morikami Gardens
Experience the Garden Early
Member Morning Walks
Open to all Morikami Members
We are excited to announce the start of a unique program - Member Morning Walks. This is an exclusive opportunity for our valued members to experience the gardens in the calm of morning, before the hustle and bustle of the day begins.
Every Wednesday and Friday, you can escape into the serene beauty of our lush …
9:00AM, Wednesday, August 6, 2025
Morikami Gardens
Experience the Garden Early
Member Morning Walks
Open to all Morikami Members
We are excited to announce the start of a unique program - Member Morning Walks. This is an exclusive opportunity for our valued members to experience the gardens in the calm of morning, before the hustle and bustle of the day begins.
Every Wednesday and Friday, you can escape into the serene beauty of our lush …
9:00AM, Wednesday, August 6, 2025
Morikami Gardens
Experience the Garden Early
Member Morning Walks
Open to all Morikami Members
We are excited to announce the start of a unique program - Member Morning Walks. This is an exclusive opportunity for our valued members to experience the gardens in the calm of morning, before the hustle and bustle of the day begins.
Every Wednesday and Friday, you can escape into the serene beauty of our lush …
9:00AM, Friday, August 8, 2025
Morikami Gardens
Experience the Garden Early
Member Morning Walks
Open to all Morikami Members
We are excited to announce the start of a unique program - Member Morning Walks. This is an exclusive opportunity for our valued members to experience the gardens in the calm of morning, before the hustle and bustle of the day begins.
Every Wednesday and Friday, you can escape into the serene beauty of our lush …
9:00AM, Wednesday, August 13, 2025
Morikami Gardens
Experience the Garden Early
Member Morning Walks
Open to all Morikami Members
We are excited to announce the start of a unique program - Member Morning Walks. This is an exclusive opportunity for our valued members to experience the gardens in the calm of morning, before the hustle and bustle of the day begins.
Every Wednesday and Friday, you can escape into the serene beauty of our lush …
9:00AM, Friday, August 15, 2025
Morikami Gardens
Celebrate Obon Weekend at the Morikami
Obon Weekend
Enjoy live taiko drumming performances in the spirit of Obon
We invite guests to take a contemplative stroll through the gardens, enjoy live taiko drumming performances in the spirit of Obon, and pay their respects to George Morikami at the Bon altar.
10:00AM, Saturday, August 16, 2025
Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens
Craft activity for kids of all ages
Family Fun Day: Gachapon Keychains
August 8th is Gachapon Day! Gachapon are capsules filled with toys and other goodies that are popular with children in Japan. Make your own little toy of Japanese animals to keep in your own capsule!
12:00PM, Saturday, August 16, 2025
Sakai Room (Library)
Celebrate Obon Weekend at the Morikami
Obon Weekend
Enjoy live taiko drumming performances in the spirit of Obon
We invite guests to take a contemplative stroll through the gardens, enjoy live taiko drumming performances in the spirit of Obon, and pay their respects to George Morikami at the Bon altar.
10:00AM, Sunday, August 17, 2025
Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens
AN EXCLUSIVE FUNDRAISING EVENT CELEBRATING OBON
Launch the Lantern Dinner
Join us this special fundraising dinner event followed by the floating of your personalized lantern on the lake.
6:30PM, Sunday, August 17, 2025
Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens
Experience the Garden Early
Member Morning Walks
Open to all Morikami Members
We are excited to announce the start of a unique program - Member Morning Walks. This is an exclusive opportunity for our valued members to experience the gardens in the calm of morning, before the hustle and bustle of the day begins.
Every Wednesday and Friday, you can escape into the serene beauty of our lush …
9:00AM, Wednesday, August 20, 2025
Morikami Gardens
Experience the Garden Early
Member Morning Walks
Open to all Morikami Members
We are excited to announce the start of a unique program - Member Morning Walks. This is an exclusive opportunity for our valued members to experience the gardens in the calm of morning, before the hustle and bustle of the day begins.
Every Wednesday and Friday, you can escape into the serene beauty of our lush …
9:00AM, Friday, August 22, 2025
Morikami Gardens
(Grade 3-12)
Youth Workshop: The Way Of Taiko: The Heartbeat Of Japan
Traditional Drum Workshop
This workshop introduces participants to the history and practice of taiko drumming. Participants are taught how to understand sounds and movements, i.e., how to connect nature and the meaning of body movement. They will become familiar with the way of taiko and its drumming techniques.
11:00AM, Sunday, August 24, 2025
Morikami Theater
Experience the Garden Early
Member Morning Walks
Open to all Morikami Members
We are excited to announce the start of a unique program - Member Morning Walks. This is an exclusive opportunity for our valued members to experience the gardens in the calm of morning, before the hustle and bustle of the day begins.
Every Wednesday and Friday, you can escape into the serene beauty of our lush …
9:00AM, Wednesday, August 27, 2025
Morikami Gardens
Experience the Garden Early
Member Morning Walks
Open to all Morikami Members
We are excited to announce the start of a unique program - Member Morning Walks. This is an exclusive opportunity for our valued members to experience the gardens in the calm of morning, before the hustle and bustle of the day begins.
Every Wednesday and Friday, you can escape into the serene beauty of our lush …
9:00AM, Friday, August 29, 2025
Morikami Gardens
Experience the Garden Early
Member Morning Walks
Open to all Morikami Members
We are excited to announce the start of a unique program - Member Morning Walks. This is an exclusive opportunity for our valued members to experience the gardens in the calm of morning, before the hustle and bustle of the day begins.
Every Wednesday and Friday, you can escape into the serene beauty of our lush …
9:00AM, Wednesday, September 3, 2025
Morikami Gardens
Experience the Garden Early
Member Morning Walks
Open to all Morikami Members
We are excited to announce the start of a unique program - Member Morning Walks. This is an exclusive opportunity for our valued members to experience the gardens in the calm of morning, before the hustle and bustle of the day begins.
Every Wednesday and Friday, you can escape into the serene beauty of our lush …
9:00AM, Friday, September 5, 2025
Morikami Gardens
Nerikomi Ceramic Workshop
Nerikomi is a hand-building pattern technique made with colored clay, by mixing colored clay and then press it together. “Neri” means to mix, and “komi” means to press. The clay is layered in different patterns to create a block of clay. After, you slice the block into thin layers. Finally, you make a pattern in a repetitive (or abstract) way from these slices to create different objects. In this workshop students will learn in the first class to create a patterned block of two colors of clay. The second class will be dedicated to cut the slabs and transform them into nice trays, plates or vessels.
10:00AM, Saturday, September 6, 2025
Oki Education Center
Craft activity for kids of all ages
Family Fun Day: Sports Day Hachimaki
Start off the school year strong with a hachimaki, a Japanese headband!
12:00PM, Saturday, September 6, 2025
Kamiya Room (Classroom A)
Tea Ceremony Class
Sado: Beginner I & II
Thursday or Sunday Sessions
Expand upon your knowledge of Japanese tea ceremony in this hands-on class. Perform traditional Japanese tea ceremony, with its ever-evolving seasonal subtleties, in the authentic Seishin-an Tea House under the guidance of instructor Yoshiko Hardick. The tea ceremony changes from month to month and from season to season.
10:15AM, Sunday, September 7, 2025
Tea House
Experience the Garden Early
Member Morning Walks
Open to all Morikami Members
We are excited to announce the start of a unique program - Member Morning Walks. This is an exclusive opportunity for our valued members to experience the gardens in the calm of morning, before the hustle and bustle of the day begins.
Every Wednesday and Friday, you can escape into the serene beauty of our lush …
9:00AM, Wednesday, September 10, 2025
Morikami Gardens
Tea Ceremony Class
Sado: Beginner I & II
Thursday or Sunday Sessions
Expand upon your knowledge of Japanese tea ceremony in this hands-on class. Perform traditional Japanese tea ceremony, with its ever-evolving seasonal subtleties, in the authentic Seishin-an Tea House under the guidance of instructor Yoshiko Hardick. The tea ceremony changes from month to month and from season to season.
10:15AM, Thursday, September 11, 2025
Tea House
Sunset Stroll
2025 Sunset Stroll Dates and Special Performances:
June 12, 2025
Archery (Kyudo) Discussion and Demonstration by Florida Budokan
Have you seen the anime Tsurune? Kyudo, the Japanese martial art of the Way of the Bow, is the oldest martial art in Japan. We will introduce participants to the basics of Japanese archery and demonstrate the eight …
5:30PM, Thursday, September 11, 2025
Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens
Experience the Garden Early
Member Morning Walks
Open to all Morikami Members
We are excited to announce the start of a unique program - Member Morning Walks. This is an exclusive opportunity for our valued members to experience the gardens in the calm of morning, before the hustle and bustle of the day begins.
Every Wednesday and Friday, you can escape into the serene beauty of our lush …
9:00AM, Friday, September 12, 2025
Morikami Gardens
Adult Workshop
Kyudo: The Basics of Japanese Archery 101 Workshop
The Basics of Japanese Archery
The beginners Kyudo workshop will provide an introduction to the equipment used for Kyudo practice as well as the training attire. Those attending will receive instruction in the 8 basic stages required for the correct shooting of a bow. This includes posture, form, and shooting stance. Please note that participants will not be shooting an actual bow and arrow in this workshop, but will be using a Kyudo rubber bow as a beginner.
10:00AM, Saturday, September 13, 2025
Oki Education Center
Sado: Tea Ceremony Workshop
Omotesenke School
This workshop teaches the basics of sadō – The Way of Tea – necessary to understand the aesthetics of sadō and to fully enjoy the tea ceremony itself. Participants become familiar with how to participate as a guest, how to make a bowl of tea, and serve it.
1:00PM, Saturday, September 13, 2025
Tea House
Experience the Garden Early
Member Morning Walks
Open to all Morikami Members
We are excited to announce the start of a unique program - Member Morning Walks. This is an exclusive opportunity for our valued members to experience the gardens in the calm of morning, before the hustle and bustle of the day begins.
Every Wednesday and Friday, you can escape into the serene beauty of our lush …
9:00AM, Wednesday, September 17, 2025
Morikami Gardens
Experience the Garden Early
Member Morning Walks
Open to all Morikami Members
We are excited to announce the start of a unique program - Member Morning Walks. This is an exclusive opportunity for our valued members to experience the gardens in the calm of morning, before the hustle and bustle of the day begins.
Every Wednesday and Friday, you can escape into the serene beauty of our lush …
9:00AM, Friday, September 19, 2025
Morikami Gardens
Experience the Garden Early
Member Morning Walks
Open to all Morikami Members
We are excited to announce the start of a unique program - Member Morning Walks. This is an exclusive opportunity for our valued members to experience the gardens in the calm of morning, before the hustle and bustle of the day begins.
Every Wednesday and Friday, you can escape into the serene beauty of our lush …
9:00AM, Wednesday, September 24, 2025
Morikami Gardens
Experience the Garden Early
Member Morning Walks
Open to all Morikami Members
We are excited to announce the start of a unique program - Member Morning Walks. This is an exclusive opportunity for our valued members to experience the gardens in the calm of morning, before the hustle and bustle of the day begins.
Every Wednesday and Friday, you can escape into the serene beauty of our lush …
9:00AM, Friday, September 26, 2025
Morikami Gardens
Morikami Book Club
Open to all Morikami Members
Embark on a thrilling literary journey with Benefactor member Christine Carton and fellow Morikami members as they kick off a brand new season of riveting book explorations!
To join the Morikami Book Club, please reach out to Christine Carton at christinec@gate.net.
All meetings will be held on the second Wednesday of each month at 12 pm at …
12:00PM, Wednesday, October 8, 2025
Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens
Japanese Traditional Tea Ceremony
The Way Of Tea: Sado Demonstration
Observe Japanese sado, an ever-changing demonstration rich in seasonal subtleties. Your involvement in the true spirit of sado — harmony (wa), reverence (kei), purity (sei), tranquility (jaku) will help you bring a calm perspective into your busy life.
12:00PM, Saturday, October 11, 2025
Morikami Theater
Morikami Book Club
Open to all Morikami Members
Embark on a thrilling literary journey with Benefactor member Christine Carton and fellow Morikami members as they kick off a brand new season of riveting book explorations!
To join the Morikami Book Club, please reach out to Christine Carton at christinec@gate.net.
All meetings will be held on the second Wednesday of each month at 12 pm at …
12:00PM, Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens
Japanese Traditional Tea Ceremony
The Way Of Tea: Sado Demonstration
Observe Japanese sado, an ever-changing demonstration rich in seasonal subtleties. Your involvement in the true spirit of sado — harmony (wa), reverence (kei), purity (sei), tranquility (jaku) will help you bring a calm perspective into your busy life.
12:00PM, Saturday, November 15, 2025
Morikami Theater
Museum Closed for National Holiday
We are closed on major national holidays, including:
4th of July
Thanksgiving
Christmas Day
New Year’s Day
Easter
General Museum Hours
Open Tuesday through Sunday | 10am – 5pm
Last Admissions Ticket Sold at 4:30pm
Closed Mondays and major holidays
Administrative Offices
Open Monday through Friday | 9am – 5pm
Cornell Café
Open Tuesday through Sunday | 11am …
10:00AM, Thursday, November 27, 2025
Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens
Morikami Book Club
Open to all Morikami Members
Embark on a thrilling literary journey with Benefactor member Christine Carton and fellow Morikami members as they kick off a brand new season of riveting book explorations!
To join the Morikami Book Club, please reach out to Christine Carton at christinec@gate.net.
All meetings will be held on the second Wednesday of each month at 12 pm at …
12:00PM, Wednesday, December 10, 2025
Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens
Japanese Traditional Tea Ceremony
The Way Of Tea: Sado Demonstration
Observe Japanese sado, an ever-changing demonstration rich in seasonal subtleties. Your involvement in the true spirit of sado — harmony (wa), reverence (kei), purity (sei), tranquility (jaku) will help you bring a calm perspective into your busy life.
2:00PM, Saturday, December 13, 2025
Morikami Theater
Karesansui Raking Demonstration
Karesansui or dry landscape garden, is founded on Zen ideology using carefully composed rock arrangements and gravel or sand. A karesansui is carefully raked to represent characteristics of water such as currents and waves while boulder arrangements may be interpreted as islands. Learn about our Late Rock Garden and observe how the raking can be a practice in mindfulness and meditation.
10:30AM, Thursday, December 18, 2025
Morikami Gardens
Museum Closed for National Holiday
We are closed on major national holidays, including:
4th of July
Thanksgiving
Christmas Day
New Year’s Day
Easter
General Museum Hours
Open Tuesday through Sunday | 10am – 5pm
Last Admissions Ticket Sold at 4:30pm
Closed Mondays and major holidays
Administrative Offices
Open Monday through Friday | 9am – 5pm
Cornell Café
Open Tuesday through Sunday | 11am …
10:00AM, Thursday, December 25, 2025
Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens
Museum Closed for National Holiday
We are closed on major national holidays, including:
4th of July
Thanksgiving
Christmas Day
New Year’s Day
Easter
General Museum Hours
Open Tuesday through Sunday | 10am – 5pm
Last Admissions Ticket Sold at 4:30pm
Closed Mondays and major holidays
Administrative Offices
Open Monday through Friday | 9am – 5pm
Cornell Café
Open Tuesday through Sunday | 11am …
10:00AM, Thursday, January 1, 2026
Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens
Morikami Book Club
Open to all Morikami Members
Embark on a thrilling literary journey with Benefactor member Christine Carton and fellow Morikami members as they kick off a brand new season of riveting book explorations!
To join the Morikami Book Club, please reach out to Christine Carton at christinec@gate.net.
All meetings will be held on the second Wednesday of each month at 12 pm at …
12:00PM, Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens
Karesansui Raking Demonstration
Karesansui or dry landscape garden, is founded on Zen ideology using carefully composed rock arrangements and gravel or sand. A karesansui is carefully raked to represent characteristics of water such as currents and waves while boulder arrangements may be interpreted as islands. Learn about our Late Rock Garden and observe how the raking can be a practice in mindfulness and meditation.
10:30AM, Thursday, January 15, 2026
Morikami Gardens
Japanese Traditional Tea Ceremony
The Way Of Tea: Sado Demonstration
Observe Japanese sado, an ever-changing demonstration rich in seasonal subtleties. Your involvement in the true spirit of sado — harmony (wa), reverence (kei), purity (sei), tranquility (jaku) will help you bring a calm perspective into your busy life.
12:00PM, Saturday, January 17, 2026
Morikami Theater
Japanese Traditional Tea Ceremony
The Way Of Tea: Sado Demonstration
Observe Japanese sado, an ever-changing demonstration rich in seasonal subtleties. Your involvement in the true spirit of sado — harmony (wa), reverence (kei), purity (sei), tranquility (jaku) will help you bring a calm perspective into your busy life.
12:00PM, Saturday, February 7, 2026
Morikami Theater
Morikami Book Club
Open to all Morikami Members
Embark on a thrilling literary journey with Benefactor member Christine Carton and fellow Morikami members as they kick off a brand new season of riveting book explorations!
To join the Morikami Book Club, please reach out to Christine Carton at christinec@gate.net.
All meetings will be held on the second Wednesday of each month at 12 pm at …
12:00PM, Wednesday, February 11, 2026
Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens
Karesansui Raking Demonstration
Karesansui or dry landscape garden, is founded on Zen ideology using carefully composed rock arrangements and gravel or sand. A karesansui is carefully raked to represent characteristics of water such as currents and waves while boulder arrangements may be interpreted as islands. Learn about our Late Rock Garden and observe how the raking can be a practice in mindfulness and meditation.
10:30AM, Thursday, February 19, 2026
Morikami Gardens
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Kimono Culture Demonstration
Japanese Traditional Clothing
Not all kimono are created equal! Learn about traditional styles of kimono, with their rich culture, seasonal subtleties, and symbolic nuances. Observe a demonstration on how to properly put on and wear a kimono. Learn about the elegance of the formal kimono with its exquisite designs and finery worn to attend weddings, parties, special celebrations, and holidays.
12:00PM, Saturday, February 28, 2026
Morikami Theater
Morikami Book Club
Open to all Morikami Members
Embark on a thrilling literary journey with Benefactor member Christine Carton and fellow Morikami members as they kick off a brand new season of riveting book explorations!
To join the Morikami Book Club, please reach out to Christine Carton at christinec@gate.net.
All meetings will be held on the second Wednesday of each month at 12 pm at …
12:00PM, Wednesday, March 11, 2026
Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens
Japanese Traditional Tea Ceremony
The Way Of Tea: Sado Demonstration
Observe Japanese sado, an ever-changing demonstration rich in seasonal subtleties. Your involvement in the true spirit of sado — harmony (wa), reverence (kei), purity (sei), tranquility (jaku) will help you bring a calm perspective into your busy life.
12:00PM, Saturday, March 14, 2026
Morikami Theater
Karesansui Raking Demonstration
Karesansui or dry landscape garden, is founded on Zen ideology using carefully composed rock arrangements and gravel or sand. A karesansui is carefully raked to represent characteristics of water such as currents and waves while boulder arrangements may be interpreted as islands. Learn about our Late Rock Garden and observe how the raking can be a practice in mindfulness and meditation.
10:30AM, Thursday, March 19, 2026
Morikami Gardens
Morikami Book Club
Open to all Morikami Members
Embark on a thrilling literary journey with Benefactor member Christine Carton and fellow Morikami members as they kick off a brand new season of riveting book explorations!
To join the Morikami Book Club, please reach out to Christine Carton at christinec@gate.net.
All meetings will be held on the second Wednesday of each month at 12 pm at …
12:00PM, Wednesday, April 8, 2026
Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens
Block Printing Workshop
Adult Workshops
Japan has a long, rich history of woodblock printing, called mokuhanga, dating back to the 11th century. The ukiyo-e genre of block prints flourished in Japan from the 17th through 19th centuries. Morikami is offering a workshop with a modern twist on this ancient art form, where participants can carve and print with linoleum blocks to create unique and exciting imagery. Instructor Brian Reedy has been teaching this method for over 20 years, and offers an approach that is easily accessible for beginners, yet challenging for seasoned artists. Printing inks can stain clothes, so dress appropriately. Please wear old clothes or bring an apron.
10:30AM, Saturday, April 11, 2026
Oki Education Center
Japanese Traditional Tea Ceremony
The Way Of Tea: Sado Demonstration
Observe Japanese sado, an ever-changing demonstration rich in seasonal subtleties. Your involvement in the true spirit of sado — harmony (wa), reverence (kei), purity (sei), tranquility (jaku) will help you bring a calm perspective into your busy life.
12:00PM, Saturday, April 18, 2026
Morikami Theater
Japanese Traditional Music Instrument
Koto Demonstration
Koto is a traditional Japanese stringed instrument first introduced to Japan from China in the 7th-8th centuries. Learn the fascinating history of this exquisite instrument and listen to its captivating and tranquil sounds demonstrated by intermediate koto students.
12:00PM, Saturday, May 2, 2026
Morikami Theater
Morikami Book Club
Open to all Morikami Members
Embark on a thrilling literary journey with Benefactor member Christine Carton and fellow Morikami members as they kick off a brand new season of riveting book explorations!
To join the Morikami Book Club, please reach out to Christine Carton at christinec@gate.net.
All meetings will be held on the second Wednesday of each month at 12 pm at …
12:00PM, Friday, May 8, 2026
Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens
Morikami Book Club
Open to all Morikami Members
Embark on a thrilling literary journey with Benefactor member Christine Carton and fellow Morikami members as they kick off a brand new season of riveting book explorations!
To join the Morikami Book Club, please reach out to Christine Carton at christinec@gate.net.
All meetings will be held on the second Wednesday of each month at 12 pm at …
12:00PM, Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens
Japanese Traditional Tea Ceremony
The Way Of Tea: Sado Demonstration
Observe Japanese sado, an ever-changing demonstration rich in seasonal subtleties. Your involvement in the true spirit of sado — harmony (wa), reverence (kei), purity (sei), tranquility (jaku) will help you bring a calm perspective into your busy life.
12:00PM, Saturday, May 16, 2026
Morikami Theater
Morikami Book Club
Open to all Morikami Members
Embark on a thrilling literary journey with Benefactor member Christine Carton and fellow Morikami members as they kick off a brand new season of riveting book explorations!
To join the Morikami Book Club, please reach out to Christine Carton at christinec@gate.net.
All meetings will be held on the second Wednesday of each month at 12 pm at …
12:00PM, Wednesday, June 10, 2026
Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens
staging
10:14PM, Monday, January 18, 2038
Cornell Cafe
