Delray Beach in Palm Beach County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Shinden Garden

寝殿庭園

— (Heian Period, c. 9th–12th centuries) —

Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, January 27, 2026

1. 寝殿庭園 Shinden Garden Marker

Inscription.
Japanese nobles adapted Chinese garden design concepts that featured lakes and islands, often viewed from a boat

Erected by Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Horticulture & Forestry.

Location. 26° 25.713′ N, 80° 9.44′ W. Marker is in Delray Beach, Florida, in Palm Beach County. It can be reached from Morikami Park Road west of Puzzle Place, on the left when traveling west. The marker is located on the grounds of Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens, and is accessible with an entry ticket. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4000 Morikami Park Rd, Delray Beach FL 33446, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South Florida,

on the Gold Coast,

on the Treasure Coast,

and in Greater Miami.

It is also in the American South

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what

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was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Col. Ellison Shoji Onizuka (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); 浄土庭園 / Paradise Garden (about 500 feet away); 平庭 Hiraniwa Flat Garden (about 600 feet away); Early Rock Garden (about 700 feet away); What is Bonsai? (about 700 feet away); Late Rock Garden (about 700 feet away); Welcome to Wakodahatchee Wetland (approx. 3½ miles away); Boca Raton Army Air Field B-34 Crash (approx. 5.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Delray Beach.

Also see . . . Shinden Garden.

At Morikami, two landscaped islands situated in the lake around which The Morikami’s gardens are laid out represent the shinden-style garden. The islands are reached by a stately arched bridge similar to those often painted vermillion in Japan after models originating in T’ang Dynasty China (618 – c. 907). Shinden ponds in Japan usually featured similar
Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, January 27, 2026

2. Shinden Garden
This garden is the first stop along the standard tour, located near the main museum.
islands, one of which would have been reached by such a bridge. Other islands may have been connected by low, level bridges, a precedent also followed here.

(Submitted on January 30, 2026, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York.)

Shinden Garden image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, January 27, 2026

3. Shinden Garden

Credits. This page was last revised on March 3, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 30, 2026, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 38 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 30, 2026, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.