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

平庭 Hiraniwa Flat Garden

(Edo Period, 17th–18th centuries)

Hiraniwa Flat Garden Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, January 27, 2026

1. Hiraniwa Flat Garden Marker

Inscription.
Evolving out of late rock gardens, flat gardens make liberal use of plant material and often incorporate open space by relying on the design technique called “borrowed scenery” (shakkei).

Erected by Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens.

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

Location. 26° 25.615′ N, 80° 9.479′ W. Marker is in Delray Beach, Florida, in Palm Beach County. It can be reached from Morikami Park Road north of Puzzle Place, on the left when traveling north. 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,

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the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what 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: Early Rock Garden (a few steps from this marker); Late Rock Garden (within shouting distance of this marker); 浄土庭園 / Paradise Garden (within shouting distance of this marker); Col. Ellison Shoji Onizuka (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); What is Bonsai? (about 400 feet away); Shinden Garden (about 600 feet away); Welcome to Wakodahatchee Wetland (approx. 3.6 miles away); Boca Raton Army Air Field B-34 Crash (approx. 5.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Delray Beach.

Also see . . . Hiraniwa Flat Garden. At Morikami, the designer has made the distant view of the museum the focus of the hira niwa here. Glimpsed between hills and shrubbery that define the actual physical limits of the garden site, the tile-roofed museum building is drawn

Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, January 27, 2026

2. Hiraniwa Flat Garden Marker

The marker is located on a path that leads to the hira niwa, or flat garden.

in from afar to become the backdrop of the immediate landscaped area. The technique, called shakkei, or “borrowed scenery,” is common to flat gardens that offer views beyond their enclosures. While the usual element of scenery may be a glimpse of a distant mountain peak, man-made structures are not uncommon. (Submitted on January 30, 2026, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York.)

Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, January 27, 2026

3. Flat Garden

The museum building itself is the focus of the flat garden at Morikami.

Stone Pagoda image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, January 27, 2026

4. Stone Pagoda

The flat garden's signature stone pagoda.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 30, 2026, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 71 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 30, 2026, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.