A popular summertime attraction in Rockford will be welcoming visitors for the 2025 season this week. Anderson Japanese Gardens will be opening for the first time this year on Friday, April 18.

Rockford’s scenery was sprinkled with art last Friday and Saturday. WNIJ’s Yvonne Boose visited a few venues on one of the ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Fresco at the Gardens returns, serving breakfast and lunch at Anderson Japanese Gardens. Fresco at the Gardens is open from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday-Friday and 8 a.m.-3 p.m ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Anderson Japanese Gardens Opening Day - April 18 ...

If you’ve ever been to a Japanese garden, you’ll remember the extraordinary sense of peace and tranquillity these gardens help inspire. Japanese gardens also look very different from Western ...

Carmel's inaugural Cherry Blossom Festival will celebrate 30 years of cultural exchange with Kawachinagano, Japan, at the ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A springtime tradition rooted in international friendship will once again bring color, culture and community to Buffalo’s Japanese Garden. The 12th annual Buffalo Cherry ...

Devin Morgan Anderson aka “Ref Dev,” 38, of Dixon, IL, formerly of Plano, passed away suddenly Saturday, April 19, 2025, after fighting life-long heart issues. He was born June 26, 1986 ...

Eduardo Rubiano Moncada A view from outside the main building at the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens. The museum's collection includes 5,000 Japanese art objects and artifacts. Eduardo ...