John Lennon Museum

John Lennon Museum. I had my eyes on this prize since I first saw it in the travel book, and today was the day. The museum is located in a rich suburb of Tokyo, which still has a major stadium and a few 30-story buildings.
It was very well done showcasing John's life thru childhood, Beatles years, the Beatles breakup, Yoko Ono years & their peace activism and his death. I am usually impatient with museums, but this one held my attention thruout, with music samples, instruments, notes & photos. Of course the museum is dedicated by Yoko Ono, and it spends a good amount of time on their relationship. Apparently she was an avantgarde artist and Lennon met her at one of HER exhibitions. They seem to both be super creative people who like to think outside the box, so on the artistic level they matched very well. The museum does not deny the fact that Yoko was a big contributor to Lennon splitting off from the Beatles.
The museum was unfortunately not well visited, and I was the only westerner there. Plus the great music was playing everywhere often overlapping with the other pieces. But overall it was very well done, as it filled me with nostalgia, and I highly recommend this place for any Beatles fan visiting Tokyo.