outskirts of Tokyo, will close its doors in September when a deal
with his widow Yoko Ono ends, the operator said Thursday.
The museum dedicated to the former Beatle opened in Saitama north of
Tokyo in 2000 on the 60th anniversary of Lennon's birth and displays
about 130 items, including guitars, stage costumes and hand-written
lyrics.
"After 10 years here, John's spirit is now moving on -- looking
onward to the next journey," said Ono in a statement.
"Thanks to your love for the museum, what we'd thought would be
five years became 10."
The number of visitors had declined to about 30,000 a year compared to
124,000 in the first year, said Koji Uzuhashi, spokesman for
construction company Taisei Corp which runs the museum.
"In total, the number of visitors reached 550,000 people as of
January."
He added: "I have heard some scraps of information that there is
a fresh plan to prepare a similar museum after the items are
returned" to Ono.
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