This day we (Karen, Koki, Jo, Jen and I) headed off in the direction of Koki's town Kawagoe. We made a stop, however, in Saitama to visit the John Lennon Museum. This is close to Yoko Ono's hometown, and she is largely responsible for this stunning museum. I think even the non-fan would be impressed. She has donated a large quantity of memorabilia including the famous New York City t-shirt, guitars, song notes, a Sgt. Pepper's outfit.... Jen says it was one of the highlights of Japan for her (she has been a fan for years!).
A good shot of friends!
The Saitama train station won an architectural design award when it opened.
Here we are grabbing a bite before museum-going.
No photos allowed inside the museum--but, John and Yoko are willing to pose with you for a few shots!
After the museum we hopped back on the train and completed out journey to Kawagoe. It is, from what I can tell, a small city and has a section of town that is very old. This is where we headed. We did some touring and some shopping. It is very picturesque. Jen and I wished we had had more time to explore--it got dark way too soon!
The main old shopping street in Kawagoe.
There are so many amazing old buildings here.
Next we hit "Candy Alley" where Koki treated us to some traditional Japanese sweets. These are made from sweet potatoes and are rather yummy.
Looks yummy, no?
I was so happy to spot another outlet of this store! I am thinking about applying for a Canadian franchise--how do you think it will go over? And no, it isn't a Viagra depot you twisted little monkeys, it's dicount electronics of course!
On the train back into Tokyo we picked a rather exciting car. We were joined by a rather confused and upset cicada! It did some swooping and shrieking before Koki the Cicada Hunter grabbed it and held on to the next stop!
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