Japan is full of quirky constructions. Take the PL Peace Tower in southern Osaka. Completed in 1970

Japan is full of quirky constructions. Take the PL Peace Tower in southern Osaka.

Completed in 1970 just a few months after the better known and equally offbeat Tower of the Sun 20 miles to the north, the PL Peace Tower (also known as the Great Peace Prayer Tower) stands at the headquarters of the Church of Perfect Liberty, a little-known religious movement founded in 1924. According to the church, the structure exists as a monument to all war victims globally.

At 180 metres, the PL Peace Tower is more than twice the height of the Tower of the Sun. In fact, it’s so tall that wherever you go in the local area, it always seems to be following you …