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Yodoko Guest House: A Rare Frank Lloyd Wright in Japan

Frank Lloyd Wright, Modernist, Osaka, Residential

Exploring Frank Lloyd Wright’s Yodoko Guest House in Ashiya The Yodokō Guest House is a private home turned museum built in 1924 by Frank Lloyd Wright for prominent sake brewer Tazaemon Yamamura. The house is located on a small hill along the Ashiya River in Ashiya City, an upscale residential district only 20 minutes from […]

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PL Tower (Great Peace Prayer Tower): Osaka’s Strangest Building

PL Tower (Great Peace Prayer Tower): Osaka’s Strangest Building The PL Tower, formally known as the Great Peace Prayer Tower, rises dramatically over the suburbs of Osaka, creating one of the most recognizable silhouettes in the Kansai region at over 600 ft high. Built as a monumental expression of peace, artistic freedom, and spiritual unity