Phalluses Everywhere

When I was a freshman back at UF, I took a class on Japanese culture. The teacher was probably the smartest person I've ever met, the guy was exceptionally insightful and observant. One thing he mentioned when discussing architecture and monuments is that they are often phallic, and how it was odd that the alligator statue near Turlington is decidedly not. From that brief aside, I've always been one to notice when something is discreetly or indisceetly penis-shaped.

Behold the PL tower. It's the central hub of the Perfect Liberty cult, located in pissant Tondabayashi. I worked right down the street from this thing, so I saw it every day, for hours at a time. This little religious group is rather shady to me, but the Japanese have no complaints. Their schools are top-notch, their golf club is big business, and they put on what might be the world's largest fireworks show every August. They also have a fucking giant penis tower. The funny thing is, the locals think nothing of it. When I ask them what the popular sight-seeing spots in town would be for foreigners, no one ever says the huge freaky dick building. I've always wanted to go inside, I think there are like offices in there or something, but you have to be in the cult.

I also get a kick out of this one. This is Kujira Koen or "whale park" in the Namba Walk underground mall. It's a bunch of stone whales that look like they're jumpng out of the ground. I'm willing to bet that the artist who designed them had no idea he or she was making such obviously phallic statues. And again, the Japanese seem to take no notice. But there they are: giant penises.