After spending a couple of hours in Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar, we went back to Balanga City. Along the road we passed-by on this great tower. Took time to stop and to have pictures. The tower is about 27 meters tall and composed of three pillars interconnected by several multi-layer rings.
The Japan-Philippines Friendship Tower was erected in Bagac, Bataan. Erected by the a Japanese Buddhist organization that served as a sign of friendship and peace between Japan and the Philippines. The tower was inaugurated on April 8, 1975, eve of the Philippine Day of Valor (Araw ng Kagitingan) which commemorates the fall of Bataan to the Japanese invasion and the Bataan Death March during World War II.
"The sound of the bell of the Friendship Tower
It shows prayer for those
Who died in action
The Sound of the Bell
It expands our missionary minds
Hoping for Friendship and Peace
The Sound of the Bell
May the mysterious melody
Establish the Eternal Peace on Earth."
Rev Nikkyo Niwano
President, Rissho Kosei Kai
April 8, 1975
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