A 65-year-old U.S. citizen was detained by Japanese police on charges of vandalizing the wooden torii gate of one of Tokyo's most frequently visited shrines, Meiji Jingu. Officers arrested the ...

The day before, Hayes allegedly “carved alphabet letters” into a wooden pillar of the entrance – a traditional Japanese torii gate – of the Meiji Shrine in Tokyo’s Shibuya ward ...

It gained further attention in 2018 when the torii gate was designated as one of the Shikoku 88 View Spots by an organization comprised of the Shikoku Economic Federation and private companies.

HATSUKAICHI, Hiroshima Prefecture--The famed torii gate ... citadel,” one online commenter wrote. “The is a sight that can be seen only for now,” said another. The gate, part of ...