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 ...

According to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police, Hayes carved five letters—believed to represent his last name—into the wooden pillar of a torii gate at the ... in 1920, is one of Japan's most ...

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 ...

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.