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 ...

Entrances to the shrine feature huge wooden gates, known as torii, which are crowned with distinct curved beams. The suspect, who was visiting Japan with his family, faces up to three years in ...

HATSUKAICHI, Hiroshima Prefecture--The famed torii gate serenely resting in the ... elegantly “floating” over the water. But the wooden gate has been constantly exposed to the elements since ...

A wooden plank with the name Takahashi Toshimi ... Furusato Jun. Sakai asked if he knew a Takahashi Toshimi who had donated a Torii gate to a local shrine. Furusato was stunned: Yes, Takahashi ...

HATSUKAICHI, Hiroshima Prefecture--The famed “floating” torii gate of Itsukushimajinja shrine, a World Heritage site under repair, was revealed for the first time in about three and a half years.