A formal ceremony heralded the start of the Japan's sumo wrestling season at the Meiji Jingu shrine on Tuesday, two months after a U.S. man was arrested for desecrating it. Japanese grand sumo ...

A 65-year-old American tourist, identified as Steve Lee Hayes, was arrested in Tokyo for allegedly defacing a torii gate at the historic Meiji Shrine. The arrest, made on Wednesday, followed an ...

The Meiji Shrine is a Shinto (Japan's original ... When entering the shrine, you'll first see the Torii, or the shrine's large archway. It's traditional to bow once entering, then again when ...

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.

But now, Kanonji city has something new to offer: the “torii gate in the sky” of the “hongu” main building of Takayajinja shrine that sits atop 404-meter-high Mount Inazumiyama.

Grand sumo champion Yokozuna Terunofuji performs the Shiranui-style entering ceremony for the new year's dedication at the Meiji Shrine ... of defacing the shrine's entry gate.

Meiji Shrine, a Shinto shrine in Tokyo dedicated to Emperor Meiji and his consort Empress Shoken, was found to have been vandalized on November 10. According to police, kanji characters and multiple ...

Torii Gate, the entrance to the peaceful land young boy walking up the stairs to the Torii gate, digital art style, illustration painting Japanese symbol, New Year icon collection. A set of simple ...