A short walk from the shrine is Oarai’s famous Kamiiso no Torii. A traditional Japanese torii, or gate, marks the entrance to a shrine or other sacred site. The Kamiiso no Torii is built on a ...

The Japanese Torii gate in the courtyard of the glamorous new restaurant Japón at The Setai Miami Beach. Torii gates are often found at the entrance or inside Shinto temples. Kris Tamburello One ...

Bath built a Japanese torii gate and memorial garden honoring citizens of Tsugaru who, in 1889, rescued crew members of the Cheseborough, a Bath-built merchant vessel that ran aground during a ...

The Torii beams arrived in Yokohama in October 2015 thanks to some help from a shipping company with long business ties with Japan. But that wasn't the end of the journey.

Made of wood and brass, the Torii bench by London-based furniture maker Ultramar Studio has a sculptural shape based on Japanese torii gates.

Someone spotted a 14-foot-long, red and black portion of a torii, a freestanding gate used to mark the entrance of a shrine or sacred area, Monday night at the South Jetty Beach. Park staff ...

Torii have been around for centuries, though their true origin is shrouded in mystery. The word itself derives from phrases that mean "pass through and enter" and "bird perch" (in Japan, birds ...

In 1998, a traditional torii gate and Japanese garden were installed in Shoreline Park to honor Santa Barbara’s sister city, Toba, Japan. While the torii gate marking the entrance to the Shoreline ...

Along with Mount Fuji, the torii gates that stand outside Shinto shrines in their cinnabar orange-red glory are one of the most iconic images of Japan. The gates mark the entrance the gods take to ...