Torii gates are iconic structures that mark the boundary between the everyday and the sacred at Shinto shrines across Japan. Defacing sites or breaking the rules at important international sites ...

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 ...

The torii gate has long served as a symbolic landmark for those traveling to and from this holy site by boat. Even today, visitors can experience this historic journey firsthand.

Torii Johnson was named long before he was even conceived. His father, Ken, was travelling around Japan and came across a beautiful island with a torii gate, used by the Japanese to symbolically ...

Cats live near three torii gates in the sea. The beach changes at low tide. We also meet a cat who lives in a pottery production area. She's allowed in all the shops and even inspects the merchandise.

Scratches are seen on a traditional wooden torii gate at Meiji shrine in Tokyo on November 14, 2024. YUICHI YAMAZAKI/AFP via Getty. Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage?

Scratches are seen on a Torii gate at Meiji shrine in Tokyo on November 14, 2024. A 65-year-old American tourist was arrested for allegedly etching letters onto a traditional wooden gate at a ...