Japan’s spirituality is deeply connected to nature, tradition, and quiet reverence. Among the most iconic cultural sites are ...

A 65-year-old American tourist has been arrested in Japan for allegedly carving letters into a torii gate at a Tokyo shrine. The suspect, Steve Lee Hayes, was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of ...

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 ...

People walk past a Torii gate at Meiji shrine in Tokyo on Nov. 14, 2024. A 65-year-old American tourist was arrested for allegedly etching letters onto a traditional wooden gate at a Tokyo shrine ...

The shrine's torii gate lost one of its pillars due to the nuclear blast, but, alongside some nearby trees, it still stands in the city today. In Japan, torii gates mark the entrance to a Shintō ...

A 65-year-old American tourist has been arrested in Japan for allegedly carving letters into a torii gate at a Tokyo shrine. The suspect, Steve Lee Hayes, was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of ...

A 65-year-old American tourist has been arrested in Japan for allegedly carving letters into a torii gate at a Tokyo shrine. The suspect, Steve Lee Hayes, was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of ...