Steve Lee Hayes has reportedly admitted to writing “his family member’s names” on the pillar of a torii gate at the Meiji Shrine in the Shibuya ward of Tokyo on Tuesday, the Japan Times ...

Japanese grand sumo champion Yokozuna Terunofuji and two other sumo wrestlers formally opened the 2025 sumo wrestling season during an annual sumo ritual held at the Meiji Jingu shrine in Tokyo.

The incident occurred during the tourist’s family trip to Japan. It’s not immediately ... Scratches are seen on a Torii gate at Meiji shrine in Tokyo on November 14, 2024.

The Japanese capital of Tokyo can be intimidating ... One of them is the serene oasis of the Meiji Shrine, a destination surrounded by a sacred forest with thousands of trees.

An American tourist has been arrested in Japan for allegedly carving ... remains in custody or has been released. Meiji Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Tokyo, and popular tourist destination, that ...

TOKYO — An American tourist has been arrested in Japan and accused of carving letters ... known as a torii gate, at the Meiji Shrine. Hayes, who is alleged to have used his fingernails to ...