1 swimming beach,” attracting many beachgoers in summer. But now, Kanonji city has something new to offer: the “torii gate in the sky” of the “hongu” main building of Takayajinja shrine ...

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.

A 65-year-old U.S. citizen was detained by Japanese police on charges of vandalizing the wooden torii gate ... resembling Chinese characters were discovered on another gate leading to the Meiji ...