The Meiji Shrine is a Shinto (Japan's original religion ... services (with instructions posted on how to join in within the attraction). Even if you don't choose to participate in prayer ...

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The Japan Times reported that the letters were carved into a wooden pillar of a traditional entrance, known as a torii gate, at the Meiji Shrine. Hayes, who is alleged to have used his fingernails ...

The only complaint among travelers was with the attraction and all the activity ... coming early morning or late at night. The Meiji Shrine is a Shinto (Japan's original religion) shrine ...

An American man has been arrested for defacing the Meiji Jingu Shrine in Tokyo ... the pillar of a torii gate at the popular tourist attraction. The five letters are believed to represent the ...

A 65-year-old US citizen has been detained by Japanese police on charges of damaging the wooden torii gate of Tokyo's Meiji Jingu shrine, one of the city's most frequented tourist attractions.

Tokyo police arrested a 65-year-old American man Wednesday on suspicion of property damage after he allegedly carved letters into the wooden pillar of a torii gate at the Meiji Shrine in Tokyo’s ...

Nov. 14 (UPI) --Tokyo authorities arrested a 65-year-old U.S. tourist for allegedly defacing the gate of a local shrine. Police detained the suspect, identified as Steven Lee Hayes, at his hotel ...

Reporter An American visiting Japan with his family has been arrested on suspicion of vandalism after allegedly desecrating Tokyo’s Meiji Jingu Shrine. According to Reuters, the 65-year-old ...

Built to honor Japan’s Emperor Meiji (1867-1912), the Meiji Shrine and its 178-acre park are among Tokyo’s main attractions.Credit...Nattee Chalermtiragool/Alamy Stock Photo Supported by By ...

According to public broadcaster NHK, five letters – believed to be the tourist’s family name – were allegedly etched into a gate pillar at Tokyo’s Meiji Shrine. Police reportedly ...