Hayes is accused of “carving the alphabet with his fingernails” into the wooden pillar of Meiji shrine gate in Tokyo’s Shibuya Ward around 11am on Tuesday, police told the outlet.

The Meiji Shrine is a Shinto (Japan's original religion) shrine dedicated to Emperor Meiji and Empress Shoken. Japanese history credits Meiji for modernizing Japan by incorporating Western ...

Jan. 7 (UPI) --A formal ceremony heralded the start of the Japan's sumo wrestling season at the Meiji Jingu shrine on Tuesday, two months after a U.S. man was arrested for desecrating it.

Princess Aiko visited Meiji Shrine in Tokyo to pay her respects to Empress Shoken on April 10, the day before the 110th anniversary of her death. This marked the young princess’s first official ...

One of the world’s most populous cities, Tokyo brings together many of the elements that make Japan so popular with travelers ...

Taking over the expansive outdoor lawn within the children’s play area at Meiji Shrine’s Outer Gardens, the Forest Beer Garden distinguishes itself from other boozy events in town with its ...

TOKYO >> On an island off the coast of Nagasaki, ruins that seem on the verge of collapse stand clustered behind a high ...

Built to enshrine the spirits of Emperor Meiji and Empress Shoken in 1920, the shrine is a more than 700,000 sq m oasis of calm in the heart of the city, with long, tree-lined pathways that lead ...

the garment is on display through Dec. 6 at the Meiji Jingu Museum of Meiji Shrine in Tokyo as part of an exhibition commemorating the centenary of the shrine’s establishment. The flowing dress ...