I rented out and entire torii gate here in Japan (who knew you could even rent that?) With beautiful Mt. Fuji in the background, it started out as an amazing experience... Judge Orders White House ...

Why Shouldn’t You Climb the Torii Gates? In Japanese culture and Shinto beliefs, the torii gates are seen as the gateways where spirits enter and exit, the border between the sacred and the mundane.

He told me there were two people from Oregon roaming around the northeast with what sounded like an impossible mission: they were in possession of what appeared to be parts of Torii gates that had ...

TANABE, Wakayama -- A massive torii gate at a shrine in this western Japan ... some 300 lanterns in the Expo colors will be sent up into night sky. (Japanese original by Koji Osawa, Tanabe Local ...