There’s also the long dynamic cliffs of Ubara Risokyo, an observation deck 60 meters out at sea in the Katsuura Marine Park, and the photogenic white torii gate in the sand at ... many of its original ...

Trending on NextShark: US tourist accused of defacing torii gate in Japan If convicted, Hayes could face up to three years of imprisonment and a fine of up to 300,000 yen ($1,950).

A 65-year-old American tourist has been arrested in Japan for allegedly carving letters into a torii gate at a Tokyo shrine. The suspect, Steve Lee Hayes, was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of ...

A 65-year-old U.S. man was arrested in Tokyo last Wednesday for allegedly defacing a torii gate at Meiji Jingu Shrine in Shibuya. Steve Hayes, who arrived in Japan on Nov. 11 with his family, ...

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 ...

A 65-year-old American tourist has been arrested in Japan for allegedly carving letters into a torii gate at a Tokyo shrine. The suspect, Steve Lee Hayes, was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of ...

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 ...

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 ...

TOKYO — An American tourist has been arrested in Japan for allegedly carving letters into a pillar of a gate to a shrine in Tokyo. Steve Lee Hayes, 65, was arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of ...