A frame made up of cylindrical wooden lengths ending in flat brass discs makes up furniture brand Ultramar Studio's distinctive Torii bench. The bench references the striking appearance of Japanese ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Santa Barbara city workers completed the Shoreline Park's Torii Gate restoration project on Thursday. The gate marks the Shoreline Steps to the beach. It was built in 1998 to ...

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.

“Ghost of Tsushima” fans have raised $260,000 for a campaign to restore a torii gate on the island of Tsushima in Nagasaki Prefecture that was damaged by a typhoon in September 2020. Fans of the ...

KANONJI, Kagawa Prefecture--Facing the Seto Inland Sea, this city is famous for Jinnein and Kannonji, the 68th and 69th temples of the 88 Shikoku pilgrimage route. It is also home to Ariakehama, a ...

Dezeen Showroom: made of wood and brass, the Torii bench by London-based furniture maker Ultramar Studio has a sculptural shape based on Japanese torii gates. The Torii bench features a striking ...