Genshin Impact's Liyue Region Accidentally Spawns a Japanese Torii Gate — Only Visible on Mobile, Players Cry 'Classic MiHoYo'

Another day, another Genshin Impact drama — and this one is spicy. A Japanese torii gate has mysteriously spawned in Liyue (璃月, the Chinese-themed nation), and it's only visible on mobile. PC and cloud gaming players see nothing. Classic Bug or classic MiHoYo? You decide.

The original poster discovered that near the Tianheng Mountain (天衡山) teleport waypoint, if you look toward the plaza where the Rite of Descension was held, a clear torii gate structure is visible on mobile devices. After extensive testing, they found that a tree branch acts as a visibility boundary — the torii instantly disappears the moment your character gets close. You can only spot it from a distance at specific angles, never while standing on the plaza itself.

The weirdest part? This torii ONLY appears on mobile. Cloud gaming and PC show nothing. The OP used the zoom/inspect function to capture detailed screenshots of the mystery structure, which definitively matches the silhouette of a Japanese torii gate — not a Chinese pailou (牌坊, traditional archway). They sarcastically concluded: 'Fully learned from Neuvillette's virtue — it's definitely a BUG,' referencing the dragon character known for looking the other way.

The comment section went absolutely nuclear with sarcasm. 'When you think it's a mistake, it's actually miHoYo's sneaky little secret,' one player quipped. Others branded it 'Liyue's official anti-counterfeit watermark' and 'registered trademark much?' One particularly savage take: 'When you feel like miHoYo is deliberately messing with you — they absolutely are.'

Many players connected this to a previous incident where Japanese text reading 'げんしん' (Genshin, the game's Japanese name) was found on Liyue's grass texture before being removed. Comments like 'Deleted the grass watermark? Gotta add a replacement anti-fake somewhere else' and 'Last time the Liyue grass Japanese text got removed, they must've been heartbroken — so now a torii gate to cheer them up?' flooded the thread.

Some players tried to verify independently. One iPad user initially couldn't find it, but after lowering graphics quality and zooming past the tree branch, successfully reproduced the torii. Another player confirmed its existence through Meituan's cloud Genshin service. When someone questioned whether it could be a Chinese pailou (traditional archway) rather than a torii, they were quickly corrected: 'Pailou don't have this shape — this IS a torii gate, no debate.'

The discussion spiraled into broader miHoYo controversies. Players brought up 'Liyue in Japanese text, Cai Haoyu in Singapore,' referencing past localization scandals and the CEO's residency. Others pointed to how Honkai Impact 3rd sent condolences when Japan had an earthquake but stayed silent during domestic disasters, while Tencent donated 20 million yuan. A texture bug became a full-blown cultural loyalty debate.

As of now, miHoYo has not addressed this mobile-exclusive torii gate bug. Whether it's an honest asset-reuse mistake or someone on the art team sneaking in cultural 'contraband' — only HoYoverse knows for sure. But one thing is certain: the NGA sarcasm squad just found their new favorite chew toy.