One of the major pilgrimage sites for Hindus, the city is renowned for its ghats alongside the Ganges River, where devotees perform rituals and take holy dips, the evening Ganga Aarti, in addition to ...

But like other hotspots worldwide such as Venice in Italy or Maya Bay in Thailand, this is not universally welcome, particularly in tradition-steeped Kyoto. The city, which is a modest bullet train ...

Japan's ancient city of Kyoto has officially announced it will raise the cap on its accommodation tax tenfold to 10,000 yen, or about 63 dollars, a night. The city started collecting the tax in ...

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At the start of 2025, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has 202 dedicated temples and a total of 367 dedicated, under construction or announced houses of the Lord, spread across 42 ...

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In 2024, President Russell M. Nelson, President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, announced 32 total locations for new temples — the fourth time in as many years that he identified ...