A great exchange rate, ChatGPT, and kimono-wearing bros have turned Kyoto into the loveliest tourist trap on earth.

The mikoshi procession is the sacred heart of Gion Matsuri, enacting the movement of divine spirits into the city to bless and protect it. While lesser known to tourists, for locals and worshippers, ...

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Entering Hotel Sowaka in Kyoto's famous Gion district feels like stepping onto the set of the Disney+ series "Shōgun". Guests ...

Capt. Bill Heyn showed a reporter and photographer safety hazards in the Connecticut River due to the end of a channel-marking program.

Small sewage overflow into Ottawa River won't affect water quality at beaches, officials say A system malfunction put raw sewage into the Ottawa River, but the amount isn't considered serious.

Now, toxic foam floats along the river, and farmers can't use the water because of the contamination. "It used to nourish our fields," a local farmer told the news outlet.

PARIS, July 5 (Reuters) - Parisians rushed for a dip in the Seine on Saturday as authorities opened the river to public swimming for the first time since 1923 after an extensive clean-up operation ...

French utility EDF said it shut down the No. 1 reactor at the Golftech nuclear power plant in southwestern France late on Sunday, ahead of an anticipated rise in the temperature of the Garonne ...

Archaeology 1,000-year-old medieval sword emerges from Dutch river after chance discovery: 'Barely corroded' Construction workers found rare sword with gold-copper symbols, which experts believe ...

A sewer collection system malfunction led to an overflow of raw waste into the Ottawa River on July 10, according to a Thursday memo to the mayor and city councillors. “Operations staff noticed ...