Yes, it's Nikita, not Neko. But you probably knew that already if you've played the unofficial translation of the sequel.

In keeping with the tendency of Nintendo of America censors to stamp out any reference to religion in any form, all temples became palaces in the English release.

Not the same term as in the little one's village, as I once incorrectly suggested. 妖魔 (youma) is not 妖精 (yousei).

Maybe there are two because either the inner section (where the music changes) or the tiger's room counts as a different area?

Note that while トド is phonetically "todo" (toh doh), it's also the Japanese name of the Steller sea lion, found in the north Pacific. Considering the appearance of the villagers, it seems likely that this was the intended meaning.

The game text normally calls this ゴールドシティー (GOURUDO SHITII) instead of 黄金の町 (ougon no machi). Both mean the same thing, though.

Possibly named after a mountain in Hindu mythology.

There's that removing potentially religious terms thing again....