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This is a passageway leading to Nankai-Namba Station. Be aware that underground passages in Japan can be quite complex for visitors. When you arrive at Kansai International Airport (symbol: KIX) and try to reach your destinations via trains, sometimes you need to make connections at Namba Station (see Fig. 2). Namba Station is one of the main connection points (the other two are Umeda and Tennoji Stations). But, Namba Station actually means 4 different stations on Google map (see Fig. 3&4) : Namba Station  (Subway): This station provides access to the Osaka Metro lines: Midosuji (see Fig. 4),  Sennichimae , and  Yotsubashi . These lines can take you to popular destinations like Osaka Station, Koreatown, Honmachi, and Nippombashi. JR-Namba Station:  This smaller station has only four tracks and two platforms. It's located within the  Osaka City Air Terminal  (OCAT) building, and the entrance can be easy to miss. Thankfully, it's connected to the ...

You can watch Risa teaching " Top 15 Questions to Learn " from youtube  here . In this article, we list those questions in written forms.  So, you can practice them repeatedly or you can copy the phrases from here and paste them to  japandict.com  or a  Japanese language-learning tool for further research. Section 1 When is your birthday?         たんじょうび あなたの   誕生日   は いつですか Anata no tanjōbi wa itsudesuka How old are you?     いく お 幾つ ですか？ Oikutsu desuka How are you?     げんき お  元気  ですか？ Ogenki desuka? What's your name?       なまえ お  名前   は ？ Onamae wa What's this?       なん これは  何  ですか？ Korewa nan desuka? Where are you from?   しゅっしん ご 出身  は どちらですか？ Go shusshin wa dochira desuka? Where is the bathroom? トイレ は どこ ですか？ Toire wa dokodesu ka? Section 2 Where do you wor...

丼 (どん  /   don) or 丼ぶり (どんぶり  /   donburi) in Japanese means: Bowl of rice with food on top Rice-bowl dish in Japan can consist of various ingredients which are simmered together and served on the top of rice. In this article, we will introduce some   丼ぶり  (どんぶり  /   donburi)  and show you how to order them. 丼物 As shown in the picture, there are many kinds of 丼物  /   どんぶりもの  /   donburimono.   In Japan, there are large chain stores such as Yoshinoya (吉野屋), Sukiya (すき屋), Matsuya (松屋); They offer 丼物 at a low price. Here we introduce some common ones: 親子丼  /   おやこどん  /   oyako don chicken and egg on rice; parent and child donburi 天丼  /   てんどん  /   ten don tempura served over a bowl of rice カツ丼   /   カツどん  /   katsu don breaded pork on rice 鰻丼   /   うなどん  /   unadon (or うなぎ丼  /   うなぎどんぶり...

In you stay at a temple in the Mount Koya area, you may be able to enjoy a vegetarian food named 精進料理     /    しょじん りょり    /    Shojin ryori  This is a buddhist temple food But, normally Shojin ryori is not served outside the temple. Survival Guides If you are a vegetarian traveling in Japan, you may want to read the following general guides first: Vegetarian Survival Guide to Japan Eating vegan in Japan – survival guide Groceries in Japan – A Short Guide 八百屋 （やおや）— A grocery store that mainly sells vegetables and fruits In this article, we try to offer more suggestions and helps for a vegetarian traveling in Japan. Most Common Japanese Vegetarian Foods If you are a vegetarian, you may want to consider the following common vegetarian dishes in Japan: [1] Mochi  /   餅   /   もち   /   mochi Eggplant  /     なす   /   nasu (and other vegetable side dishes) ...