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At a station, how do you ask 'Does this train go to Ikebukuro?'

Kono densha wa Ikebukuro ni ikimasu ka. (この電車は池袋に行きますか。)

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  1. Kono densha wa Ikebukuro ni ikimasu ka. (この電車は池袋に行きますか。) ✔
  2. Kono densha wa Ikebukuro kara kimashita. (この電車は池袋から来ました。)
  3. Ikebukuro wa doko desu ka. (池袋はどこですか。)

Why: Ni marks the destination, and ikimasu means goes. Swap in your own station name. The wrong choices say 'This train came from Ikebukuro' and ask where Ikebukuro is.

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Answer: Kono densha wa Ikebukuro ni ikimasu ka. (この電車は池袋に行きますか。). Ni marks the destination, and ikimasu means goes. Swap in your own station name. The wrong choices say 'This train came from Ikebukuro' and ask where Ikebukuro is.

  1. NHK WORLD-JAPAN Easy Japanese, Lesson 6 www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/lesson/en/lessons/06.html
    Kono densha wa Ikebukuro ni ikimasu ka. Does this train go to Ikebukuro?
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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