Asking for Directions to Osaka

どこにありますか [doko ni arimasu ka]
Where is it?

• どこ [doko] means "where"
• に [ni] is a particle that marks where
• ありますか [arimasu ka] means "is there?"
• Literally means "Where, there is?"

To ask where a specific place is, add the word for 'place' before this question.
Place + (-は [wa]) + どこにありますか [doko ni arimasu ka]

お手洗いはどこにありますか [o tearai wa doko ni arimasu ka]
Where is the bathroom?

• お手洗い [o tearai] means "bathroom"
• は [wa] is a particle that marks a subject
• Literally means "bathroom, where is it?"

More examples:

• カフェはどこにありますか [kafye wa doko ni arimasu ka] Where is the cafe?
• 銀行はどこにありますか [ginkō wa doko ni arimasu ka] Where is the bank?

カフェにあります [kafye ni arimasu]
It's in the cafe.

• カフェ [kafye] means "cafe"
• に [ni] in this case means "in"
• あります [arimasu] means "there is"
• Literally means "cafe, in, there is"

More examples:

• 空港にあります [kūkō ni arimasu] It's in the airport.
• 東京にあります [Tōkyō ni arimasu] It's in Tokyo.

• A: お手洗いはどこにありますか [o tearai wa doko ni arimasu ka]
  Where is the bathroom?
• B: 駅にあります
  It's in the station.