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 The only Italian restaurant in the Kansai region accredited by the Italian government, Colosseo, has opened an Italian café! Kansai International Airport Terminal 1 Bldg. 2nd floor, General Area New store open on December 1, 2023. From breakfast to brunch to lunch and dinner, they offer a wide variety of meals to suit the needs of all kinds of people at airports where people come and go.  "Colosseo" is the first authentic Italian restaurant in Osaka and the only one in Kansai certified by the Italian government as "Ristorante Italiano". It is the first authentic Italian restaurant in Osaka and the only one in the Kansai region certified as "Ristorante Italiano" by the Italian government. Enjoy a variety of simple paninis and pizzas with tomatoes, prosciutto ham, mozzarella cheese, salmon, etc., as well as fresh pasta and grilled dishes with a sticky texture combined with carefully prepared special sauces, and other classic Italian dishes. Business Hours 7

 Mario, Pokemon, and More Make Their First Appearances! Universal Studios Japan's new parade to start in March 2023! For the first time in theme park history! Mario and Pokemon in one parade! The attraction of the "NO LIMIT! Parade" is that all the Mario and Pokemon floats will appear in one parade. This is the first time in the history of the theme parks! The number of characters appearing in the parade is the largest in Universal Studios Japan's history. Minions, Sesame Street, Hello Kitty, Snoopy and his Peanuts friends, the famous singer from the movie "SING," and other characters loved around the world for generations will all be in one parade. Blast it! Everyone is the star of the show, and it's super hot! It's time for the hottest dance party ever! Mario, Pokemon, Minions, SING, Elmo, Snoopy, Hello Kitty, and more will make their first appearances, one after another, on lively floats and to the beat of the music. All of them are so unique and

 Kansai Airport This is set up after the domestic flight security checkpoint as a place to calm your mind. Calm Down Cool Down Space is a space for people with developmental, intellectual, and mental disabilities to calm down in a place where they are shielded from the eyes of others.  By installing it in the space after passing through the security checkpoint, we will provide a safe environment for people to spend time before boarding an airplane at the airport, which is an extraordinary space. In Japan, they are installed at Haneda Airport, Nagoya Airport and other airports.

 Introduction of a mobile service that everyone can easily use WHILL Automated Service has been officially introduced in the new domestic flight area of Kansai International Airport Terminal 1 building operated by Kansai Airport Corporation from October 26, 2022. The actualization of this service will follow the one at the HANED Airport, which has been in operation since 2020. As part of barrier-free measures, an electric wheelchair that automatically transports passengers to the desired boarding gate was introduced. This is the second case in Japan following Haneda Airport. With the renovation of the new domestic flight area at Kansai International Airport, they are making further efforts to provide universal services so that everyone, regardless of age or gender, can comfortably use airport facilities, and the introduction of the WHILL automated driving service is part of this effort. With this service, passengers can use automated personal mobility vehicles (one-person vehicles) to

 ANA's annual event: dedicating an ema (votive tablet) to Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine to pray for success on behalf of students preparing to take the entrance examination. ANA has installed a large ema (votive picture tablet) at Kansai International Airport Terminal 1 as part of a project to support students preparing for entrance exams. Many "wish cards" have already been hung on one side of the ema. Requests are dedicated to Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine. ANA will make a dedication to Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine on your behalf. (Scheduled for February) The idea to install these ema was conceived by ANA's Kyushu branch office, which first placed them at Fukuoka Airport in 1993, and they have since spread to airports nationwide. In addition to Haneda, ema (votive picture tablet) are installed at 18 airports (Shin-Chitose, Hakodate, Kushiro, Asahikawa, Memanbetsu, Wakkanai, Sendai, Shonai, Fukushima, Toyama, Chubu, Kobe, Kansai, Fukuoka, Nagasaki, Kagoshima, Naha) and in Kagoshima C

 The number of flights is still low, but the international terminal finally seems to be getting people back. The number of passengers still seems to be low, but there are still more people there than there were three years ago, for example. Kansai Airport announced on October 25 that the number of international passengers at Kansai International Airport in October was 300,000, approximately 14 times that of the same month last year. The number of foreign passengers increased sharply due to the easing of entry restrictions on the Covid-19. The number of domestic passengers at the three airports, Kansai, Osaka (Itami), and Kobe, also increased by 70% year-on-year to a total of 2.1 million, recovering to more than 90% of the number in October 2019, before the Covid. Currently, Kansai Airport is under renovation, and many tenants are closed here and there. When using Kansai Airport, you should be careful, especially since there are few restaurants open for business. This is the line to get