Korean Road in Osaka

I got off at the Momodani Station. From the southern edge of the station, the Momodani shopping mall stretches eastward for almost 4 miles, slightly winding. The shopping mall surely is an exceptionally up and lively one, with only a few stores shuttered. These days in Japan, a shopping mall in front of a station is a byword of the depression, with many stores in it shuttered.
As is often the case with shopping malls in Osaka, the mall has many kona-mon shops. Kona-mon is the higher category of tako-yaki, Ika-yaki, okonomi-yaki, and the likes. 'Kona' means powder. 'Mon' means a thing or things, or food here. In Japan, grains other than rice are usually ground into powder, and the powders are made into noodles, dumplings, cakes, or crackers.
As you walk along the mall, you find it exceptional not only because of its liveliness, but also because of its slightly exotic vibes. At the end of the mall, you turn left, north, and walk for another mile. Turn right, east, to walk into Miyuki-mori Shrine, out of it, and you are magically in a different world. Welcome to Korean Road in the Ikuno board, Osaka.
Korean Road, which runs west to east, is a shopping street with so many Korean stores and shops with signs in the Hankul alphabet. Some sell kimchi, some others meat, and still others Korean groceries, clothes, gadgets etc. Of course, you can find varieties of Korean food restaurants and shops.
After another mile along the street, turning right, south, you find Miyuki-mori Elementary School on your left. According to a teacher there, 40% pupils there have either North Korean or South Korean nationality. The number goes up to 70% when you include those with Korean roots. Here, the minority in Japanese society are the majority.