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〜には: as for in / at / for (place, time, person)
N5 · 03 Particles and where things are
に plus は: the place, time or person marked by に becomes the topic, often as a contrast ("here at least", "as for me").
Place + には + あります / います: 駅の前にはコンビニがあります. Person + には: 私には妹がいます (as for me, I have a younger sister). Time: 日曜日には. It keeps the meaning of に; compare では (where an action happens), までは and the plain は. The purpose use (行くには, "in order to") is a later pattern: see には.
Examples
この町には大きい図書館があります。
There is a big library in this town.
私には妹が二人います。
I have two younger sisters.
日曜日には、友達に会います。
On Sundays I meet a friend.