Depachika

Tokyo, January 20 2016 - Customers waiting in line to buy some sweats at Isetan department store in the Shinjuku area. In Japanese department stores, the basement floor is a foodstuff market area. These areas go by the nickname "depachika" (a combination of "depato", meaning department store, and "chika", meaning basement).

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Tokyo, January 20 2016 - Customers waiting in line to buy some sweats at Isetan department store in the Shinjuku area. In Japanese department stores, the basement floor is a foodstuff market area. These areas go by the nickname "depachika" (a combination of "depato", meaning department store, and "chika", meaning basement).