How do you say "department-store basement food hall" in Japanese?

Name: The Food Paradise Hiding Under Japanese Department Stores
Uploaded: 2026-06-15T20:01:48Z
Duration: 30 s
Description: Learn to say デパ地下 (depachika) — department-store basement food hall. A 30-second Japanese lesson for travelers from Kōfuku.

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The Food Paradise Hiding Under Japanese Department Stores

To say department-store basement food hall in Japanese, say デパ地下 (depachika).

Skip a Japanese department store basement and you're missing the best food in the city.

デパ地下 depachika department-store basement food hall

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デパートの地下、行った？ Depāto no chika, itta? Been to a Japanese department store basement? You should.
「デパ地下」は食べ物の天国なんです。 “Depachika” wa tabemono no tengoku nan desu. 'Depachika' is the basement food paradise.
お惣菜、スイーツ、お弁当、何でもある。 Osōzai, suītsu, obentō, nan demo aru. Prepared dishes, sweets, bentō — everything's there.
指さして「これ、ください」でオッケー。 Yubisashite “kore, kudasai” de okkē. Point and say 'kore, kudasai' — this one, please.
夕方は値引きも狙えるよ！ Yūgata wa nebiki mo neraeru yo! Go near closing for discounts. Save this 👇