Tokyo's Basement Food Hall Draws Crowds

You may not think about a visit to the basement floor of a department store as a must-do on your Tokyo travel list

But you might want to reconsider. The Pachika, a combination of Depado, meaning department store, and chika, basement, are great places to soak in Tokyo's diversity of foods

And if you like free samples, you're in luck. On our visit to Ginza 6, which recently opened and has a fabulous and popular depotica

locals lined up, some waiting an hour or more to enter this fairyland as food

And we filmed inside to show you some of what's on offer

From mochi to macha everything, French pastries and sweets galore. We discovered a dizzying array of culinary choices, including

including gift items. Many Tokyo department stores are located next to subway stations, and Ginza 6 is no exception

located just a two-minute walk from Ginza Station. So take a dive into Tokyo Street Halls

Trust me, you won't need hungry