What is Izakaya?
[[File:Izakaya Exterior Gotanda.jpg|thumb|An Izakaya ]] {{italic title}} An {{nihongo|'''''izakaya'''''|居酒屋}} ({{IPA-ja|izakaya|lang|}}) is a type of [[tavern|bar]] in [[Japan]] where many people go to drink and have [[Snack|snacks]]. Unlike [[Bar (business)|bars]] or [[pub]]s which are western-style, izakayas are Japanese-style and sell things like [[beer]], [[chūhai]] and [[sake]], and have a bigger variety of foods than bars and pubs. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/izakaya_b_2377768|title=The Advent Of Izakayas|last=Phelps|first=Caroline|website=HuffPost|date=2 January 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=Drinking Japan: A Guide to Japan's Best Drinks and Drinking Establishments|last=Bunting|first=Chris|publisher=Tuttle Publishing|year=2014|isbn=978-1-4629-0627-7|pages=20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://kampai.us/izakayas/how-to-izakaya/|title=How to Izakaya|website=Kampai.us.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=Saké : a drinker's guide|url=https://archive.org/details/sakedrinkersguid00kond|last=Hiroshi|first=Kondō|year=1984|isbn=978-0-87011-653-7|pages=[https://archive.org/details/sakedrinkersguid00kond/page/112 112]}}</ref> == History == Izakayas started in the [[Edo period]]. Before the [[Meiji period]], people drank liquor while standing. Some izakayas used sake barrels as seats for customers.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Dining Guide to Japan: Find the right restaurant, order the right dish, and pay the right price!|year=2007|url=https://archive.org/details/diningguidetojap0000deme|publisher=Tuttle Publishing|isbn=978-1-4629-0317-7}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.japan-experience.com/to-know/understanding-japan/izakaya|title=Izakaya 居酒屋|website=Japan Experience|access-date=2020-03-23|archive-date=2020-03-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200323005856/https://www.japan-experience.com/to-know/understanding-japan/izakaya|url-status=dead}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} {{japan-stub}} [[Category:Japanese culture]] [[Category:Asian restaurants]]