National GeographicSep 25, 20265 Classic Izakaya Dishes to Try in JapanSit shoulder to shoulder with Japan’s after-work crowds, soaking up the energy of this time-honoured pub tradition.6 things in this storyAoba Oden StreetNeighborhoodbest place to try Shizuoka's odenElsewhereGinzaNeighborhoodTokyo, Japandistrict with a long history of making karaageShinbashiNeighborhoodTokyo, Japandistrict with after-work crowds spilling into backstreet barsOmoide YokochoNeighborhoodTokyo, Japanlantern-lit alleyways for yakitoriKoenjiTrain stationTokyo, Japandistrict where small izakayas draw creative localsOmicho MarketMarketKanazawa, Japanhistoric market for sampling the day's freshest sashimiRead the full piece at National Geographic →
