Yasukuniya is a typical countryside izakaya.
What's not typical about it is that it's famous for a gigantic proportions pork steak.
It's so famous, it's been featured on NHK.
Here's what I saw.
Unremarkable from the outside:
A simple, gray building:
A very cramped interior:
And a small "reserved" dining area:
But the food... Oh, the food is delicious!!!
Heavenly buta kimchi (pork kimchi):
And finally, the dish that brought the NHK tv crew here:
Pork steak so big they call it "Ayers Rock". My hand next to it for scale. Yep, it's huge slab of meat. And it's delicious. They can make a doggy-bag for you if you can't finish it all there.
There is also a monster-sized fried chicken on the menu. I want to try it next time :-)