I am addicted to Japanese Izakayas

I usually spend 3 months every 2 winters in Japan. Sometimes in Gunma, sometimes in Tokyo. My girlfriend is Japanese so it's easier to live here.
I think I am addicted to visiting Izakayas.
My girlfriend complains that I go eating outside way too often, but she doesn't understand that this is an almost holy experience for me.
Being from Spain, all the Japanese culture is fascinating to me but what I love the most is the food. In spanish bars they serve, I'd say, a low standard quality of food and nobody cares because it's the norm. (My opinion)
But the meat I had in Japan, the vegetables, the amount of sauces and dressings…oh my god. The variety is overwhelming.
The feeling of entering an izakaya is magical, the environment, the smell of chicken skewers with togarashi powder or teriyaki cooked on charcoal, the highballs, the Karaage, the sashimi…
Every izakaya has little dishes that I have never seen with tons of Umami in them. Doesn't matter how many times I visit them (this is my 4th time in Japan) I always enjoy the food and the curious questions of the locals.
Since I'm in my early 30's I need to take care of my liver tho. Before drinking I recommend having a shot of ウコンの力　Ukon no Chikara.
If I was rich, I'd move here just for the food.