also: やすみじゃや
noun
wayside teahouse; resting teahouse
A traditional teahouse along a road or path where travelers can rest and have tea. Evokes a historical or rural setting.
街道沿いの休み茶屋で一服した。
We took a break at a wayside teahouse along the highway.
昔の旅人は休み茶屋で疲れを癒やした
Travelers in the old days rested at wayside teahouses.
Irregular kana usage; ぢ is normally used in the standard reading. This spelling may appear in some contexts but is not standard.
Compound of 休み (rest) and 茶屋 (teahouse). The reading ぢゃや reflects historical rendaku and the older kana usage for 茶屋.