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Maesawa beef feels quiet at first. It does not shout like Kobe beef. Still, one bite can explain why Maesawa beef is famous in Japan. This premium beef brand comes from Maesawa, Oshu City, in Iwate Prefecture. For travelers, it offers a ...

Yamanashi Prefecture is best known for two things: Mount Fuji and wine. Fewer people realize it also produces one of Japan's most distinctive beef varieties. Koshu Wine Beef is a high-quality Japanese beef raised on a special diet that i...

Some Japanese beef brands are famous worldwide. Kobe and Matsusaka come to mind immediately. Koshu beef from Yamanashi Prefecture deserves a place in that conversation too. What Is Koshu Beef? Koshu beef is a branded Japanese wagyu from ...

Most people have heard of Kobe beef. Yet far fewer know the name behind it. Tajima beef is the original — the cattle breed and regional standard from which Kobe, Matsusaka, Omi, and many other prestigious wagyu labels all descend. In fac...

Japan has over 300 brands of beef and Omi Beef (近江牛) is one of the most well-known brand. Omi Beef, one of the top three beef in Japan, dates back over 400 years from now and is the oldest among the three. Tasting Omi Beef will surely raise your standards to other kinds of meat and will leave you longing for it a second time around.

Have you ever tasted real 神戸牛 Kobe beef? It is arguably the most famous Japanese wagyu. I still remember my first bite clearly. It completely changed my view of meat. Maybe you wonder what makes Kobe beef special. Let us explore this ...

Ibaraki Prefecture is located in the northeast of the Kanto region. The prefecture is blessed with a mild climate and vast and flat arable land, and its main agricultural products include melons, eggs, lotus root, chestnuts, and miz...

Saga Prefecture is not only famous for its ceramics but also for Saga Beef. Farmers from the area raise this Japanese black beef in a mild climate. Saga Beef is mildly sweet and the flavor becomes richer as it heat goes through the meat....

Japanese Wagyu beef is one of the most prized proteins in the culinary world and is deemed as luxurious as caviar and black truffles. The stunning marbling of fat, tantalizing texture, and umami-rich wagyu is what all steak lovers dream ...

"Hida beef" (or Hida-gyu) is one of the most fine-grained frost breeds bred in Gifu Prefecture. A brand that is given only to beef that has been evaluated as having excellent flavor. It is a gem of deliciousness that has been carefully r...

"Hida beef" (or Hida-gyu) is one of the most fine-grained frost breeds bred in Gifu Prefecture. A brand that is given only to beef that has been evaluated as having excellent flavor. It is a gem of deliciousness that has been carefully r...

Have you ever tasted real 神戸牛 Kobe beef? It is arguably the most famous Japanese wagyu. I still remember my first bite clearly. It completely changed my view of meat. Maybe you wonder what makes Kobe beef special. Let us explore this ...

Japan has over 300 brands of beef and Omi Beef (近江牛) is one of the most well-known brand. Omi Beef, one of the top three beef in Japan, dates back over 400 years from now and is the oldest among the three. Tasting Omi Beef will surely raise your standards to other kinds of meat and will leave you longing for it a second time around.

"Wagyu" refers only to four varieties, Japanese Black, Japanese Brown, Japanese Hornless, and Japan Shorthorn. It is characterized by high quality, rich umami and juicy fat among beef. In Japan, many people may definitely think of brands...

Japanese Wagyu beef is one of the most prized proteins in the culinary world and is deemed as luxurious as caviar and black truffles. The stunning marbling of fat, tantalizing texture, and umami-rich wagyu is what all steak lovers dream ...

Ibaraki Prefecture is located in the northeast of the Kanto region. The prefecture is blessed with a mild climate and vast and flat arable land, and its main agricultural products include melons, eggs, lotus root, chestnuts, and miz...

Saga Prefecture is not only famous for its ceramics but also for Saga Beef. Farmers from the area raise this Japanese black beef in a mild climate. Saga Beef is mildly sweet and the flavor becomes richer as it heat goes through the meat....

Yamanashi Prefecture is best known for two things: Mount Fuji and wine. Fewer people realize it also produces one of Japan's most distinctive beef varieties. Koshu Wine Beef is a high-quality Japanese beef raised on a special diet that i...

Some Japanese beef brands are famous worldwide. Kobe and Matsusaka come to mind immediately. Koshu beef from Yamanashi Prefecture deserves a place in that conversation too. What Is Koshu Beef? Koshu beef is a branded Japanese wagyu from ...

Most people have heard of Kobe beef. Yet far fewer know the name behind it. Tajima beef is the original — the cattle breed and regional standard from which Kobe, Matsusaka, Omi, and many other prestigious wagyu labels all descend. In fac...