Japanese Wagyu Farm to Table | Omi Beef Story ★ ONLY in JAPAN

What makes Japan's top wagyu beef brands so popular? Kobe Beef. Matsuzaka Beef. Omi Beef. These are the top three wagyu brands in Japan historically but in the last 20-30 years Japanese Wagyu brands have really increased. This episode starts the Omi Beef, a Kuroge Wagyu Story. We track the beef back to the ranch in the Omihachiman area near Lake Biwa. Japanese Wagyu Beef has a long history dating back to the Sengaku Period when European missionaries brought their beef eating culture to Japan. During the Tokugawa Shogunate or Edo period, eating 4-legged creatures was banned, but when the Meiji Era (1868) ended the Shogunate, western culture was adapted and gradually Japanese returned to eating tasty wagyu beef in the cities. 🥩 Other Japanese Wagyu Brand episodes: Snow-aged Wagyu Beef Cellar to Restaurant: ▶︎    • Japanese Snow-aged WAGYU Steak Experience,...   How Wagyu Beef I Graded | YONEZAWA BEEF ▶︎    • How Japanese Wagyu Beef is Graded | Farm t...   Contents: 00:00 Start 00:59 Kyoto Station to Omi Beef Country 02:09 Map & Drone shots 03:08 Omi Beef Ranch Restaurant 04:26 Wagyu Beef Cattle Farm 07:58 History of Wagyu Beef in Japan 10:50 Inside Meat Locker 11:56 Dinner is served! 12:57 Farm to Table talk w/ Kevin Riley 14:40 Wagyu Sukiyaki 16:55 Leaving the Restaurant - comments Kevin Riley, chef of Kuma's Kitchen joins me for this Farm to Table story. His cooking channel ▶︎    / kumaskitchen   Learn more about this beautiful area Shiga Prefecture in English. ▶︎ https://en.biwako-visitors.jp/ Featured Wagyu Restaurants: ★ MORISHIMA Omi Beef Farm & Restaurant URL: https://www.oumi-usi.co.jp/about/lang... MAP: https://goo.gl/maps/XW31WpXJ2zo9qeWq7 ★ OMIGYU KADOMAN (Otsu City) URL: http://www.kadoman.net MAP: https://goo.gl/maps/89LsjZtUJeTpMJry5 ★ The ONLY in JAPAN Animated Opening was created for John by D'ART Shtajio https://dartshtajio.com/ ◉ Media Inquiries & Questions: Please contact me through http://onlyinjapan.tv ONLY in JAPAN ® is a registered trademark - All rights reserved. John Daub has been a reporter for NHK World TV since 2008 and YouTube creator & producer of the ONLY in JAPAN ® series building a community of over 1.6M. Thanks for watching! #onlyinjapan #wagyu