Wagyu refers to "Japanese cattle" and is not a specific breed. Japanese native cattle became almost extinct … See more

In 1927, fossils of an ancient wild cattle, Hanaizumi Moriushi (Leptobison hanaizumiensis), dating from the Paleolithic period about 20,000 years ago, were discovered at the Hanaizumi Site in Ichinoseki … See more

Cattle were brought to Japan from the Korean Peninsula or China, but archaeological and genetic studies have proposed different dates for their arrival, ranging from around the turn of the era to the 5th cen… See more

Most of today's Wagyu are improved Wagyu (改良和牛, kairyō wagyū) that have been fixed as breeds through crossbreeding with foreign breeds. There are four breeds of improved Wagyu as follows: … See more

One of the primary characteristics of Wagyu beef is the fine marbling of fat within the red meat, referred to as sashi, and the high ratio of intramuscular fat. However, of the four Wagyu breeds, only the Japanese Black bree… See more