The New Otani Online Magazine

About Ozaki Beef

Legendary cattleman Muneharu Ozaki produces this much-sought-after beef of ultimate quality, with methods perfected over thirty-five years of experience. The cattle are raised in a vast open farm designed to be as stress-free as possible and treated with an original blend of 12 kinds of chemical-free grains as brewer's spent grain (a byproduct of beer production), corn, wheat, alfalfa, soy pulp and soybean flour. Natural water pumped from a nearby stream is used for the cattle’s drinking water. Where typically the cattle are shipped out approximately 28 months after birth, Ozaki cattle are shipped at 30 - 34 months based on a unique method that is likened to “aging of meat while alive", for enhanced quality. Only sixty cattle in total are shipped from this farm each month, thirty each for national and international distribution. Prized and precious, the meat’s taste is majestic and otherworldly, a true mythical experience.

World Renowned Wagyu of the Finest Quality

Located in the nature-abundant Nishiwaki city of Hyogo prefecture, Kawagishi ranch is the home of world-renowned Kobe Beef. The ranch raises their cattle as stress-free as possible, with lots of fresh air and classical music playing softly in the background. A prized wagyu brand with many accolades to its name, Kobe Beef offers taste and tenderness of the highest quality, and a beautifully marbled appearance.