Japanese Wagyu Farm to Table | Omi Beef Story â ONLY in JAPAN
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 14. 06. 2024
- 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.
đ„© Other Japanese Wagyu Brand episodes:
Snow-aged Wagyu Beef Cellar to Restaurant:
â¶ïž âą Snow-aging WAGYU BEEF ...
How Wagyu Beef I Graded | YONEZAWA BEEF
â¶ïž âą How Japanese Wagyu Bee...
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 â¶ïž / kumaskitchen
Learn more about this beautiful area Shiga Prefecture in English.
â¶ïž en.biwako-visitors.jp/
Featured Wagyu Restaurants:
â MORISHIMA Omi Beef Farm & Restaurant
URL: www.oumi-usi.co.jp/about/lang...
MAP: goo.gl/maps/XW31WpXJ2zo9qeWq7
â OMIGYU KADOMAN (Otsu City)
URL: www.kadoman.net
MAP: goo.gl/maps/89LsjZtUJeTpMJry5
â The ONLY in JAPAN Animated Opening was created for John by D'ART Shtajio dartshtajio.com/
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John Daub has been a reporter for NHK World TV since 2008 and CZcams creator & producer of the ONLY in JAPAN Âź series building a community of over 1.6M. Thanks for watching!
#onlyinjapan #wagyu - ZĂĄbava
I love how detailed and viewer-focused John is.....adding a graphic with price, distance, ride time is so helpful!
There are some live streams with Kevin on the *GO channel including one on the warm with the cattle. DOn't forget to subscribe and LIKE to encourage me to keep it up!
You made my husband cry. We were supposed to be on our way to Osaka in 10 days. Maybe next year.
Not maybe - most likely next year. Think of it as more time to plan and save up for an even longer vacation that now has an Omi-gyu meal (or two? Why not right) in the itinerary. Kansai and Shiga during autumn colors is GORGEOUS I tell you
I can relate to that; I was planning to go in November.
@@marcusa3177 Maybe is a more realistic thought, this pandemic thing might not be fully resolved until 2022.
shadowtheimpure It wonât be fully resolved for many years. The pandemic will be resolved quickly for the first-world countries but third world countries with poor healthcare will take a much longer time.
I was lucky to go in japan at the beginning of the pandemia. Just in time. Next time i hope next year.
My dads favourite japanese food was always wagyuu. Unfortunately he passed away last year at age 64 :( he would have enjoyed this video. Thanks for making it.
I wish you nothing more than wonderful and peaceful reflection. Be well. Stay safe.
hey arent u the guy from the paolo video?
Thank you! Itâs was really fun to tell a story about wagyu, appreciate it more when you know the background.
Oh hi daniel
No one ask.
Ok. Im left speechless. John, youre getting better and better at making this style of documentary. I can say your editing, drawingvthe viewer in to the story, is second to none. Narration, background music, it all blends to make an A+ class of fun and entertainment. Really, world class productions could learn a lot from you! Thanks for bringing us another very very interesting episode about Japan. I will eventually get there and go trough the country once all of these corona stuff is over, only problem will be choosing what to see from all of the places you have shown us! But definitively this prefecture will be no1 spot to visit! Keep up the great work! Whenever I am watching your show, its a breeze of fresh air to me!
Nothing like eating a $200-$300 cut of beef wearing a plastic bib. Only in Japan! ;)
Or eating it with greasy hair and a gross beard. It wasnât even cooked right. Câmon people.
You say overpriced,I say quality.
JD content 10/10 but presentation even better 11/10..I would like to see the underwater pyramids of Yonagumi island
Nice idea! Anything underwater is in my world of scuba diving!
Yes
Great story on the history of Japanese Omi Beef. I had no idea that the popularity was a result of having a more westernized palate. I am impressed that the ranch is so clean and that the animals are well cared for. It's no wonder this Japanese product is world renown.
The CEO gave a history lesson on beef in Japan, that's for sure.
Some people really donât understand what and where some of the history came from.
But if you have a knowledge about the Japanese Castle you can have an idea or maybe it can give you a chance to think about many things likeâ why the most colorful castle built here in Shiga?â Although that castle is gone but it always remains the fact that Shiga is very important place to those Emperors and Shoguns.
If you know about the word â SHOKUNIN â the word shokunin can translates to MASTERâ and it came from the SHIGA SHOKUNIN.
This place is also will know as the place of Rich Daimyo .
They are all will know for funding the higher leaders long long time ago.
The Shiga Shokunin travels around Japan and spread their knowledge of craftsmanship and business.
If thereâs no Shiga Shokunin then probably thereâs no Japanese Culture to amaze now.
Thereâs also a music instrument name Biwa the name took from the Biwako lake because it is shape like the lake.
Shiganian is shy and quiet people, they hates fights and debates.
So if some Kyoto people talking b...d about Shiga â people here are just saying ( let them talk ) hahaha hahaha
By the way .
The shiganian has been eating beef before it became famous in Japan.
And they didnât learn from westerners for sure.
Thereâs so many westerners living here and they do not speak much like I do .
I bet they are all become what I called A Real Shiganianâ! Hahaha hahaha
Like Shiganian says â LET THEM SPEAK â.
Thatâs the difference between Waygu and a McDonaldâs burger, how the cows are treated
Thatâs the difference between Waygu and a McDonaldâs burger, how the cows are treated
CZcamsăšăŻæăăȘăèłȘăźăăæ ćăăăăšăăăăăŸă!!ăăăăăæ„œăăżă«ćç»ćŸ ăŁăŠăŸăăThank you John san!!
I REALLY enjoyed that history lesson, and thanks for editing in the date ranges for me since I can never keep the historical periods straight! So glad to be seeing these longer, polished docu-vids coming back again now you're on your new channel. I would love to see more videos showing us the unknown histories of places/things. I can't think of anything off the top of my head, but this is the kind of content I'm here for! Keep it up (maybe explore some old ruins or interesting historical spots)!
Watching these wonderful Wagyu in the mid night is some kind of tortuređ±đđ€Ł
my mouth watery....
Those drone shots were amazing
Drones are a tool to help set up the story.
@@onlyinjapan May be a little bit off topic but a behind the scenes video would be very interesting. Im sure there is a lot of work behind every video. best regards from germany
Cows are god ok bad man
Comeback to cod
@@onlyinjapan Iâve always watched your video but Iâm so curious what is your Ethnicity?
Oh, my! Omi steak is making me hungry! I like how it's prepared and presented so simply and you can focus on the flavor.
Just so happy to see this new channel keep growing. The drone shots were lovely. The overall production was just amazing. And John, always a happy soul! Now I wanna eat some beef!
The CEO recap of history was epic.
Thank you John for the quality content. So informative and the respect you have for Japan and it's culture really shines through.
Please be vegan stop eating animal đ
Quality content. The new Only in Japan channel is picking up steam.
I nearly cried when I saw Yamashina station at 1:52. I practically lived in Yamashina (closer to Misasagi Station) in short bursts over the past 3 years. Can't wait to return to Kansai when it's safe to return. Your videos always bring me so much joy and nostalgia to hold me over.
That makes me so happy to hear Anthony! It looks like a great place to live, between an Ancient City and Lake Biwa, Wagyu country! Hopefully when the world is safer, we can have more people come to Japan again - itâs so quiet now.
@@onlyinjapan thank you for your reply, John! I agree. Japan really changed my life over the past 4 years (Kyoto for 3 and Osaka for 1, but frequented between both and visiting others). Meeting my fiancĂ© in Osaka being the highlight. Much love to you and your wife! Thanks again! Stay safe and healthy đ
I'm loving the farm-to-table format John, all of these episodes are really making my mouth water. I need to go visit Japan again once all of this quarantine stuff is done with.
Meat industry outside Japan:
"If you bring your cameras within one foot off our facilities we will sue you to oblivion. We have bigger problems so leave."
Japan:
"These cows get jealous of each other due to all the massages. That's a problem."
cause they treat animals in other countries like a slave... in Japan they are like the boss "if you want good beef, treat me like a king"
@@tarteen091311 in some other countries cattle runs free on the fields, not in some box indoors like these. sure you get fat on that beef when they can't exercise
@@tarteen091311 In China they believe torturing the dog will make its meat more tender and tasty. Idk how other animals are treated there before they're killed.
@@HENRIKOIVUROVA didnt you see the fields...thats not where they always are...
@@Boomdizzle99 those fields are clearly used for farming and not for cattle, if they get to go outside you should see those areas since they need to bee close to those sheds where they live. Almost all beef in Japan is raised is small pens or sheds because there simply is no grazing land.
Drone shot king, right there. The stress-free peaceful environment is perfect for cattle to thrive. Basically the Four Seasons for cattle.
Man the quality of these new videos are absolutely stunning, missed these so much
Videos of
-Street food
-Rare restaurants
-Parks
-Malls with some strange stuff or places
-You can go to Mount Haruna aka Akina and talk about Initials âDâ
-Takeshita Street âagain â
- all the videos that you made before in your old channel, just to refresh our memory đ
Hello John, I think it would be amazing to have your future productions on 1440P at least... anyway thank you for your content.
Almost no one complains about the quality if theyâre watching the story but as the tech improves, weâll get more pixels. I prefer the ability to pinch in and zoom without loss of HD quality. I film in 4K, always. But I can take one camera and cut from two people to one for a close up. Itâs very powerful. I donât see a massive improvement in 4K for telling a story but Iâll upload in 4K sometime this year.
John, an episode about the tradition of okonomiyaki in Hiroshima could be interesting đ
Bump, please John
From his old channel... czcams.com/video/rJZtefnr1GY/video.html&ab_channel=WAORYU%21ONLYinJAPAN
@@trachyte11 Thanks, didn't remember that episode.
I would love to have some of that luxury beef. And I love how kindly they treat the cows. You can see how happy they are and how glossy their coats are.
Hello Anna
This video is next level. Amazing work again as usual!
I really liked the travel shots showing how you got to Otsu.
*Hey John. I just found out you weren't going to be the host of the previous channel.*
And I feel sad that you aren't going to be the host there anymore.
But, I subscribed to your new channel (this channel) and I feel happy that you are still gonna make more content.
And you are the host for this channel so I'm happy about that too! :)
I want you to succeed and I wish you the best of luck on this new channel of yours.
I hope you get to a million subscribers asap. You deserve a million subs! :)
Heâs getting there! Itâll take time, but heâll get there.
I was never âthe hostâ - I created every single episode on that channel. Welcome Ù©(^âż^)Û¶ to the new channel! Iâm so glad youâre here.
For most of my life, I only knew of Kobe beef. I'm glad to know about all of the other wagyu variety and will try to visit Shiga on my next trip to Japan.
Right - I want to make a video more on this, the history of wagyu is fascinating!
What an amazing video, AGAIN! Got goosebumps during the shots over lake biwa with the music in the background! Love your work John!
Amazing job with the shots and music with them! Fantastic production quality as always!
Wow. I really like this new style, John. Really amazing.
1 MILLION VIEWS!! Let's goooooooooo woohooo...so many milestones this week
The video quality of these videos really stepped up and I love it! Keep up the great work! Thanks!
yessss!! always miss the live streams so these are like gold to me . Thank you John !
Really loving the videography here, you can really feel the improvement over the years. And this is a personal preference but I also the mellowing down of the audio (not as hyped or exaggerated as the previous channel's). I feel the more subtle touch is a better match for the aesthetic of the place and topic. The in medias res intro is quite a nice change too. Nothing subtly hypes up an episode on beef like a big hunk of A5 beef with a human holding it for context.
Great job here John, excited for the next video!
Great video John, its great to see your channels grow and your production quality get better and better over time. Well done.
Hello Cysage
Only in Japan. The best as always.
I really enjoy your work john, not only is this a well presented video and edited from a professional, but you do live streams which feels like a behind the scenes of your videos, its great to see the streams and then see the masterpiece at the end of it all like this gem of a video, looking forward to your next work of art. Take care, peace!
I ate lunch while watching this, but your meal was 10 times better! Now, Iâm craving for some Wagyu.
Nice slab of beef!!! My mouth is watering already đ€€ When are you going to Osaka next? More Kevin, please đ©
Good episode as always. I like how I recognized the farm from a previous live stream. You always give great ideas on new things to try and places to visit next time I'm in Japan.
that time-lapse from entering Kyoto station and onto the train was excellent!
Enjoyed this episode! the film work was amazing -specially the drone footage. Looking forward learning more about Japan through your stories to more
Hello Susan
Thank you for making these videos, John. Online college has been so stressful but your video always make my anxiety feel better and I learn so much from them.
Please keep creating content - I know switching to a new channel couldn't have been easy but I appreciate all of your work so much.
amazing video
nice editing,music,history,grand slam Mister John!!great video
wow those trains are fast lol
John my bro. This was one of your best video's yet. Always love the intro and of course, the music. Great job on this one. Just added Omihachiman onto my list of places to visit and of course, get my first experience of A5-Wagyu. I'm so excited to start planning my revisit back to Japan. Thank you for sharing this. Looking forward to your next video....Shinkansen, right?
@eastpoint Have you tried A5 Wagyu?
@eastpoint So is that a yes? You have tried it then?
@eastpoint If you read my original post I told John I was looking forward to my "first" experience trying the A5 Wagyu Beef from Japan. So I have no comparison between a US filet mignon and the A5 Wagyu Beef. I'm a meat eater and enjoy a good filet mignon or ribeye. But even a ribeye needs a good amount of fat for flavor. I just think this Wagyu is going to be full of clean flavor and will just melt in your mouth.
I like how extensive the train system is throughout Japan.
Also nice to see exciting content. Too bad that your old channel got taken over by your backing company.
Don't be fooled though. Once you leave the liveline along the pacific coast connections tend to be far more sparse. Still (mostly) on time and clean and everything but in some places you will only have 1-2 trains or busses per day.
Requires a bit of planning but mostly a price I'm willing to pay. If it turns out to be impossible Rental Cars are always an option. Extra cost over the JR Railway Pass though.
Hello beautiful đ”ïž
THE BEST CZcamsR IS BACK
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The Sukiyaki tasting was also an enjoyable segment to watch in this video.
Agreed. I love dipping the sizzling meat into the whipped raw egg.
This is how cattle should be raised. I am happy that there are companies that care.
I mean this was pretty much pretty propagandish, cattle literally don't get to move out of a 2-3 meter pen
I need Wagyu NOW!! Great video as always.
Spotted the postcard shot! Loved the music paired with the drone shots!!!! And the cows!! Super cute
Really interesting to see how the cattle live and that they live well before they end up on the table. It looks so tasteful and my mouth is watering :) Very good episode John and Kevin.
Paradise for cattle, theyâre blessed to live in an environment like that
the supreme leader of the democratic people's republic of korea has commented
unlike your people.
i think cattle would rather run on a fields than be inside that box for their whole life
@@HENRIKOIVUROVA you again?! Im sure they have an outdoor area, john just didnt show it. Stop being so pessimistic
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been waiting for this video to drop for weeks now lol nice job john.
Love your vids man . It makes me want to go to japan even more
And itâs seams Like since you made your channel your vids improve
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John I love this animation you have there. It looks amazing. I think that is a really nice touch. The characters look great. Would you consider doing an episode on Yokai? I think that Japanese folklore tradition is the most fascinating thing about Japan. Their folklore is unique and diverse beyond anything else I have ever seen. Great job!
Brilliantly Produced John đ , Can't wait for the Next one !
how advanced Japan is ........great...lots of love to Japaneese people
You know the food is exceptional when a person does an involuntary "Mark Weins' lean." (Eyes closed/Side head tilt)đđ€€
Smashed like even before watching
hey John love the content and I especially like how often the episodes are coming out
and I also like learning more about the country side of Japan.
Yes! I have been (im) patiently watching for this video all day. Thankfully I found it just as I sat down to my own dinner. It is true that happy cows produce great meat. I will crave this until I can get there and sample it for myself. Loved the history section too, no surprise that Japan embraced this food after so many years of strictness. Thanks for another amazing look at Japan John!
This has nothing to do with beef, but I really loved the high speed train ride. Made me feel like I was riding a mellow roller coaster. Great video.
They call is a âhyper lapseâ and Iâll try to do more. Itâs a cool way to show something like a route in a new way and make it interesting. 10 minute ride in 60 second :)
This is a beautiful video! Sugoi!! Scenery, cattle, beef are all beautifully filmed and narrated. Thank you for sharing this! đđ
Thank you for watching!
Beautiful place and amazing video. Thank you for sharing it. âïž
Great video John! watched 2 times already!
This is on my itinerary for my next trip to Kyoto!!! I canât wait!!!
Added it to my list of places to visit when I go back to Japan :)!
Great video John! I can tell you put a lot of effort into making this for us!
Wow, all shots are amazing!! Keep it up!!
Why do I bother watching this after I eat breakfast? This just made me hungry instantly! Very curious to try Omi beef as itâs the only beef I havenât tried among the big three. John, youâre looking much fitter nowadays btw!
Great short Wagyu documentary! My wife and I REALLY need to try wagyu beef!! Also, if we can make suggestions for a future mini-documentary would you ever consider doing one about the Shonan monorail and Enoshima?? You may have already done one, but we could not find it and think you would do a great job bringing that and that area to the world. OH!!! And we really hope your knee is doing better!! Hoping you are at 100% with it soon!
been watching you long time ago and always amazed by your content. keep up the good work!
That's very big. My mouth is drooling
I know I would be jealous that beef looked delicious can't wait to get back to Japan
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Hey John! Would love to see an episode about Japanese craft beer or Japanese whiskey!
Another fantastic video by Only in Japan!! But John I feel some compensation is in order as watching this caused me to drool all over my keyboard, why WHY did I watch this before dinner. LOL!
Another wonderful vid! I need to sample some of that beef once we can visit. Thanks again for the story! Nice to see Kevin in the video too! Looking forward to your next one as always
Really nice editing!!! Worth the wait, my 1 year old daughter specifically enjoyed the fast train station and train shots, she couldn't take her eyes off it!! Really great episode I will definitely be taking the 10 min trip out of Kyoto to get some omi beef i am also dying to see lake biwa and visit that crazy 880 stair shrine that you took us all to!! Thanks for all your hard work man(:
Youâre welcome đ Iâm glad your daughter enjoyed it too. I loved editing that scene, I got sucked into too - like flying down the tracks to Otsu!
Hello Jenna
i am looking forward to visit japan again once the pandemic is over. wagyu will be the my first meal in japan when i get there.
That dope intro! That sick train ride! And those show stealing drone shots!! Also Kevin is in the video!!! Another epic video John!
Love the new intro John!
Awesome content John! I'm happy to see you running your channel with no strings attached to a network. Good for you! (and for us viewers) Cheers from the other side of the world đ§đ·
I always appreciate the car the farmers have for their cows in Japan.
I still have to try wagyu beef - every time I watch you and/or your friends eat it in your videos I get so jealous LOL
Japanese people make whatever theyâre doing a work of art
You take your friends to the best places
I have been to Kyoto a few times and never really ventured out, but after seeing this, Omi is top on my list! Thank you for your awesome, inspiring videos! Waiting patiently for travel to begin again, hoping Hawaii is on the sooner than later list! Take care and hope you and Kanae are genki! Love & aloha*xo
watching is as i can smell my neighbor cooking steak :(
im hungry
Wagyu with the King of Osaka!!!! You can't beat that!! Awesome job John and Kevin!!!
My favourite episode so far in the new channel đ
This was awesome. I love the production value with the stations, Google maps showing locations, etc. Please continue this formula, it's awesome. Loving this new chapter of your CZcams career :)
I would love to try this Wagu beef one day !!
John I love the new videos! đ
Thank you đ me too
Insta fam here, love your work John! Hello from Cluj-Napoca, Romania :)
Cluj! My Romanian hometown!
@@onlyinjapan haha yes, waiting for you to come back one day đ