Marvelling at the marbling.

On the way to lunch today in Ishibashicho, Kyoto, we walked through shopping arcades. After lunch we had a little free time to browse the shops.

Many of our meals have included Waghu beef. Waghu merely means Japanese Beef. There are four types of Wagyu in Japan: Japanese Black, Japanese Brown, Japanese Shorthorn, and Japanese Polled.

There are brands of Waghu that are well known in Japan, eg Kobe, Sendai and Hide.

It was interesting to see the cuts and prices in shop and restaurant windows eg 100gm for ¥3,000 is $300 per kg.Read more