Introducing the commitment to meat of Kitagawa Gyuji, a wholesale yakiniku restaurant sourcing directly from Wakayama.
The samurai spirit to offer premium cuts of beef resides not only within our restaurant but out to our ranch as well. Our in-house local brand of beef “Kumano Beef” and “Kisyuwaka Beef” which is created by Wakayama. We take it upon ourselves to raise our livestock in-house or at our partner farms to make sure that as many people as possible can enjoy our products.
We are able to offer products that rival that of other more popular brand beefs like Kobe and Tajima due to our in-house operation from farm to restaurant. We hope that we can showcase the delicious flavors to tourists as well.
Kitagawa Gyuji is a yakiniku restaurant directly managed by Meat Factory, a meat wholesaler in Wakayama.
As a group of meat professionals, we buy carefully selected beef from hundreds of cows at the market. From among these, we select cuts that are “absolutely delicious when eaten with yakiniku!” and offer them to our customers.
It’s natural that it’s reasonably priced because it’s directly managed by a wholesaler. We, who have a sincere samurai spirit when it comes to meat, pursue the “ultimate quality” and always aim to provide fresh, high-quality meat at reasonable prices, from rare cuts to branded beef.
We are also particular about changing the way we insert the knife depending on the breed and part of the beef, in order to find the thickness and way of eating that will make it the most delicious. This is the reason for our extensive menu.
“The black-haired Wagyu, rooted in the Kumano Kodo, a World Heritage site proudly held by Wakayama.”
Our cows have their roots in the cattle that were used in pulling wagons for a trip to Kumano during the mid-Heian period, and was selectively bred together with Tajima cows.Nowadays, our work towards raising A5 ranked beef have resulted in our brand.
The textures of the meat are fine and tender, and features an excellent flavor profile.A brand of beef worthy of a king, with plenty of marbled umami.Although the quantity of meat shipment is only about 7% compared to Kobe beef, we offer it including all of its rare cuts as well at Kitagawa Gyuji. We recommend the “Kumano Beef Tasting Set” to compare the flavors.
This is the new beef brand that we have developed together with a university in the hope of a “Black Wagyu with Umami-rich Lean.”
Born through research by Kindai University, high-quality meat balanced with red and marbling that has 10% less fat than regular Black Wagyu could be raised by incorporating SDGs ideas such as utilizing the orange juices and soy sauce residue from Wakayama.Featuring both a soft fattiness and lightness, it even makes it easy for older people to consume as much as they wish.In addition, it contains 1.7 times more vitamin E than conventional beef as well as polyphenol with antioxidant effects, making it increasingly more popular as a Wagyu brand that is healthy and good for your body.
“Kishu Waka Beef is an extremely rare brand with an annual shipment of only 100 cattle, surpassing even Kumano Beef. Therefore, at Kitakawa Beef Samurai, we offer a limited selection of cuts.Taste and compare the finest loins, large fatty short ribs and beef round.Please enjoy the rarest of flavors.
