Japan Info Swap Blog

Considering how highly thought of beef is in this country, it may shock you to discover that although cattle were introduced to Japan sometime in the second century, until the Meiji Restoration (1868) they were only used as draught animals for agriculture and transport, rather than food. But now, ‘wagyu’ (literally ‘Japanese beef’) is revered as being some of the best in the world.

You can find some fantastic steak joints in Hiroshima. And as well as wagyu, there are …