Kagoshima Black cattle are blessed with the sun and natural surroundings of a warm tropical island. There are four different breeds of Wagyu cattle: Japanese Black, Japanese Brown, Japanese Shorthorn, and Japanese Polled; Japanese Black cattle comprise about 90% of the Wagyu cattle breeds. Japanese Black cattle from Kagoshima Prefecture are the most numerous in Japan, and are marketed under the brand name "Kagoshima (Black) Beef".

The principal characteristics of the meat are its tenderness and full-bodied flavour, together with well-balanced fat marbling throughout the muscle fibres.

Our Kagoshima beef is produced by "Nozaki Farm", an agricultural cooperative specialising in fattening Japanese Black cattle which have been raised "with respect and affection" in Kagoshima. Nozaki Farm strives to achieve stable mass production of top-grade Japanese Black beef, with a quality grade of 4 or higher. Only cattle of Grade 4 (A4, B4) or higher are stamped with the "Kagoshima Beef" brand name; approximately 70% of the beef shipped by Nozaki Farm is graded A5.