Toriyama Cattle Farm
Gunma Prefecture · Kuroge Wagyu
- TROPHYSmall Producer Award 2026
- 3 × GOLDWagyu · Japan · Grain-Fed
- 1 × SILVERWagyu · Japan · Grain-Fed
WORLD STEAK CHALLENGE 2026
Awarded in Amsterdam. Cut by KINO.
Toriyama Cattle Farm won the Small Producer Award and three gold medals; Hasegawa Farm took “World’s Best Grain-Fed Ribeye”. Every competition cut of both producers was hand-cut in our meat plant by our wagyu specialist Ryohsei “KINO” Kinoshita.
RESULTS
Two Japanese producers. Two trophies.
The World Steak Challenge is one of the largest international steak competitions. In 2026 the jury awarded 328 medals to entrants from more than 30 countries.
Hasegawa Farm Co.
Japan · Japanese Black × Holstein
- TROPHYWorld’s Best Grain-Fed Ribeye
- GOLDRibeye · Japan · Grain-Fed
- GOLDSirloin · Japan · Grain-Fed
Source: official World Steak Challenge 2026 results — Winners · Medallists
THE CUT · 07.09.2026
“KINO” Ryohsei Kinoshita.
Three days before the awards, the primals from Japan were on his cutting table: Kuroge Wagyu from Toriyama in Gunma, and sirloin and ribeye from Hasegawa. Every piece the jury tasted in Amsterdam passed through his hands.
Our Executive Kitchen Director and wagyu specialist trimmed them in our EU-approved meat plant in Münster (DE-HE 10510-EG) following Japanese cutting technique, cut them to competition size, vacuum-packed them and labelled them with their entry number — the same craft he applies for our customers every day.
01
Trimming
KINO removes sinew, silver skin and excess surface fat by hand.
02
Reading the cut
Marbling and grain decide where he takes the competition piece.
03
Cutting to size
Each piece is brought to the dimensions set by the competition.
04
Vacuum & number
Vacuum-packed and marked only with the entry number — no reference to the producer.
AWARDS · 10.09.2026
Hotel Arena, Amsterdam.
At the ceremony the Toriyama Cattle Farm team received the Small Producer Award — the distinction for the best smaller producer of the competition — together with three gold medals and one silver in the Wagyu category.
We import Toriyama Umami Wagyu directly to Germany.
Award photos: © World Steak Challenge 2026 · Photos from the meat plant: KABUKI Feinkost
