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.
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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
IN THE PRESS · 04.11.2026
Noticed in Japan, too.
日本農業新聞 · Nihon Nogyo Shimbun · Japan’s daily agricultural newspaper
群馬県の鳥山牧場 国際品評会で栄冠 和牛肉質、肥育技術に評価
“Toriyama Farm, Gunma: honoured at international competition – wagyu quality and fattening skill recognised”
Japan’s daily agricultural newspaper reports on Toriyama Farm’s success at the World Steak Challenge 2026: the Small Producer Award and three gold medals for its export brand Toriyama Umami Wagyu. According to the report, the jury recognised not only the meat quality but also the farm’s fattening skill and animal welfare. Hasegawa Farm’s ribeye trophy is mentioned as well.
Every competition cut from both producers was trimmed by KINO at our meat plant.
Source: 日本農業新聞 (Nihon Nogyo Shimbun), 4 November 2026 edition, markets section p. 2. Summary and translation: KABUKI Feinkost.
