About the latest news (the purchase situation of the winning a prize Kobe beefs and more).
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Jan 24, 2012 | We purchased the Highest Award (Champion) Winning Kobe Beef of The 28rd Awaji growth Japanese-produced Beef Dressed Carcass Kyoreikai. |
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May 13, 2011 | We purchased the Highest Award (Champion) Winning Kobe Beef of 2011 Kobe Meat Fair Kobe City Kobe Beef Fair. |
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April 20, 2011 | We purchased the Quality Award Winning Kobe Beef of 2011 Kobe Beef Dressed Carcass Kyoreikai, The 80th Tsugamatsu Kai Kobe Beef Fair, and The 161st Dressed Carcass Kyoreikai. Also, we update History of purchasing Kobe Beefs. |
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April 5, 2011 | April 18 was regular closing day for Ginza restaurant, but we will open. |
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March 30, 2011 | Kawamura's Korean site is open! |
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March 1, 2011 | We purchased the Highest Award (Champion) Winning Kobe Beef of the 222nd Kobe Beef Fair. |
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February 7, 2011 | We purchased the Quality Award Winning Kobe Beef of the 221st Kobe Beef Fair. |
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December 8, 2010 | We purchased the Highest Award (Champion) and Honorary Award Winning Kobe Beef of 2010 (The 160th) Dressed Carcass Kyoreikai. |
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December 7, 2010 | We purchased the Highest Award (Champion) and Quality Award Winning Kobe Beef of The 2nd Kurodasho Japanese-produced Beef Dressed Carcass Kyoreikai. |
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November 30, 2010 | We add content of "Visiting a producer of the Tajima cow, the Ueda stock raising.". |
Kobe Beef purchase results in 2007
Beef Steak Kawamura purchased 148 Kobe beef cattle.
* the parts that we purchased are Fillet and Shoulder butt. (Click here for more detailes)
The highest award winning Kobe Beef, Grand Champion.
Our restaurant, Bifteck kawamura always purchase Champion Kobe beef at famous Competitive Exhibition which named kyoshinkai in Hyogo prefecture.


Visiting a producer of the Tajima cow, the Ueda stock raising.
We met the Kobe beef produced the Tajima cows which became a bare cow which Kawamura are particular about again this time.
It is Ueda stock raising in the Kami town of Hyogo prefecture to have calld this time. And I heard a story from Shinya Ueda who was a producer gave valuable time to me.
We purchase a calf for nine months in after birth brought up in a breeding farmhouse , and most of production farming families can be brought up from there to shipment, but it is bred approximately 200 breeding cows by the Ueda stock raising and performs all to shipment.
It is famous that there are skiing areas in the outskirts, and the heat and cold is intense,and the cow that the spring was brought up with much areas on the beautiful earth and clean air dose not know the stress. It is won a honorary prize at a competitive show and produces the best Tajima cows till now.

Definition of Kobe beef
The table below is called BMS(Beef marbling standard). Beef is ranked in the whole country based on this, the rating is determined by the degree of marbling in beef loin core.
This represent only marbling, Fleshy substance or quality of the fat are related to the real taste than marbling.
To be called Kobe beef, BMS value of 6 to 12 are required. It is the lineage of the Tajima cow, and the proof of "the Kobe Beef" gets only a cow bred in Hyogo.

Kobe Beef Cattle and Tajima Beef Cattle
Only a certain group of cattle which passed strict conditions from among Tajima Beef Cattle, which are reputed as the best of all Japanese Black Cattle, can be called” Kobe Beef (Kobe Beef Cattle)”.
The Highest Award (Champion) Winning Kobe Beef, 1-3 quality award winning Kobe beefs, 4-5 excellent award winning Kobe beefs are selected in each auction market (competitive exhibition/fair) from among cows and bullocks of Kobe Beef Cattle and the others are non-title Kobe Beefs.
Beef Steak Kawamura is serving with always persistence in Kobe
Beef Cattle and its quality.
The brand and the Tajima Beef Cattle of the best cattle of which Japan boasts are the kinds with an excellent tradition and blood.
Tajima Beef Cattle's origin is old. Tajima Beef Cattle is written that "It is suitable for carrying, cultivation, and food" in "ZokuNihonshoki" edited at the Heian era. It is recognized as excellent lineage from old days.
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The tradition (more than 200 years) is defended, and the cow that did the improvement repeatedly while avoiding hybridization with other prefecture cattle is a Tajima Beef Cattle.
A super famous brand cattle's such as Matsuzaka Beef Cattle and Oomi Beef Cattle roots are all the Tajima Beef Cattle, and Kobe Beef Cattle becomes the best in the Tajima Beef Cattle.


Kawamura's Consistency
Beef Steak Kawamura is always persistent in Kobe Beef Cattle.
We’ve got lots of persistence to consistently serve the highest class Kobe Beefs. We’d like to present a little bit of Kawamura’s persistency. Kobe Beef Cattle’s absolute number is small/ Kobe Beef Cows that Kawamura’s persistent in are even smaller in number.
Beef Steak Kawamura purchased 148 Kobe Beef Cattle in total from Jan., 2007 to Dec., 2007.*1
Only a certain group of cattle which passed strict conditions from among Tajima Beef Cattle, which are reputed as the best of all Japanese Black Cattle, can be called” Kobe Beef (Kobe Beef Cattle)”.The Highest Award (Champion) Winning Kobe Beef, 1-3 quality award winning Kobe beefs, 4-5 excellent award winning Kobe beefs are selected in each auction market (competitive exhibition/fair) from among cows and bullocks of Kobe Beef Cattle and the others are non-title Kobe Beefs.
In the west market of Kobe Central Wholesale Market (located in Nagata ward, Kobe) which deals with over 70% of Tajima Beefs, 3776 Tajima Beefs have been bid off from Jan. to Dec., 2007. The number included 2124 Kobe Beefs and there were 1699 bullocks and 425 cows in the Kobe Beefs.
Beef Steak Kawamura focused on the cows which only 425 were bid off from 2124 Kobe Beefs bid off last year in the West Market and purchased 148 out of the 425 cows. *1
We’d like to keep purchasing and serving Kobe Beefs to satisfy as many customers as possible.
*1 the parts that we purchased are Fillet and Shoulder butt.

■ Kawamura's Policy ■
We thoroughly pursue customers’ agreement /satisfactions.
To be called “Authentic Kobe Beef”, there are strict conditions to meet.
We assure that you can fully enjoy an authentic taste at our restaurant because we deal with the highest class beef called ”A5 class” only.
■ Lunch ■
You are able to easily enjoy the real taste of Kobe Beef and Tajima Beef in Beef Kawamura’s lunch. We line up a variety of menus.
< Lunch hours >
11:30 - 15:00
■ Reservation ■
We recommend you to make a booking for dining.
Please make a booking through the reservation form if your plan such as date / head-count is decided.
We’ll serve you each a glass of wine for free.
■ About Kobe Beef / Kobe Beef Cattle ■
In fact, if you travel around ranches in Kobe City or Hyogo Prefecture, or even Japan to seek for cattle named “Kobe Beef Cattle”, you’ll know it doesn’t exist.
Then, why is there a beef called Kobe Beef Cattle in restaurants?
Actually, “Kobe Beef Cattle” is a kind of colloquial term in accordance with Matsusaka Beef Cattle/Omi Beef Cattle and the genuine name is called “Kobe Beef” or “Kobe meat”.
Beef Steak Kawamura makes use of selected Kobe Beefs. Please have your full satisfactions of Kobe Beef bred up to the highest class Kobe beef with an excellent skill of fattening and a flowing affection against the vast backdrop of nature, Kobe Beef Steak cooked at Beef Steak Kawamura.

































