Legendary “Mishima Beef”    

¥5,500 per person (tax included, service charge extra) (Availability varies)

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Rare “Kenran Beef”    

¥2,500 per person (tax included, service charge extra)

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​*Upgrades must be applied to the entire group

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“Mishima” is an isolated island located approximately 45 km off the coast of Hagi City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, and is the northernmost island in Yamaguchi Prefecture. 

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Considered the prototype of Wagyu, this breed was introduced from the Korean Peninsula during the Muromachi period and has since supported the lives of the islanders as draft cattle. 

As Japanese food culture became more Westernized and crossbreeding between Wagyu and Western breeds became common,

“Mishima Beef”—due to its isolation on the remote island—has maintained its pure bloodline to this day.

 

Designated a National Natural Monument in 1928, it is protected and carefully raised

through the efforts of a limited number of farmers on the island.

With only about a dozen head entering the market each year, it is truly known as the “phantom beef.” 

 

It was about 15 years ago, during a visit to Hagi, that I first encountered this “Mishima Beef.”

Captivated by its wild, robust flavor—unlike any other brand of beef—I was fortunate enough to secure the opportunity to serve this precious “Mishima Beef” at the Shōmatsu Matsutō Main Store. 

 

While our restaurant also serves the rare “Kenran Beef,” which descends from the Mishima Beef lineage,

we sincerely hope you will take the opportunity to savor this “phantom beef” whenever we receive a shipment of “Mishima Beef” a few times a year.

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We will announce the arrival dates and other details regarding “Mishima Beef” on this website as well as on Instagram.

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