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Founded by chef Hisato Hamada, WAGYUMAFIA is a restaurant collective celebrating the unparalleled quality and versatility of Japan’s most prized ingredient—wagyu beef.

Working directly with farmers and selecting only the top 1% of Kobe and Ozaki beef, Chef Hisato champions wagyu around the world as a symbol of modern Japanese agriculture, craftsmanship, and culinary innovation.

WAGYUMAFIA was born from Hisato’s vision in 2015 and came to life with its first pop-up in Kyoto’s Gion district in March 2016. The concept—“high-end ingredients meet street food”—quickly captured global attention, leading to the WAGYUMAFIA WORLD TOUR, a 100-city culinary journey that redefined how wagyu could be experienced.

That success paved the way for WAGYUMAFIA THE BUTCHER’S KITCHEN, the brand’s first members-only restaurant and a new standard for immersive, ingredient-driven dining.

In just six years, WAGYUMAFIA has evolved from a niche concept into a global movement, now encompassing more than twenty restaurants and eight distinct brand expressions that continue to transform the way Japanese beef is celebrated worldwide.