[Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture] The ultimate in luxury where you can enjoy Yonezawa beef with hot springs!

Yonezawa beef is said to be one of Japan's three great wagyu beefs, along with Matsusaka beef and Kobe beef. To be able to enjoy Yonezawa beef while soaking in the hot springs of Yamagata Prefecture would be the height of luxury. In the Yonezawa region of Yamagata Prefecture, Yonezawa beef is often eaten as sukiyaki, and is highly recommended

Here we will introduce you to Yonezawa hot springs where you can enjoy Yonezawa beef and sukiyaki made with it

What is Yonezawa Beef, the pride of Yamagata Prefecture?

Yonezawa beef is famous for its delicious Wagyu beef, but do you know where it is actually sourced? Yonezawa beef is a type of Japanese black beef raised in three cities and five towns in Yamagata Prefecture: Yonezawa City, Nanyo City, Nagai City, Takahata Town, Kawanishi Town, Iide Town, Shirataka Town, and Oguni Town

The local specialty, brand beef, is known nationwide as "Yonezawa Beef."

Yonezawa beef is raised in the Okitama Basin in southern Yamagata Prefecture. It is a naturally rich basin surrounded by mountains on all sides, and is characterized by the large temperature difference between summer and winter. The unique climate and rich natural environment contribute to the deliciousness of Yonezawa beef

The slow raising process creates fine marbling, resulting in meat with a fragrant fat, and a good balance of sweet red meat

The finely marbled fat is said to melt at human skin temperature and is also characterized by its low melting point

Is it common to eat it as sukiyaki in Yonezawa?

Furthermore, because Yonezawa beef has fragrant fat that melts in the mouth, locals in Yonezawa often eat it in sukiyaki, enjoying its melt-in-the-mouth texture

Because the fat has a low melting point, you can enjoy its melting texture in sukiyaki

Yonezawa has many famous restaurants where you can enjoy Yonezawa beef sukiyaki, and we highly recommend them. We would like to experience the deliciousness of Yonezawa beef in the local way. Wouldn't it be great to enjoy Yonezawa beef sukiyaki while soaking in a local hot spring?

We will introduce you to hot spring inns where you can enjoy Yonezawa beef, so why not experience the luxury?

Enjoy a Yonezawa beef sukiyaki course at Shirafu Onsen in Yonezawa

There is a hot spring called Shirabu Onsen in Yonezawa that I highly recommend

Shirabu Onsen is a hot spring that was discovered in 1312 and is located in Okitama, the birthplace of Yonezawa beef, an area that was part of the Uesugi clan's territory. It is a historic hot spring that is said to have been visited by successive feudal lords. It was a famous hot spring during the Edo period, when it was named one of the three high hot springs of Oshu: Fukushima Takayu Onsen, Yamagata Zao Onsen, and Shirabu Takayu Onsen (present-day Shirabu Onsen)

If we trace the history of Yonezawa beef, it can be traced back to 1871 (Meiji 4), when Charles Henry Dallas, an English trader who was appointed as an English teacher at Kojokan Junior High School in Yonezawa, which was opened by Uesugi Yozan, first ate it

It would be a luxury to enjoy such historic Yonezawa beef while soaking in the hot springs of the historic hot spring resort, Shirabu Onsen

Shirabu Onsen "Azumaya" 400-year-old waterfall bath and Yonezawa beef "Beef Sukiyaki Course"

The "Azumaya" in Shirabu Onsen that we will introduce to you is a historic hot spring with a bathtub made from stones that have been in use for 400 years. When you soak in the "waterfall bath," where the abundant hot spring water of Shirabu Onsen is poured down like a waterfall from above, you can feel the long history of the hot spring

The food served at Azumaya is the local staple, the Yonezawa beef sukiyaki course. Enjoying sukiyaki at a hot spring inn is recommended as it allows you to savor the sukiyaki at your own pace

The history of sukiyaki is surprisingly recent, with what was previously called "gyunabe" (beef hotpot) becoming established as "sukiyaki." It is said that "sukiyaki" became popular as a meat dish in the mid-Taisho period. It would be a good idea to try the delicious "Yonezawa beef" in its hometown

It would be wonderful to enjoy Yonezawa beef sukiyaki while soaking in a hot spring with a 700-year history during the cold winter of Yamagata. You can also enjoy Yonezawa beef with the "Beef Shabu-Shabu Course," which is also recommended

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