I left my desk job to take over my grandparents' Wagyu farm in rural Japan. It changed how I define success.
Masashi Nakamura grew up in Japan, dreaming of an international career.After studying and working abroad, a chance encounter with Wagyu cattle led him back.He traded IT for farming, earning less but finding more purpose rebuilding his grandfather's farm.This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Masashi Nakamura, 29, who is running Nakamura Farm, a small Wagyu farm in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. His words have been edited for length and clarity.I was working at a meat processing facility in Tasmania when my interest in Wagyu began.
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Masashi Nakamura grew up in Japan, dreaming of an international career.After studying and working abroad, a chance encounter with Wagyu cattle led him back.He traded IT for farming, earning less but finding more purpose rebuilding his grandfather's farm.This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Masashi Nakamura, 29, who is running Nakamura Farm, a small Wagyu farm in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. His words have been edited for length and clarity.I was working at a meat processing facility in Tasmania when my interest in Wagyu began. It was 2024, and I had just moved from Vancouver after my plans to study web development fell through.One day, I noticed the word "Wagyu" written on the hanging beef carcasses. Having grown up in Japan, I'd always taken this kind of beef for granted.
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- Masashi Nakamura grew up in Japan, dreaming of an international career.After studying and working abroad, a chance encounter with Wagyu cattle led him back.He traded IT for farming, earning less but finding more purpose rebuilding his grandfather's farm.This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Masashi Nakamura, 29, who is running Nakamura Farm, a small Wagyu farm in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. His words have been edited for length and clarity.I was working at a meat processing facility in Tasmania when my interest in Wagyu began.
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I left my desk job to take over my grandparents' Wagyu farm in rural Japan. It changed how I define success.
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