Foodies relish visiting Kobe to taste its famous wagyu beef. Better known as Kobe beef, this cut of meat from Japanese black cattle is the most highly marbled, delicious and expensive money can buy. Want the best of the best? Then order grade five of Kobe niku, the top in marbling, color and texture. Surprising, connoisseurs claim the best wagyu is not from Kobe but originates in Miyazaki Prefecture in southwestern Japan.