The word Wagyu refers to all Japanese beef cattle ('Wa' means Japanese and 'gyu' means cattle). This is the breed that produces Kobe beef, named for the city where the cattle were first bred 170 years ago. The original import of these cattle to the U.S. in 1976 consisted of two Tottori Black Wagyu and two Kumamoto Red Wagyu bulls.

Watusi are medium-sized animals, with long, large-diameter horns, they attract attention wherever they appear.