I left my desk job to take over my grandparents' Wagyu farm in rural Japan. It changed how I define success.
When Masashi Nakamura learned his grandfather planned to close his Wagyu farm, he offered to take over and moved back to Japan.
Masashi Nakamura, a 29-year-old former IT engineer, has returned to Japan to take over his grandparents' aging Wagyu farm in Kagoshima Prefecture. Growing up in a rural area near Osaka, Nakamura always had a fascination with Wagyu cattle. After studying web development in Vancouver and Australia, he realized his true passion lay in farming.
When his grandfather decided to close the farm, Nakamura stepped in to take over its daily operations, despite the lower income and increased physical and financial stress. He supplements his income through part-time jobs and social media, aiming to build a sustainable, long-lasting farm business rather than focusing on increasing herd size for profit.
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