All beef brands

100 brands ・ Grades follow the Japan Meat Grading Association: yield grade (A–C), meat quality grade (1–5), and marbling as BMS No. (1–12). How Japanese beef is graded →

Number of brands listed per prefecture (schematic tile map; positions are approximate)

Japanese beef brands by breed → ・ By prefecture →

Guides

Does Kobe beef have to be A5? We counted the grading rules of 100 Japanese beef brands
Matsusaka, Kobe, Omi, Yonezawa: what each famous wagyu name actually requires
Heifers, steers, or anything? The sex rules of 100 Japanese beef brands
Where must Japanese brand beef be raised? We counted the region rules of 100 brands
How old is Japanese brand beef? We counted the age rules of 100 brands
Same body, different brands: how 31 Japanese meat brands from 13 bodies differ
What counts as wagyu? Four breeds, born and raised in Japan — and how 100 beef brands break down

Hokkaido

Brand	Breed	Grading	GI
Shikaoi Beef 鹿追牛	Dairy breed	—
Shihoro Beef しほろ牛	Holstein	—
Shiraoi Beef 白老牛	Japanese Black	3+
Tokachi Wakaushi 十勝若牛	Holstein	—	No.164
Biratori Wagyu びらとり和牛	Japanese Black	—
Furano Daichi Wagyu ふらの大地和牛	Japanese Black	3+

Aomori

Brand	Breed	Grading	GI
Aomori Towadako Wagyu あおもり十和田湖和牛	Japanese Black	4+
Hakkoda Beef 八甲田牛	Japanese Shorthorn	2+

Iwate

Brand	Breed	Grading	GI
Iwate Beef いわて牛	Japanese Black	3+
Iwate Tankaku Wagyu いわて短角和牛	Japanese Shorthorn	2+
Maesawa Beef 前沢牛	Japanese Black	4+	No.28

Miyagi

Brand	Breed	Grading	GI
Sendai Beef 仙台牛	Japanese Black	5

Akita

Brand	Breed	Grading	GI
Akita Beef 秋田牛	Japanese Black	3+
Akita Yuri Beef 秋田由利牛	Japanese Black	4+
Kazuno Beef かづの牛	Japanese Shorthorn	—	No.157
Mitsunashi Beef 三梨牛	Japanese Black	4+

Yamagata

Brand	Breed	Grading	GI
Yamagata Beef 山形牛	Japanese Black	3+
Yonezawa Gyu 米沢牛	Japanese Black	3+	No.26

Fukushima

Brand	Breed	Grading	GI
Fukushima Beef 福島牛	Japanese Black	2+

Ibaraki

Brand	Breed	Grading	GI
Hitachiwagyu Beef 常陸牛	Japanese Black	4+

Tochigi

Brand	Breed	Grading
Utsunomiya Beef 宇都宮牛	Japanese Black	3+
Tochigi Kirifuri Kogen Beef とちぎ霧降高原牛	Crossbred (Japanese Black × Holstein)	—
Tochigi Wagyu とちぎ和牛	Japanese Black	4+
Nasu Wagyu 那須和牛	Japanese Black	own scale

Gunma

Brand	Breed	Grading	GI
Joshu Beef 上州牛	Crossbred (Japanese Black × Holstein)	2+
Joshu Wagyu 上州和牛	Japanese Black	2+

Kanagawa

Brand	Breed	Grading	GI
Hayama Beef 葉山牛	Japanese Black	4+
Yokohama Beef 横濱ビーフ	Japanese Black	4+

Yamanashi

Brand	Breed	Grading	GI
Koshu Beef 甲州牛	Japanese Black	4+

Niigata

Brand	Breed	Grading	GI
Niigata Wagyu にいがた和牛	Japanese Black	3+
Murakami Beef にいがた和牛（村上牛）	Japanese Black	4+

Toyama

Brand	Breed	Grading	GI
Toyama Wagyu Sake Lees Finished Beef とやま和牛酒粕育ち	Japanese Black	4+

Ishikawa

Brand	Breed	Grading	GI
Noto Beef 能登牛	Japanese Black	3+

Fukui

Brand	Breed	Grading	GI
Wakasa Beef 若狭牛	Japanese Black	3+ / BMS 4+

Nagano

Brand	Breed	Grading	GI
Shinshu Premium Beef 信州プレミアム牛肉	Japanese Black	4+
Minami Shinshu Beef 南信州牛	Wagyu (breed not specified)	—

Gifu

Brand	Breed	Grading	GI
Hida Beef 飛騨牛	Japanese Black	3+	No.126

Shizuoka

Brand	Breed	Grading	GI
Enshu Yumesaki Beef 遠州夢咲牛	Japanese Black	3+
Shizuoka Sodachi 特選和牛静岡そだち	Japanese Black	3+

Aichi

Brand	Breed	Grading
Atsumi Beef あつみ牛	Crossbred (Japanese Black × Holstein)	—
Kuroshio Beef 黒潮牛	Crossbred (Japanese Black × Holstein)	3+
Tahara Beef 田原牛	Crossbred (Japanese Black × Holstein)	—
Chita Beef Hibiki 知多牛「響」	Crossbred (Japanese Black × Holstein)	—
Chita Wagyu Homare 知多和牛「誉」	Japanese Black	3+
Horai Beef 鳳来牛	Japanese Black	4+
Mikawa Beef みかわ牛	Wagyu (breed not specified)	4+

Mie

Brand	Breed	Grading	GI
Iga Beef 伊賀牛	Japanese Black	—
Tokusan Matsusaka Ushi 特産松阪牛	Japanese Black	—	No.25
Matsusaka Ushi 松阪牛	Japanese Black	—

Shiga

Brand	Breed	Grading	GI
Omi Beef 近江牛	Japanese Black	—	No.56

Kyoto

Brand	Breed	Grading
Kameoka Beef 亀岡牛	Japanese Black	—
Kyoto Beef 京都肉	Japanese Black	4+
Kyo no Niku 京の肉	Japanese Black	—

Hyogo

Brand	Breed	Grading	GI
Awaji Beef 淡路ビーフ	Japanese Black	BMS 4+
Kakogawa Wagyu 加古川和牛	Japanese Black	2+
Kurodasho Wagyu 黒田庄和牛	Japanese Black	—
Kobe Beef 神戸ビーフ	Japanese Black	4+ / BMS 6+	No.3
Sanda Beef 三田牛	Japanese Black	—
Tajima Beef 但馬牛	Japanese Black	2+	No.2
Tambasasayama Beef 丹波篠山牛	Japanese Black	—

Wakayama

Brand	Breed	Grading	GI
Kishu Waka Beef 紀州和華牛	Japanese Black	own scale
Kumano Beef 熊野牛	Japanese Black	3+

Tottori

Brand	Breed	Grading
Tohaku Wagyu 東伯和牛	Wagyu (breed not specified)	—
Tottori F1 鳥取F1	Crossbred (Japanese Black × Holstein)	2+
Tottori Gyu 鳥取牛	Holstein	2+
Tottori Wagyu 鳥取和牛	Japanese Black	3+
Tottori Wagyu Olein 55 鳥取和牛オレイン55	Japanese Black	4+ / BMS 6+

Shimane

Brand	Breed	Grading
Oki Beef 隠岐牛	Japanese Black	—
Okuizumo Wagyu 奥出雲和牛	Japanese Black	—
Shimane Wagyu しまね和牛	Japanese Black	2+

Okayama

Brand	Breed	Grading
Okayama Wagyu おかやま和牛肉	Japanese Black	BMS 4+
Chiya Beef 千屋牛	Japanese Black	3+
Tsuyama Wagyu つやま和牛	Wagyu (breed not specified)	3+
Bichu Beef 備中牛	Japanese Black	3+

Hiroshima

Brand	Breed	Grading	GI
Jinseki Beef 神石牛	Japanese Black	—
Hiba Gyu 比婆牛	Japanese Black	3+	No.83
Hiroshima Beef 広島牛	Japanese Black	4+

Yamaguchi

Brand	Breed	Grading	GI
Yamaguchi Wagyu Kirameki やまぐち和牛燦	Japanese Black	4+

Tokushima

Brand	Breed	Grading	GI
Awa Beef 阿波牛	Japanese Black	4+
Tokushima Mitsuboshi Beef とくしま三ツ星ビーフ	Japanese Black	own scale

Kagawa

Brand	Breed	Grading	GI
Olive-fed Wagyu Beef オリーブ牛	Japanese Black	—
Sanuki Beef 讃岐牛	Japanese Black	3+

Ehime

Brand	Breed	Grading	GI
Iyo Beef Kinu no Aji 伊予牛「絹の味」	Japanese Black	2+

Kochi

Brand	Breed	Grading
Tosa Akaushi 土佐あかうし	Japanese Brown	—
Tosa Rouge Beef	Japanese Brown	own scale
Tosa Wagyu 土佐和牛	Wagyu (breed not specified)	—

Fukuoka

Brand	Breed	Grading	GI
Hakata Wagyu 博多和牛	Japanese Black	3+

Saga

Brand	Breed	Grading	GI
Saga Beef 佐賀牛	Japanese Black	4+ / BMS 7+

Nagasaki

Brand	Breed	Grading	GI
Nagasaki Wagyu 長崎和牛	Wagyu (breed not specified)	—

Kumamoto

Brand	Breed	Grading	GI
Amakusa Kuroushi 天草黒牛	Japanese Black	—
Kumamoto Akaushi くまもとあか牛	Japanese Brown	2+	No.67
Kumamoto Kuroge Wagyu くまもと黒毛和牛	Japanese Black	3+

Oita

Brand	Breed	Grading	GI
Oita Bungo Beef おおいた豊後牛	Japanese Black	—
Oita Wagyu おおいた和牛	Japanese Black	4+

Miyazaki

Brand	Breed	Grading	GI
Takachiho Beef 高千穂牛	—	own scale
Miyakonojo Wagyu 都城和牛	Japanese Black	—
Miyazaki Beef 宮崎牛	Japanese Black	4+	No.55
Miyazaki Herb Beef 宮崎ハーブ牛	—	—

Kagoshima

Brand	Breed	Grading	GI
Kagoshima Wagyu 鹿児島黒牛	Japanese Black	—	No.58

Okinawa

Brand	Breed	Grading	GI
Ishigaki Beef 石垣牛	Japanese Black	3+