Amakusa Kuroushi
天草黒牛 Kumamoto
English name: Amakusa Kuroushi — no official English name found, so romanised by this site.
Requirements for Amakusa Kuroushi: breed — Japanese Black; where raised — raised in Amakusa City and its surroundings. Not specified: age, grade.
Definition — what qualifies
| Breed | Japanese Black Sources: [E020] |
|---|---|
| Where it must be raised | Raised in Amakusa City and its surroundings Sources: [E020] |
| Age / fattening period |
Not set (no such requirement in the source) |
| Grading |
Not set (no such requirement in the source) |
| Other conditions | Not set (no such requirement in the source) |
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 →
The conditions come from the designated goods of the regional collective trademark: Japanese Black cattle raised in Amakusa City and its surroundings. The Patent Office page still names the Amakusa Livestock Cooperative as holder, but that cooperative merged into the Kumamoto Livestock Cooperative in April 2023 (per the latter's history page). The reading あまくさくろうし follows the Patent Office page.
Compared with other brands
This guide lists 75 beef brands that require Japanese Black cattle. 32 beef brands set no meat quality grade, and Amakusa Kuroushi is one of them. 72 beef brands set no age or fattening condition, and Amakusa Kuroushi is one of them.
This guide lists 5 brands from Kumamoto (also Amakusa Daio, Kumamoto Akaushi, Kumamoto Kuroge Wagyu and Kumamoto no Rindo Pork). By prefecture →
Compare this brand side by side with others → ・ Find brands by their rules →
Counts cover only the brands in this guide.
Guides
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- How old is Japanese brand beef? We counted the age rules of 100 brands
- What counts as wagyu? Four breeds, born and raised in Japan — and how 100 beef brands break down
Managed by
- Managed by
- Amakusa Livestock Cooperative (now the Amakusa branch of the Kumamoto Livestock Cooperative)
- Official site
- https://www.jpo.go.jp/system/trademark/gaiyo/chidan/shoukai/ichiran/5081598.html
Other brands from Kumamoto
- Amakusa DaioJidori and branded chicken
- Kumamoto AkaushiBeef brands
- Kumamoto Kuroge WagyuBeef brands
- Kumamoto no Rindo PorkPork brands
About the names
Brand names are proper nouns. English names follow the brand association's official English page first, then the English name in the GI register, and otherwise romanised Japanese plus "Beef", "Wagyu" or "Pork". We never call a non-Wagyu brand Wagyu.
Sources
Sources are in Japanese
- [E021] 当組合について（沿革） — Kumamoto Prefecture Livestock Cooperative ・ Primary source ・ Accessed 2026-10-06
- [E020] 地域団体商標 第5081598号 天草黒牛 — Japan Patent Office (regional collective trademark) ・ Primary source ・ Accessed 2026-10-06