Chita Wagyu Homare
知多和牛「誉」 Aichi
English name: Chita Wagyu Homare — no official English name found, so romanised by this site.
Requirements for Chita Wagyu Homare: breed — Japanese Black; where raised — fattened within the area for at least a year; age — 24 months of age or older; grade — meat quality grade 3 or higher.
Definition — what qualifies
| Breed | Japanese Black Sources: [B065] |
|---|---|
| Where it must be raised | Fattened within the area for at least a year Sources: [B065] |
| Age / fattening period | 24 months of age or older Sources: [B065] |
| Grading | Meat quality grade 3 or higher Sources: [B065] |
| 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 →
Compared with other brands
This guide lists 75 beef brands that require Japanese Black cattle. 61 beef brands set a meat quality grade. 49 of them, including Chita Wagyu Homare, require grade 3 or higher or something stricter. 17 beef brands set a minimum age, ranging from 18 to 33 months. 24 months ranks 10th from the longest (2 others also use 24).
This guide lists 9 brands from Aichi (also Atsumi Beef, Kuroshio Beef, Tahara Beef, Chita Beef Hibiki, Nagoya Cochin, Horai Beef, Mikawa Beef and Mikawa 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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Managed by
- Managed by
- Chita Beef Cattle Group
- Official site
- https://chitagyu.co.jp/
Other brands from Aichi
- Atsumi BeefBeef brands
- Kuroshio BeefBeef brands
- Tahara BeefBeef brands
- Chita Beef HibikiBeef brands
- Nagoya CochinJidori and branded chicken
- Horai BeefBeef brands
- Mikawa BeefBeef brands
- Mikawa 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
- [B065] 知多牛「響」・知多和牛「誉」の定義（知多牛肉牛部会 公式サイト） — Chita Beef Cattle Group ・ Primary source ・ Accessed 2026-10-12