Hakata Wagyu
博多和牛 Fukuoka
English name: Hakata Wagyu — no official English name found, so romanised by this site.
Requirements for Hakata Wagyu: breed — Japanese Black; grade — meat quality grade 3 or higher. Also: raised by registered producers in Fukuoka Prefecture. Not specified: where raised, age.
Definition — what qualifies
| Breed | Japanese Black Sources: [B048] |
|---|---|
| Where it must be raised |
Not set (no such requirement in the source) |
| Age / fattening period |
Not set (no such requirement in the source) |
| Grading | Meat quality grade 3 or higher Sources: [B048] |
| Other conditions |
Raised by registered producers in Fukuoka Prefecture [B048] |
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 Hakata Wagyu, require grade 3 or higher or something stricter. 72 beef brands set no age or fattening condition, and Hakata Wagyu is one of them.
This guide lists 3 brands from Fukuoka (also Hakata Jidori and Hakata Sweeton). By prefecture →
Compare this brand side by side with others → ・ Find brands by their rules →
Counts cover only the brands in this guide.
Guides
- Does Kobe beef have to be A5? We counted the grading rules of 100 Japanese beef brands
- 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
- What counts as wagyu? Four breeds, born and raised in Japan — and how 100 beef brands break down
Managed by
- Managed by
- Hakata Wagyu Sales Promotion Council
- Official site
- http://www.hakata-wagyu.com/
Other brands from Fukuoka
- Hakata JidoriJidori and branded chicken
- Hakata SweetonPork 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
- [B048] 博多和牛の定義 — Fukuoka City ・ Primary source ・ Accessed 2026-09-18