Hakkoda Beef
八甲田牛 Aomori
English name: Hakkoda Beef — no official English name found, so romanised by this site.
Requirements for Hakkoda Beef: breed — Japanese Shorthorn (steers, females); where raised — grazed for at least 2 months on Aomori City's communal pasture; age — 18 months of age or older; 36 months or younger; grade — meat quality grade 2 or higher. Also: raised by members of the Hakkoda Beef producers' association and sold through council members.
Definition — what qualifies
| Breed | Japanese Shorthorn Sex / type: steers, females Sources: [B058] |
|---|---|
| Where it must be raised | Grazed for at least 2 months on Aomori City's communal pasture Sources: [B058] |
| Age / fattening period | 18 months of age or older; 36 months or younger Sources: [B058] |
| Grading | Meat quality grade 2 or higher Sources: [B058] |
| Other conditions |
Raised by members of the Hakkoda Beef producers' association and sold through council members [B058] |
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 3 beef brands that require Japanese Shorthorn cattle. 61 beef brands set a meat quality grade. The loosest condition is grade 2 or higher, used by 12 of them including Hakkoda Beef. 17 beef brands set a minimum age, ranging from 18 to 33 months. 18 months ranks 17th from the longest.
This guide lists 3 brands from Aomori (also Aomori Shamorock and Aomori Towadako Wagyu). 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
- Hakkoda Beef Consumption Promotion Council
- Official site
- https://hakkodagyu.com/hakkodagyu/
Other brands from Aomori
- Aomori ShamorockJidori and branded chicken
- Aomori Towadako WagyuBeef 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
- [B058] 八甲田牛の定義 — Hakkoda Beef Consumption Promotion Council ・ Primary source ・ Accessed 2026-09-18