Hida Beef
飛騨牛 Gifu
English name: Hida Beef — as written on the English page at hidagyu-gifu.com.
GI registered No.126
Requirements for Hida Beef: breed — Japanese Black; where raised — raised longest in Gifu Prefecture; age — fattened for at least 14 months; grade — meat quality grade 3 or higher; yield grade A or B. Also: fattened by farms registered with the council.
Definition — what qualifies
| Breed | Japanese Black Sources: [G0126] |
|---|---|
| Where it must be raised | Raised longest in Gifu Prefecture Sources: [G0126] |
| Age / fattening period | Fattened for at least 14 months Sources: [G0126] |
| Grading | Meat quality grade 3 or higher; yield grade A or B Sources: [G0126] |
| Other conditions |
Fattened by farms registered with the council [G0126] |
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 Hida Beef, require grade 3 or higher or something stricter. 7 beef brands set a minimum fattening period, from 12 to 20 months. 14 months ranks 3rd from the longest (1 other also uses 14).
This guide lists 4 brands from Gifu (also Hida Kenton / Mino Kenton, Buono Pork Gifu and Mino Healthy Pork). By prefecture →
Compare this brand side by side with others → ・ Find brands by their rules →
Counts cover only the brands in this guide.
Geographical Indication (GI)
- Registration no.
- No.126
- Registered
- 2023-01-31
- English name in the GI register
- Hidagyu / Hida Beef
- Registered producer group
- Hida Beef Brand Promotion Council
This definition is taken from the production method in the specification registered with Japan's Ministry of Agriculture.
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
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Managed by
- Managed by
- Hida Beef Brand Promotion Council
- Official site
- http://www.hidagyu-gifu.com/
- Official English page
- https://www.hidagyu-gifu.com/eng/
Other brands from Gifu
- Hida Kenton / Mino KentonPork brands
- Buono Pork GifuPork brands
- Mino Healthy 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
- [G0126] 地理的表示 登録番号第126号「飛騨牛」明細書 — Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (GI) ・ Primary source ・ Accessed 2026-09-18