Iga Beef
伊賀牛 Mie
English name: Iga Beef — no official English name found, so romanised by this site.
Requirements for Iga Beef: breed — Japanese Black (heifers (never calved)); where raised — fattened in Iga and Nabari. Not specified: age, grade.
Definition — what qualifies
| Breed | Japanese Black Sex / type: heifers (never calved) Sources: [B020] |
|---|---|
| Where it must be raised | Fattened in Iga and Nabari Sources: [B020] |
| 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 →
Compared with other brands
This guide lists 75 beef brands that require Japanese Black cattle. 32 beef brands set no meat quality grade, and Iga Beef is one of them. 72 beef brands set no age or fattening condition, and Iga Beef is one of them.
This guide lists 4 brands from Mie (also Ise Umashibuta Pork, Tokusan Matsusaka Ushi and Matsusaka Ushi). 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
- Iga Beef Cattle Production Promotion Council
- Official site
- https://www.jaiga.or.jp/?p=470
Other brands from Mie
- Ise Umashibuta PorkPork brands
- Tokusan Matsusaka UshiBeef brands
- Matsusaka UshiBeef 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
- [B020] 伊賀牛の定義 — JA Iga Furusato ・ Primary source ・ Accessed 2026-09-18