Kameoka Beef
亀岡牛 Kyoto
English name: Kameoka Beef — no official English name found, so romanised by this site.
Requirements for Kameoka Beef: breed — Japanese Black; where raised — fattened in Kameoka City; age — fattened in Kameoka for at least the 14 months before processing. Also: processed at Kameoka City Meat Center and approved by the council. Not specified: grade.
Definition — what qualifies
| Breed | Japanese Black Sources: [B070] |
|---|---|
| Where it must be raised | Fattened in Kameoka City Sources: [B070] |
| Age / fattening period | Fattened in Kameoka for at least the 14 months before processing Sources: [B070] |
| Grading |
Not set (no such requirement in the source) |
| Other conditions |
Processed at Kameoka City Meat Center and approved by the council [B070] |
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 Kameoka Beef is one of them. 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 6 brands from Kyoto (also Kyo Jidori, Kyoto Beef, Kyoto Pork, Kyo no Niku and Kyo no Mochibuta 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
- 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
- Kameoka Beef Carcass Promotion Council
- Official site
- https://kamegyu29.com/about/
Other brands from Kyoto
- Kyo JidoriJidori and branded chicken
- Kyoto BeefBeef brands
- Kyoto PorkPork brands
- Kyo no NikuBeef brands
- Kyo no Mochibuta 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
- [B070] 亀岡牛の定義 — Kyoto Prefecture ・ Primary source ・ Accessed 2026-09-18