Kishu Waka Beef
紀州和華牛 Wakayama
English name: Kishu Waka Beef — no official English name found, so romanised by this site.
Requirements for Kishu Waka Beef: breed — Japanese Black; where raised — fattened in Wakayama Prefecture; grade — meat quality grades 2, 3 and 4 only. Also: no vitamin restriction during fattening; Feed containing at least 10% Wakayama by-products. Not specified: age.
Definition — what qualifies
| Breed | Japanese Black Sources: [B071] |
|---|---|
| Where it must be raised | Fattened in Wakayama Prefecture Sources: [B071] |
| Age / fattening period |
Not set (no such requirement in the source) |
| Grading | Meat quality grades 2, 3 and 4 only Sources: [B071] |
| Other conditions |
No vitamin restriction during fattening [B071] Feed containing at least 10% Wakayama by-products [B071] |
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 →
Unusually, the grading condition has an upper limit: grade 5 is excluded.
Compared with other brands
This guide lists 75 beef brands that require Japanese Black cattle. 72 beef brands set no age or fattening condition, and Kishu Waka Beef is one of them.
This guide lists 2 brands from Wakayama (also Kumano Beef). By prefecture →
Compare this brand side by side with others → ・ Find brands by their rules →
Counts cover only the brands in this guide.
Guides
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- 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
- Kishu Waka Beef Council
- Official site
- https://www.pref.wakayama.lg.jp/prefg/070100/070109/20190301_usi.html
Other brands from Wakayama
- Kumano BeefBeef 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
- [B071] 紀州和華牛の定義 — Wakayama Prefecture ・ Primary source ・ Accessed 2026-09-18