Kumamoto Akaushi
くまもとあか牛 Kumamoto
English name: Kumamoto Akaushi — no official English name found, so romanised by this site.
GI registered No.67
Requirements for Kumamoto Akaushi: breed — Japanese Brown (steers, heifers (never calved)); where raised — raised longest in, and finished in, Kumamoto Prefecture; age — fattened for at least 12 months; grade — quality grade 2 or higher (generally 4 or lower).
Definition — what qualifies
| Breed | Japanese Brown With a calf registration certificate from the Japanese Brown Cattle registry Sex / type: steers, heifers (never calved) Sources: [G0067] |
|---|---|
| Where it must be raised | Raised longest in, and finished in, Kumamoto Prefecture Sources: [G0067] |
| Age / fattening period | Fattened for at least 12 months Sources: [G0067] |
| Grading | Quality grade 2 or higher (generally 4 or lower) Sources: [G0067] |
| 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 3 beef brands that require Japanese Brown cattle. 61 beef brands set a meat quality grade. The loosest condition is grade 2 or higher, used by 12 of them including Kumamoto Akaushi. 7 beef brands set a minimum fattening period, from 12 to 20 months. 12 months ranks 5th from the longest (2 others also use 12).
This guide lists 5 brands from Kumamoto (also Amakusa Kuroushi, Amakusa Daio, Kumamoto Kuroge Wagyu and Kumamoto no Rindo 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.67
- Registered
- 2018-09-27
- Registered producer group
- Kumamoto Prefecture Beef Consumption Promotion Council
This definition is taken from the production method in the specification registered with Japan's Ministry of Agriculture.
Guides
- Same body, different brands: how 31 Japanese meat brands from 13 bodies differ
- 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
- Kumamoto Prefecture Beef Consumption Promotion Council
- Official site
- http://kumamoto-beef.com/
Other brands from Kumamoto
- Amakusa KuroushiBeef brands
- Amakusa DaioJidori and branded chicken
- Kumamoto Kuroge WagyuBeef brands
- Kumamoto no Rindo 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
- [G0067] 地理的表示 登録番号第67号「くまもとあか牛」明細書 — Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (GI) ・ Primary source ・ Accessed 2026-09-18