Mitsunashi Beef
三梨牛 Akita
English name: Mitsunashi Beef — as written on the English page at city-yuzawa.jp.
Requirements for Mitsunashi Beef: breed — Japanese Black; where raised — produced in Mitsunashi, Yuzawa City, Akita; age — 30 months of age or older; fattened for at least 20 months; grade — meat quality grade 4 or higher; yield grade A or B. Also: fed the designated "Mitsunashi" feed mix.
Definition — what qualifies
| Breed | Japanese Black Sources: [B006] |
|---|---|
| Where it must be raised | Produced in Mitsunashi, Yuzawa City, Akita Sources: [B903] |
| Age / fattening period | 30 months of age or older; fattened for at least 20 months Sources: [B006] |
| Grading | Meat quality grade 4 or higher; yield grade A or B Sources: [B006] |
| Other conditions |
Fed the designated "Mitsunashi" feed mix [B006] |
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. 24 of them, including Mitsunashi Beef, require grade 4 or higher or something stricter. 17 beef brands set a minimum age, ranging from 18 to 33 months. 30 months ranks 2nd from the longest.
This guide lists 6 brands from Akita (also Akita Beef, Akita Yuri Beef, Kazuno Beef, Hachimantai Pork and Hinai Jidori). 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
- JA Komachi
- Official English page
- https://www.city-yuzawa.jp/site/yuzawatrip/1961.html
Other brands from Akita
- Akita BeefBeef brands
- Akita Yuri BeefBeef brands
- Kazuno BeefBeef brands
- Hachimantai PorkPork brands
- Hinai JidoriJidori and branded chicken
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
- [B006] 三梨牛の定義 — Tohoku Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry ・ Primary source ・ Accessed 2026-09-18
- [B903] 地域団体商標 第5527577号 三梨牛 — Japan Patent Office ・ Primary source ・ Accessed 2026-09-18