Miyazaki Beef
宮崎牛 Miyazaki
English name: Miyazaki Beef — as written on the English page at miyazakigyu.jp.
GI registered No.55
Requirements for Miyazaki Beef: breed — Japanese Black; where raised — born in Miyazaki (with exceptions for neighbouring prefectures) and raised longest in Miyazaki; grade — meat quality grade 4 or higher. Not specified: age.
Definition — what qualifies
| Breed | Japanese Black Sired by bulls used in Miyazaki that underwent progeny testing, or approved by the prefectural beef cattle improvement committee Sources: [G0055] |
|---|---|
| Where it must be raised | Born in Miyazaki (with exceptions for neighbouring prefectures) and raised longest in Miyazaki Sources: [G0055] |
| Age / fattening period |
Not set (no such requirement in the source) |
| Grading | Meat quality grade 4 or higher Sources: [G0055] |
| 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. 61 beef brands set a meat quality grade. 24 of them, including Miyazaki Beef, require grade 4 or higher or something stricter. 72 beef brands set no age or fattening condition, and Miyazaki Beef is one of them.
This guide lists 6 brands from Miyazaki (also Takachiho Beef, Miyakonojo Wagyu, Miyazaki Jitokko, Miyazaki Herb Beef and Miyazaki Brand 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.55
- Registered
- 2017-12-15
- English name in the GI register
- Miyazaki Gyu / Miyazaki Wagyu / Miyazaki Beef
- Registered producer group
- Miyazaki-Wagyu Council
This definition is taken from the production method in the specification registered with Japan's Ministry of Agriculture.
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
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Managed by
- Managed by
- Miyazaki-Wagyu Council
- Official site
- https://www.miyazakigyu.jp/
- Official English page
- https://www.miyazakigyu.jp/en/miyazakibeef/
Other brands from Miyazaki
- Takachiho BeefBeef brands
- Miyakonojo WagyuBeef brands
- Miyazaki JitokkoJidori and branded chicken
- Miyazaki Herb BeefBeef brands
- Miyazaki Brand 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
- [G0055] 地理的表示 登録番号第55号「宮崎牛」明細書 — Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (GI) ・ Primary source ・ Accessed 2026-09-18