Okuizumo Wagyu
奥出雲和牛 Shimane
English name: Okuizumo Wagyu — no official English name found, so romanised by this site.
Requirements for Okuizumo Wagyu: breed — Japanese Black; where raised — fattened at JA Shimane Unnan's own fattening centre and on farms in the district. Also: processed at the Shimane Prefecture meat corporation. Not specified: age, grade.
Definition — what qualifies
| Breed | Japanese Black Calves brought in must be Japanese Black born and raised in the Okuizumo area Sources: [E013] |
|---|---|
| Where it must be raised | Fattened at JA Shimane Unnan's own fattening centre and on farms in the district Sources: [E013] |
| Age / fattening period |
Not set (no such requirement in the source) |
| Grading |
Not set (no such requirement in the source) |
| Other conditions |
Processed at the Shimane Prefecture meat corporation [E013] |
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 →
There is no age condition: the definition page's "fattened to about 28 months" is a description ("about"). A JA Shimane column calls it "born and raised in Nita", narrower than the definition page (born in the Okuizumo area, fattened within the Unnan district).
Compared with other brands
This guide lists 75 beef brands that require Japanese Black cattle. 32 beef brands set no meat quality grade, and Okuizumo Wagyu is one of them. 72 beef brands set no age or fattening condition, and Okuizumo Wagyu is one of them.
This guide lists 3 brands from Shimane (also Oki Beef and Shimane Wagyu). 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
- JA Shimane, Unnan district
- Official site
- https://ja-shimane.jp/unnan/agri/wagyu/cow2/index.html
Other brands from Shimane
- Oki BeefBeef brands
- Shimane WagyuBeef 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
- [E013] 肥育牛について — JA Shimane ・ Primary source ・ Accessed 2026-09-28