Shinshu Premium Beef
信州プレミアム牛肉 Nagano
English name: Shinshu Premium Beef — no official English name found, so romanised by this site.
Requirements for Shinshu Premium Beef: breed — Japanese Black (steers, heifers (never calved)); where raised — A registered farm must be both the final and the longest place of raising; grade — quality 4+ and yield B+, plus one of: BMS 7+ with oleic acid 55%+, BMS 5+ with 58%+, or BMS 8+ with 52%+. Not specified: age.
Definition — what qualifies
| Breed | Japanese Black Sex / type: steers, heifers (never calved) Sources: [B045] |
|---|---|
| Where it must be raised | A registered farm must be both the final and the longest place of raising Sources: [B045] |
| Age / fattening period |
Not set (no such requirement in the source) |
| Grading | Quality 4+ and yield B+, plus one of: BMS 7+ with oleic acid 55%+, BMS 5+ with 58%+, or BMS 8+ with 52%+ Sources: [B045] |
| 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 Shinshu Premium Beef, require grade 4 or higher or something stricter. 72 beef brands set no age or fattening condition, and Shinshu Premium Beef is one of them.
This guide lists 4 brands from Nagano (also Shinshu Ogon Shamo, Shinshu Pork and Minami Shinshu 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
- 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
- Nagano Prefecture (certified by the Governor)
- Official site
- https://www.oishii-shinshu.net/editor/number
Other brands from Nagano
- Shinshu Ogon ShamoJidori and branded chicken
- Shinshu PorkPork brands
- Minami Shinshu 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
- [B045] 信州プレミアム牛肉 認定要領 — Nagano Prefecture ・ Primary source ・ Accessed 2026-09-18