Tokushima Mitsuboshi Beef
とくしま三ツ星ビーフ Tokushima
English name: Tokushima Mitsuboshi Beef — no official English name found, so romanised by this site.
Requirements for Tokushima Mitsuboshi Beef: breed — Japanese Black; where raised — producer and farm in Tokushima, using a Tokushima sire or raised in the prefecture for at least a year; age — japanese Black 28 months+, crossbred 25 months+; grade — japanese Black: A4/B4+ and BMS 5+. Crossbred: grade 3+ and BMS 3+. Also: raised on a JGAP-certified farm.
Definition — what qualifies
| Breed | Japanese Black Gold Star: Japanese Black. Silver Star: crossbred Sources: [B077] |
|---|---|
| Where it must be raised | Producer and farm in Tokushima, using a Tokushima sire or raised in the prefecture for at least a year Sources: [B077] |
| Age / fattening period | Japanese Black 28 months+, crossbred 25 months+ Sources: [B077] |
| Grading | Japanese Black: A4/B4+ and BMS 5+. Crossbred: grade 3+ and BMS 3+ Sources: [B077] |
| Other conditions |
Raised on a JGAP-certified farm [B077] |
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 →
According to the official site, Tokushima Prefecture issues a certificate bearing the governor's seal for each animal that meets the requirements in its certification rules.
Compared with other brands
This guide lists 75 beef brands that require Japanese Black cattle. 17 beef brands set a minimum age, ranging from 18 to 33 months. 25 months ranks 8th from the longest (1 other also uses 25).
This guide lists 3 brands from Tokushima (also Awaodori and Awa Beef). By prefecture →
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Counts cover only the brands in this guide.
Guides
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Managed by
- Managed by
- Tokushima Prefecture (certification)
- Official site
- https://tokushima-mitsuboshi-beef.com/about
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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
- [B077] とくしま三ツ星ビーフの定義 — Tokushima Mitsuboshi Beef official site ・ Primary source ・ Accessed 2026-09-18