Tottori Wagyu
鳥取和牛 Tottori
English name: Tottori Wagyu — no official English name found, so romanised by this site.
Requirements for Tottori Wagyu: breed — Japanese Black; where raised — fattened in Tottori Prefecture; grade — meat quality grade 3 or higher. Not specified: age.
Definition — what qualifies
| Breed | Japanese Black Sources: [B025] |
|---|---|
| Where it must be raised | Fattened in Tottori Prefecture Sources: [B025] |
| Age / fattening period |
Not set (no such requirement in the source) |
| Grading | Meat quality grade 3 or higher Sources: [B025] |
| 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. 49 of them, including Tottori Wagyu, require grade 3 or higher or something stricter. 72 beef brands set no age or fattening condition, and Tottori Wagyu is one of them.
This guide lists 5 brands from Tottori (also Tohaku Wagyu, Tottori F1, Tottori Gyu and Tottori Wagyu Olein 55). By prefecture →
Compare this brand side by side with others → ・ Find brands by their rules →
Counts cover only the brands in this guide.
Guides
- Same body, different brands: how 31 Japanese meat brands from 13 bodies differ
- 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
- Tottori Beef Sales Council
- Official site
- https://www.tottorigyuniku.com/beefpage/
Other brands from Tottori
- Tohaku WagyuBeef brands
- Tottori F1Beef brands
- Tottori GyuBeef brands
- Tottori Wagyu Olein 55Beef 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
- [B025] 鳥取和牛の定義 — Tottori Beef Sales Council ・ Primary source ・ Accessed 2026-09-18
- [B026] 鳥取和牛オレイン55の定義 — Tottori Beef Sales Council ・ Primary source ・ Accessed 2026-09-18