Tsuyama Wagyu
つやま和牛 Okayama
English name: Tsuyama Wagyu — no official English name found, so romanised by this site.
Requirements for Tsuyama Wagyu: breed — Wagyu (breed not specified); where raised — born and raised in Tsuyama; age — 28 months of age or older, or fattened for roughly 18 months or more; grade — meat quality grade 3 or higher. Also: fed bran from locally grown wheat.
Definition — what qualifies
| Breed | Wagyu (breed not specified) Sources: [B075] |
|---|---|
| Where it must be raised | Born and raised in Tsuyama Sources: [B075] |
| Age / fattening period | 28 months of age or older, or fattened for roughly 18 months or more Sources: [B075] |
| Grading | Meat quality grade 3 or higher Sources: [B075] |
| Other conditions |
Fed bran from locally grown wheat [B075] |
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 6 beef brands that require Wagyu (breed not specified) cattle. 61 beef brands set a meat quality grade. 49 of them, including Tsuyama Wagyu, require grade 3 or higher or something stricter.
This guide lists 5 brands from Okayama (also Okayama Kurobuta Pork, Okayama Wagyu, Chiya Beef and Bichu 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
- Tsuyama Wagyu Promotion Council
- Official site
- https://www.ja-hareoka.or.jp/1265/
Other brands from Okayama
- Okayama Kurobuta PorkPork brands
- Okayama WagyuBeef brands
- Chiya BeefBeef brands
- Bichu 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
- [B075] つやま和牛の定義 — JA Hare no Kuni Okayama ・ Primary source ・ Accessed 2026-09-18