Yamaguchi Wagyu Kirameki
やまぐち和牛燦 Yamaguchi
English name: Yamaguchi Wagyu Kirameki — no official English name found, so romanised by this site.
Requirements for Yamaguchi Wagyu Kirameki: breed — Japanese Black; where raised — finished in Yamaguchi, with at least half of its life raised in the prefecture; grade — meat quality grade 4 or higher. Not specified: age.
Definition — what qualifies
| Breed | Japanese Black Sources: [B074] |
|---|---|
| Where it must be raised | Finished in Yamaguchi, with at least half of its life raised in the prefecture Sources: [B074] |
| Age / fattening period |
Not set (no such requirement in the source) |
| Grading | Meat quality grade 4 or higher Sources: [B074] |
| 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 Yamaguchi Wagyu Kirameki, require grade 4 or higher or something stricter. 72 beef brands set no age or fattening condition, and Yamaguchi Wagyu Kirameki is one of them.
This guide lists 2 brands from Yamaguchi (also CHOSYU KUROKASHIWA). 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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- 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 Yamaguchi
- Official site
- https://www.ja-ymg.or.jp/kirameki/
Other brands from Yamaguchi
- CHOSYU KUROKASHIWAJidori and branded chicken
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
- [B074] やまぐち和牛燦の定義 — JA Yamaguchi ・ Primary source ・ Accessed 2026-09-18