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Amakusa Daio
天草大王 Kumamoto
English name: Amakusa Daio — no official English name found, so romanised by this site.
Requirements for Amakusa Daio: breed — Amakusa Daio cross. Also: the purebred line is not sold on; farms are supplied with the cross that uses Amakusa Daio as the sire; The prefecture states that the birds sold as Amakusa Daio are jidori raised under conditions based on the JAS standard. Not specified: where raised, rearing period, housing.
Definition — what qualifies
| Breed | Amakusa Daio cross A cross of a male of the restored original Amakusa Daio with a high-laying Kyushu Road female. The original was restored from foundation birds bred, following the literature, to 50% Langshan, 25% Shamo and 25% Kumamoto Cochin |
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| Where it must be raised |
Not set (no such requirement in the source) |
| Rearing period / age at shipment |
Not set (no such requirement in the source) |
| How it is housed |
Not set (no such requirement in the source) |
| Other conditions |
The purebred line is not sold on; farms are supplied with the cross that uses Amakusa Daio as the sire [D017] The prefecture states that the birds sold as Amakusa Daio are jidori raised under conditions based on the JAS standard [D018] |
Japan's JAS standard for jidori sets four conditions: the chicks, the rearing period, the housing and the stocking density. A brand's own conditions can be stricter, or set differently. The JAS standard for jidori →
Native breeds named in this brand's cross: Shamo （All 38 native breeds）
The restored purebred Amakusa Daio and the Amakusa Daio sold as meat — a cross — are not the same bird. Kumamoto’s primary sources set no condition on the rearing period, housing, density, feed or place of rearing. The often-quoted “about twice the usual period” comes from the prefecture’s descriptive text, not from any requirement.
Compared with other brands
4 chicken brands set no rearing period, and Amakusa Daio is one of them.
This guide lists 5 brands from Kumamoto (also Amakusa Kuroushi, Kumamoto Akaushi, Kumamoto Kuroge Wagyu and Kumamoto no Rindo Pork). By prefecture →
Compare this brand side by side with others → ・ Find brands by their rules →
Counts cover only the brands in this guide.
Guides
Managed by
- Managed by
- Kumamoto Prefecture (the Livestock Research Institute maintains and supplies the foundation stock)
- Official site
- https://www.pref.kumamoto.jp/soshiki/75/851.html
Other brands from Kumamoto
- Amakusa KuroushiBeef brands
- Kumamoto AkaushiBeef brands
- Kumamoto Kuroge WagyuBeef brands
- Kumamoto no Rindo PorkPork 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
- [D016] 「天草大王」について — Kumamoto Prefecture ・ Primary source ・ Accessed 2026-09-28
- [D017] 熊本県産地鶏「天草大王」の特性（No.492・平成14年6月） — Kumamoto Prefecture, Livestock Research Institute ・ Primary source ・ Accessed 2026-09-28
- [D018] 熊本県 食材パンフレット — Kumamoto Prefecture ・ Primary source ・ Accessed 2026-09-28