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Awaodori
阿波尾鶏 Tokushima
English name: Awaodori — based on the English name in the GI register, “Awaodori”.
GI registered No.127
Requirements for Awaodori: breed — Shamo (game fowl) cross; where raised — raised in Tokushima Prefecture; rearing period — reared for at least 75 days; housing — floor housing for the whole period after the chicks arrive; from 28 days of age, 10 birds per m² or fewer. Also: the specification states that the brand is produced in the area “on the basis of the JAS standard for jidori”; A high-nutrition compound feed suited to growth throughout; from about 21 days of age, one low in animal protein.
Definition — what qualifies
| Breed | Shamo (game fowl) cross Chicks supplied by the Livestock Research Division of the Tokushima Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Technology Support Center, from Shamo males × White Plymouth Rock females Sources: [G0127] |
|---|---|
| Where it must be raised | Raised in Tokushima Prefecture Sources: [G0127] |
| Rearing period / age at shipment | Reared for at least 75 days Sources: [G0127] |
| How it is housed | Floor housing for the whole period after the chicks arrive from 28 days of age, 10 birds per m² or fewer Sources: [G0127] |
| Other conditions |
The specification states that the brand is produced in the area “on the basis of the JAS standard for jidori” [G0127] A high-nutrition compound feed suited to growth throughout; from about 21 days of age, one low in animal protein [G0127] |
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）
Compared with other brands
21 chicken brands set a minimum rearing period, from 75 to 150 days. 75 days ranks 19th from the longest (2 others also use 75). 17 brands cap the number of birds per square metre, from 2 to 10. 10 birds ranks 8th from the most spacious (9 others also use 10).
This guide lists 3 brands from Tokushima (also Awa Beef and Tokushima Mitsuboshi Beef). By prefecture →
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Geographical Indication (GI)
- Registration no.
- No.127
- Registered
- 2023-03-31
- English name in the GI register
- Awaodori
- Registered producer group
- Tokushima Awaodori Brand Council
This definition is taken from the production method in the specification registered with Japan's Ministry of Agriculture.
Guides
Managed by
- Managed by
- Tokushima Awaodori Brand Council
Other brands from Tokushima
- Awa BeefBeef brands
- Tokushima Mitsuboshi 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
- [G0127] 地理的表示 登録番号第127号「阿波尾鶏」明細書 — Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (GI) ・ Primary source ・ Accessed 2026-09-25