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Kawamata Shamo
川俣シャモ Fukushima
English name: Kawamata Shamo — based on the English name in the GI register, “Kawamata Shamo”.
GI registered No.118
Requirements for Kawamata Shamo: breed — Shamo (game fowl) cross; where raised — laying, hatching, brooding and rearing all take place in Kawamata Town, Fukushima; rearing period — 80 days of age or older; housing — brooded in a dedicated chick house until 28 days of age, then floor-housed in the grower house; from 28 days of age, 7 birds per m² or fewer. Also: A feed blended specifically for Kawamata Shamo, changed by age: to about 35 days maize-based with vegetable oil meals and fish meal; from 36 days a higher maize share with less fat.
Definition — what qualifies
| Breed | Shamo (game fowl) cross A male line created by crossing the “large Shamo” birds (themselves from Shamo females × Red Cornish males), crossed with Rhode Island Red females Sources: [G0118] |
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| Where it must be raised | Laying, hatching, brooding and rearing all take place in Kawamata Town, Fukushima Sources: [G0118] |
| Rearing period / age at shipment | 80 days of age or older Sources: [G0118] |
| How it is housed | Brooded in a dedicated chick house until 28 days of age, then floor-housed in the grower house from 28 days of age, 7 birds per m² or fewer Sources: [G0118] |
| Other conditions |
A feed blended specifically for Kawamata Shamo, changed by age: to about 35 days maize-based with vegetable oil meals and fish meal; from 36 days a higher maize share with less fat [G0118] |
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 ・ Rhode Island Red （All 38 native breeds）
The specification says the brand “inherits at least 25% of the Shamo line”. It never mentions the JAS standard for jidori, so the comparison with the JAS density (10 birds per m²) is ours.
Compared with other brands
21 chicken brands set a minimum rearing period, from 75 to 150 days. 80 days ranks 14th from the longest (4 others also use 80). 17 brands cap the number of birds per square metre, from 2 to 10. 7 birds ranks 6th from the most spacious.
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Geographical Indication (GI)
- Registration no.
- No.118
- Registered
- 2022-03-31
- English name in the GI register
- Kawamata Shamo
- Registered producer group
- Kawamata Shamo Promotion Association
This definition is taken from the production method in the specification registered with Japan's Ministry of Agriculture.
Guides
Managed by
- Managed by
- Kawamata Shamo Promotion Association
Other brands from Fukushima
- Aizu JidoriJidori and branded chicken
- Fukushima 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
- [G0118] 地理的表示 登録番号第118号「川俣シャモ」明細書 — Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (GI) ・ Primary source ・ Accessed 2026-09-25