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Satsuma Jidori
さつま地鶏 Kagoshima
English name: Satsuma Jidori — no official English name found, so romanised by this site.
Requirements for Satsuma Jidori: breed — Satsuma-dori cross; where raised — within Kagoshima Prefecture, produced only by members of the prefectural jidori council (no municipality is named); rearing period — 120 to 150 days. Also: the council states that the brand meets every part of the JAS definition of jidori: at least 50% native-breed blood, at least 75 days of rearing, floor housing from 28 days of age, and no more than 10 birds per m²; The producer must belong to the council, be able to ship at least 1,000 birds a year, keep no other breed after the chicks arrive, and not breed from the jidori. Not specified: housing.
Definition — what qualifies
| Breed | Satsuma-dori cross A fixed breed developed over twelve generations from a Satsuma-dori male × Rhode Island Red female cross (created in 2000) Sources: [C008] |
|---|---|
| Where it must be raised | Within Kagoshima Prefecture, produced only by members of the prefectural jidori council (no municipality is named) Sources: [C008] |
| Rearing period / age at shipment | A rearing period of 120 to 150 days Sources: [C010] |
| How it is housed |
Not set (no such requirement in the source) |
| Other conditions |
The council states that the brand meets every part of the JAS definition of jidori: at least 50% native-breed blood, at least 75 days of rearing, floor housing from 28 days of age, and no more than 10 birds per m² [C009] The producer must belong to the council, be able to ship at least 1,000 birds a year, keep no other breed after the chicks arrive, and not breed from the jidori [C008] |
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: Satsuma-dori ・ Rhode Island Red （All 38 native breeds）
The numeric standards for each brand live in the council’s rearing manual, which is not published. What appears here is only what the published primary sources state. For housing and density, nothing is published beyond the council’s statement that the brand meets the whole JAS definition, so no brand-specific condition is recorded.
Compared with other brands
21 chicken brands set a minimum rearing period, from 75 to 150 days. 120 days ranks 3rd from the longest (5 others also use 120).
This guide lists 5 brands from Kagoshima (also Kagoshima Wagyu, Kagoshima Kurobuta, Kuro Satsuma-dori and Satsuma Wakashamo). 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
- Kagoshima Prefecture Jidori Promotion Council
- Official site
- http://www.kagoshima-jidori.com/about/satsumajidori.html
Other brands from Kagoshima
- Kagoshima WagyuBeef brands
- Kagoshima KurobutaPork brands
- Kuro Satsuma-doriJidori and branded chicken
- Satsuma WakashamoJidori 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
- [C008] よくある質問「鹿児島の地鶏について」 — Kagoshima Prefecture ・ Primary source ・ Accessed 2026-09-28
- [C009] 鹿児島県地鶏振興協議会 地鶏について — Kagoshima Prefecture Jidori Promotion Council ・ Primary source ・ Accessed 2026-09-28
- [C010] 鹿児島県地鶏振興協議会 さつま地鶏 — Kagoshima Prefecture Jidori Promotion Council ・ Primary source ・ Accessed 2026-09-28
- [C012] かごしまの食「地鶏」 — Kagoshima Brand Promotion Headquarters ・ Primary source ・ Accessed 2026-09-28