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Satsuma Wakashamo
さつま若しゃも Kagoshima
English name: Satsuma Wakashamo — no official English name found, so romanised by this site.
Requirements for Satsuma Wakashamo: breed — Satsuma-dori cross; where raised — raised on designated farms within Kagoshima Prefecture; rearing period — at least 75 days from hatching; housing — floor housing for the whole period; from 28 days of age, 10 birds per m² or fewer. Also: feed is made at JA group feed mills and supplied to the farms; 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.
Definition — what qualifies
| Breed | Satsuma-dori cross A first-generation cross of a Satsuma-dori male with a White Plymouth Rock female (created in 1971) Sources: [C008] |
|---|---|
| Where it must be raised | Raised on designated farms within Kagoshima Prefecture Sources: [C011] |
| Rearing period / age at shipment | At least 75 days from hatching Sources: [C011] |
| How it is housed | Floor housing for the whole period from 28 days of age, 10 birds per m² or fewer Sources: [C011] |
| Other conditions |
Feed is made at JA group feed mills and supplied to the farms [C011] 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 （All 38 native breeds）
Floor housing applies for the whole period, a wider requirement than the JAS standard for jidori, which starts at 28 days of age. Of the three Kagoshima brands, this is the only one whose rearing period, housing, density and feed are all published as figures.
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 5 brands from Kagoshima (also Kagoshima Wagyu, Kagoshima Kurobuta, Kuro Satsuma-dori and Satsuma Jidori). By prefecture →
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Guides
Managed by
- Managed by
- Kagoshima Prefecture Jidori Promotion Council
- Official site
- https://www.ja-zcf.co.jp/products/wakashamo/
Other brands from Kagoshima
- Kagoshima WagyuBeef brands
- Kagoshima KurobutaPork brands
- Kuro Satsuma-doriJidori and branded chicken
- Satsuma JidoriJidori 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
- [C011] さつま若しゃも（生産・出荷者の商品情報） — Zen-Noh Chicken Foods ・ 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