Find brands by their rules

Filter the brands in this guide by what their names require — for example Japanese Black beef that needs grade 4 or higher, jidori with a minimum of 120 rearing days, or pork with a feed rule. Every condition is the same as the definition table on the brand page, taken from primary sources.

Type Beef brands Jidori and branded chicken Pork brands

Prefecture Breed rule Meat quality grade rule Minimum age

Only brands registered as a Geographical Indication (GI)

Shikaoi Beef Hokkaido Compare

Dairy breed ・ No grade rule ・ Age / fattening period: Not set
Shihoro Beef Hokkaido Compare

Holstein ・ No grade rule ・ Age / fattening period: Not set
Shiraoi Beef Hokkaido Compare

Japanese Black ・ Meat quality grade 3 or higher; yield grade A or B ・ 36 months or younger
Tokachi Wakaushi Hokkaido ・ GI No.164 Compare

Holstein ・ No grade rule ・ Shipped at around 14 months, by 16 months at the latest
Biratori Wagyu Hokkaido Compare

Japanese Black ・ No grade rule ・ Age / fattening period: Not set
Furano Daichi Wagyu Hokkaido Compare

Japanese Black ・ Meat quality grade 3 or higher ・ Age / fattening period: Not set
Hokkaido Whey Pork Hokkaido Compare

Breed rule: Not set ・ Feed rule: Set ・ Grade rule: Not set
Aomori Shamorock Aomori Compare

100 days from hatching for males and 120 days for females ・ 5 or fewer
Aomori Towadako Wagyu Aomori Compare

Japanese Black ・ Meat quality grade 4 or higher; yield grade A or B ・ Age / fattening period: Not set
Hakkoda Beef Aomori Compare

Japanese Shorthorn ・ Meat quality grade 2 or higher ・ 18 months of age or older; 36 months or younger
Iwate Beef Iwate Compare

Japanese Black ・ Quality grade 3 or higher and yield grade B or higher ・ Age / fattening period: Not set
Iwate Tankaku Wagyu Iwate Compare

Japanese Shorthorn ・ Meat quality grade 2 or higher ・ Age / fattening period: Not set
Maesawa Beef Iwate ・ GI No.28 Compare

Japanese Black ・ Meat quality grade 4 or higher; yield grade A or B ・ Age / fattening period: Not set
Sendai Beef Miyagi Compare

Japanese Black ・ A5 or B5 only ・ Age / fattening period: Not set
Miyagino Buta Minori Miyagi Compare

Breed rule: Set ・ Feed rule: Set ・ Grade rule: Not set
Akita Beef Akita Compare

Japanese Black ・ Meat quality grade 3 or higher ・ Age / fattening period: Not set
Akita Yuri Beef Akita Compare

Japanese Black ・ Grades 5 and 4 ・ If calves come from another area, at least 20 months of raising
Kazuno Beef Akita ・ GI No.157 Compare

Japanese Shorthorn ・ No grade rule ・ 22 months of age or older
Hachimantai Pork Akita Compare

Breed rule: Not set ・ Feed rule: Not set ・ Grade rule: Not set
Hinai Jidori Akita Compare

Reared for at least 100 days from hatching for males and 150 days for females ・ 5 or fewer
Mitsunashi Beef Akita Compare

Japanese Black ・ Meat quality grade 4 or higher; yield grade A or B ・ 30 months of age or older; fattened for at least 20 months
Shonai Green Pork Boomin Yamagata Compare

Breed rule: Set ・ Feed rule: Set ・ Grade rule: Not set
Yamagata Beef Yamagata Compare

Japanese Black ・ Quality grade 4 or higher (grade 3 also accepted when the other conditions are met) ・ Age / fattening period: Not set
Yamagata Jidori Yamagata Compare

No minimum is set; the birds must be slaughtered within 180 days of age (the manual gives 120 days as a guide for shipment)
Yonezawa Gyu Yamagata ・ GI No.26 Compare

Japanese Black ・ Meat quality grade 3 or higher ・ 33 months of age or older
Aizu Jidori Fukushima ・ GI No.166 Compare

Fattening period of 90 to 170 days ・ 10 or fewer
Kawamata Shamo Fukushima ・ GI No.118 Compare

80 days of age or older ・ 7 or fewer
Fukushima Beef Fukushima Compare

Japanese Black ・ Grades 2–3 are "Fukushima Beef"; grades 4–5 are "Branded Fukushima Beef" ・ Age / fattening period: Not set
Okukuji Shamo Chicken Ibaraki ・ GI No.71 Compare

Counted from hatching: males at least 110 days of age, females at least 130 ・ 10 or fewer
Hitachiwagyu Beef Ibaraki Compare

Japanese Black ・ Meat quality grade 4 or higher; yield grade A or B ・ Age / fattening period: Not set
Hitachi no Kagayaki Ibaraki Compare

Breed rule: Set ・ Feed rule: Set ・ Grade rule: Set
Rose Pork Ibaraki Compare

Breed rule: Set ・ Feed rule: Set ・ Grade rule: Not set
Utsunomiya Beef Tochigi Compare

Japanese Black ・ Meat quality grade 3 or higher ・ Age / fattening period: Not set
Tochigi Kirifuri Kogen Beef Tochigi Compare

Crossbred (Japanese Black × Holstein) ・ No grade rule ・ Age / fattening period: Not set
Tochigi Yume Pork Tochigi Compare

Breed rule: Not set ・ Feed rule: Set ・ Grade rule: Not set
Tochigi Wagyu Tochigi Compare

Japanese Black ・ Meat quality grade 4 or higher; yield grade A or B ・ Age / fattening period: Not set
Nasu Wagyu Tochigi Compare

Japanese Black ・ "Meat grade" 3–5 (as written in the source) ・ Age / fattening period: Not set
Joshu Beef Gunma Compare

Crossbred (Japanese Black × Holstein) ・ Meat quality grade 2 or higher ・ Age / fattening period: Not set
Joshu Jidori Gunma Compare

Minimum rearing days: Not set
Joshu Mugibuta Gunma Compare

Breed rule: Set ・ Feed rule: Set ・ Grade rule: Not set
Joshu Wagyu Gunma Compare

Japanese Black ・ Meat quality grade 2 or higher ・ Age / fattening period: Not set
Sainokuni Kurobuta Pork Saitama Compare

Breed rule: Set ・ Feed rule: Set ・ Grade rule: Not set
Sainokuni Jidori Tamashamo Saitama Compare

At least 140 days from hatching ・ 10 or fewer
Boso Pork Chiba Compare

Breed rule: Not set ・ Feed rule: Set ・ Grade rule: Not set
TOKYO X Tokyo Compare

Breed rule: Set ・ Feed rule: Set ・ Grade rule: Not set
Tokyo Shamo Tokyo ・ GI No.77 Compare

Reared for at least 120 days of age ・ 10 or fewer
Hayama Beef Kanagawa Compare

Japanese Black ・ Meat quality grade 4 or higher; yield grade A or B ・ Fattened for at least 12 months on the producing farm
Yamayuri Pork Kanagawa Compare

Breed rule: Not set ・ Feed rule: Set ・ Grade rule: Not set
Yokohama Beef Kanagawa Compare

Japanese Black ・ Meat quality grade 4 or higher; yield grade A or B ・ Age / fattening period: Not set
Koshu Beef Yamanashi Compare

Japanese Black ・ Meat quality grade 4 or higher ・ Age / fattening period: Not set
Koshu Fujizakura Pork Yamanashi Compare

Breed rule: Set ・ Feed rule: Set ・ Grade rule: Not set
Tsumari Pork Niigata Compare

Breed rule: Not set ・ Feed rule: Not set ・ Grade rule: Not set
Niigata Wagyu Niigata Compare

Japanese Black ・ Meat quality grade 3 or higher; yield grade A or B ・ Age / fattening period: Not set
Murakami Beef Niigata Compare

Japanese Black ・ Meat quality grade 4 or higher; yield grade A or B ・ Age / fattening period: Not set
Toyama Pork Toyama Compare

Breed rule: Set ・ Feed rule: Set ・ Grade rule: Not set
Toyama Wagyu Sake Lees Finished Beef Toyama Compare

Japanese Black ・ Meat quality grade 4 or higher ・ Age / fattening period: Not set
Noto Beef Ishikawa Compare

Japanese Black ・ Meat quality grade 3 or higher; yield grade A or B ・ Age / fattening period: Not set
Noto Pork Ishikawa Compare

Breed rule: Not set ・ Feed rule: Not set ・ Grade rule: Set
Fukui Pork Fukui Compare

Breed rule: Set ・ Feed rule: Not set ・ Grade rule: Set
Wakasa Beef Fukui Compare

Japanese Black ・ Meat quality grade 3 or higher; BMS No. 4 or higher ・ Age / fattening period: Not set
Shinshu Ogon Shamo Nagano Compare

Reared for at least 120 days from hatching; shipped at 120 days of age or older ・ 5 or fewer
Shinshu Premium Beef Nagano Compare

Japanese Black ・ Quality 4+ and yield B+, plus one of: BMS 7+ with oleic acid 55%+, BMS 5+ with 58%+, or BMS 8+ with 52%+ ・ Age / fattening period: Not set
Shinshu Pork Nagano Compare

Breed rule: Not set ・ Feed rule: Not set ・ Grade rule: Not set
Minami Shinshu Beef Nagano Compare

Wagyu (breed not specified) ・ No grade rule ・ Age / fattening period: Not set
Hida Beef Gifu ・ GI No.126 Compare

Japanese Black ・ Meat quality grade 3 or higher; yield grade A or B ・ Fattened for at least 14 months
Hida Kenton / Mino Kenton Gifu Compare

Breed rule: Not set ・ Feed rule: Set ・ Grade rule: Not set
Buono Pork Gifu Gifu Compare

Breed rule: Set ・ Feed rule: Set ・ Grade rule: Not set
Mino Healthy Pork Gifu Compare

Breed rule: Set ・ Feed rule: Set ・ Grade rule: Set
Enshu Yumesaki Beef Shizuoka Compare

Japanese Black ・ Meat quality grade 3 or higher ・ 21 months of age or older
Shizuoka Sodachi Shizuoka Compare

Japanese Black ・ Meat quality grade 3 or higher ・ Age / fattening period: Not set
Atsumi Beef Aichi Compare

Crossbred (Japanese Black × Holstein) ・ No grade rule ・ Age / fattening period: Not set
Kuroshio Beef Aichi Compare

Crossbred (Japanese Black × Holstein) ・ Grade 3 or higher (as written in the source) ・ Age / fattening period: Not set
Tahara Beef Aichi Compare

Crossbred (Japanese Black × Holstein) ・ No grade rule ・ Age / fattening period: Not set
Chita Beef Hibiki Aichi Compare

Crossbred (Japanese Black × Holstein) ・ No grade rule ・ 22 months of age or older
Chita Wagyu Homare Aichi Compare

Japanese Black ・ Meat quality grade 3 or higher ・ 24 months of age or older
Nagoya Cochin Aichi Compare

Minimum rearing days: Not set
Horai Beef Aichi Compare

Japanese Black ・ Meat quality grade 4 or higher ・ Fattened for at least 18 months
Mikawa Beef Aichi Compare

Wagyu (breed not specified) ・ Meat quality grade 4 or higher ・ 23 months of age or older
Mikawa Pork Aichi Compare

Breed rule: Set ・ Feed rule: Set ・ Grade rule: Not set
Iga Beef Mie Compare

Japanese Black ・ No grade rule ・ Age / fattening period: Not set
Ise Umashibuta Pork Mie Compare

Breed rule: Set ・ Feed rule: Set ・ Grade rule: Not set
Tokusan Matsusaka Ushi Mie ・ GI No.25 Compare

Japanese Black ・ No grade rule ・ Fattened for at least 900 days (to 38 months of age or older)
Matsusaka Ushi Mie Compare

Japanese Black ・ No grade rule ・ Age / fattening period: Not set
Omi Beef Shiga ・ GI No.56 Compare

Japanese Black ・ No grade rule ・ Age / fattening period: Not set
Kameoka Beef Kyoto Compare

Japanese Black ・ No grade rule ・ Fattened in Kameoka for at least the 14 months before processing
Kyo Jidori Kyoto Compare

75 days of age or older ・ 8 or fewer
Kyoto Beef Kyoto Compare

Japanese Black ・ Meat quality grade 4 or higher; yield grade A or B ・ Age / fattening period: Not set
Kyoto Pork Kyoto Compare

Breed rule: Set ・ Feed rule: Set ・ Grade rule: Set
Kyo no Niku Kyoto Compare

Japanese Black ・ No grade rule ・ Age / fattening period: Not set
Kyo no Mochibuta Pork Kyoto Compare

Breed rule: Set ・ Feed rule: Set ・ Grade rule: Not set
Awaji Beef Hyogo Compare

Japanese Black ・ Yield grade A or B; BMS No. 4 or higher ・ 25 months of age or older
Kakogawa Wagyu Hyogo Compare

Japanese Black ・ Meat quality grade 2 or higher; yield grade A or B ・ 28 months of age or older; 60 months or younger
Kurodasho Wagyu Hyogo Compare

Japanese Black ・ No grade rule ・ Age / fattening period: Not set
Kobe Beef Hyogo ・ GI No.3 Compare

Japanese Black ・ Meat quality grade 4 or higher; yield grade A or B; BMS No. 6 or higher ・ 28 months of age or older; 60 months or younger
Sanda Beef Hyogo Compare

Japanese Black ・ No grade rule ・ 28 months of age or older; younger than 60 months
Tajima Beef Hyogo ・ GI No.2 Compare

Japanese Black ・ Meat quality grade 2 or higher; yield grade A or B ・ 28 months of age or older; 60 months or younger
Tambasasayama Beef Hyogo Compare

Japanese Black ・ No grade rule ・ Age / fattening period: Not set
Yamato Nikudori Nara Compare

Reared for at least 120 days and less than 150 ・ 10 or fewer
Kishu Waka Beef Wakayama Compare

Japanese Black ・ Meat quality grades 2, 3 and 4 only ・ Age / fattening period: Not set
Kumano Beef Wakayama Compare

Japanese Black ・ Meat quality grade 3 or higher; yield grade A or B ・ Older than 24 months
Tohaku Wagyu Tottori Compare

Wagyu (breed not specified) ・ No grade rule ・ Age / fattening period: Not set
Tottori F1 Tottori Compare

Crossbred (Japanese Black × Holstein) ・ Meat quality grade 2 or higher ・ Age / fattening period: Not set
Tottori Gyu Tottori Compare

Holstein ・ Meat quality grade 2 or higher ・ Age / fattening period: Not set
Tottori Wagyu Tottori Compare

Japanese Black ・ Meat quality grade 3 or higher ・ Age / fattening period: Not set
Tottori Wagyu Olein 55 Tottori Compare

Japanese Black ・ Meat quality grade 4 or higher; BMS No. 6 or higher ・ Age / fattening period: Not set
Oki Beef Shimane Compare

Japanese Black ・ No grade rule ・ Age / fattening period: Not set
Okuizumo Wagyu Shimane Compare

Japanese Black ・ No grade rule ・ Age / fattening period: Not set
Shimane Wagyu Shimane Compare

Japanese Black ・ Meat quality grade 2 or higher; yield grade A or B ・ Age / fattening period: Not set
Okayama Kurobuta Pork Okayama Compare

Breed rule: Set ・ Feed rule: Set ・ Grade rule: Set
Okayama Wagyu Okayama Compare

Japanese Black ・ BMS No. 4 or higher ・ Age / fattening period: Not set
Chiya Beef Okayama Compare

Japanese Black ・ Meat quality grade 3 or higher; yield grade A or B ・ Age / fattening period: Not set
Tsuyama Wagyu Okayama Compare

Wagyu (breed not specified) ・ Meat quality grade 3 or higher ・ 28 months of age or older, or fattened for roughly 18 months or more
Bichu Beef Okayama Compare

Japanese Black ・ Meat quality grade 3 or higher ・ Age / fattening period: Not set
Jinseki Beef Hiroshima Compare

Japanese Black ・ No grade rule ・ Age / fattening period: Not set
Hiba Gyu Hiroshima ・ GI No.83 Compare

Japanese Black ・ Meat quality grade 3 or higher ・ Age / fattening period: Not set
Hiroshima Beef Hiroshima Compare

Japanese Black ・ Meat quality grade 4 or higher ・ Age / fattening period: Not set
CHOSYU KUROKASHIWA Yamaguchi ・ GI No.152 Compare

Reared to at least 80 days of age from the date of hatching ・ 10 or fewer
Yamaguchi Wagyu Kirameki Yamaguchi Compare

Japanese Black ・ Meat quality grade 4 or higher ・ Age / fattening period: Not set
Awaodori Tokushima ・ GI No.127 Compare

Reared for at least 75 days ・ 10 or fewer
Awa Beef Tokushima Compare

Japanese Black ・ Meat quality grade 4 or higher ・ Age / fattening period: Not set
Tokushima Mitsuboshi Beef Tokushima Compare

Japanese Black ・ Japanese Black: A4/B4+ and BMS 5+. Crossbred: grade 3+ and BMS 3+ ・ Japanese Black 28 months+, crossbred 25 months+
Olive-fed Wagyu Beef Kagawa Compare

Japanese Black ・ No grade rule ・ Age / fattening period: Not set
Olive Yumebuta Pork Kagawa Compare

Breed rule: Set ・ Feed rule: Set ・ Grade rule: Not set
Sanuki Beef Kagawa Compare

Japanese Black ・ Yield A/B with quality 5 or 4 (gold label) or 3 (silver label) ・ Age / fattening period: Not set
Iyo Beef Kinu no Aji Ehime Compare

Japanese Black ・ Meat quality grade 2 or higher ・ Age / fattening period: Not set
Ehime Amatoro Buta Ehime Compare

Breed rule: Set ・ Feed rule: Set ・ Grade rule: Not set
Himekko Jidori Ehime Compare

The rearing period runs from at least 80 days after hatching up to 150 days ・ 10 or fewer
Fureai Hime Pork Ehime Compare

Breed rule: Set ・ Feed rule: Set ・ Grade rule: Not set
Tosa Akaushi Kochi Compare

Japanese Brown ・ No grade rule ・ Age / fattening period: Not set
Tosa Jiro Kochi Compare

Males for meat are reared for roughly 120 to 150 days from hatching ・ 4 or fewer
Tosa Rouge Beef Kochi Compare

Japanese Brown ・ Carcasses graded A3 or A2 under the national carcass standard, re-assessed on the TRB scale (13 first-stage and 11 second-stage items) and judged R5 (better) or R4 (good) ・ At least 28 months of age guaranteed (29 months or older recommended)
Tosa Wagyu Kochi Compare

Wagyu (breed not specified) ・ No grade rule ・ Age / fattening period: Not set
Hakata Jidori Fukuoka ・ GI No.117 Compare

At least 80 days from hatching (or at least 75 days where improved husbandry raises growth and the characteristics are still met) ・ 10 or fewer
Hakata Sweeton Fukuoka Compare

Breed rule: Set ・ Feed rule: Set ・ Grade rule: Not set
Hakata Wagyu Fukuoka Compare

Japanese Black ・ Meat quality grade 3 or higher ・ Age / fattening period: Not set
Saga Beef Saga Compare

Japanese Black ・ Meat quality grade 4 or higher; BMS No. 7 or higher ・ Age / fattening period: Not set
Hizen Sakura Pork Saga Compare

Breed rule: Set ・ Feed rule: Set ・ Grade rule: Not set
Wakakusu Pork Saga Compare

Breed rule: Not set ・ Feed rule: Not set ・ Grade rule: Not set
Nagasaki Tsushima Jidori Nagasaki Compare

Reared for at least 90 days
Nagasaki Wagyu Nagasaki Compare

Wagyu (breed not specified) ・ No grade rule ・ Age / fattening period: Not set
Amakusa Kuroushi Kumamoto Compare

Japanese Black ・ No grade rule ・ Age / fattening period: Not set
Amakusa Daio Kumamoto Compare

Minimum rearing days: Not set
Kumamoto Akaushi Kumamoto ・ GI No.67 Compare

Japanese Brown ・ Quality grade 2 or higher (generally 4 or lower) ・ Fattened for at least 12 months
Kumamoto Kuroge Wagyu Kumamoto Compare

Japanese Black ・ Meat quality grade 3 or higher ・ Fattened for at least 12 months
Kumamoto no Rindo Pork Kumamoto Compare

Breed rule: Not set ・ Feed rule: Set ・ Grade rule: Not set
Oita Kanmuri Jidori Oita Compare

Ready for shipment at 80 to 100 days of age, 90 on average
Oita Bungo Beef Oita Compare

Japanese Black ・ No grade rule ・ Age / fattening period: Not set
Oita Wagyu Oita Compare

Japanese Black ・ Meat quality grade 4 or higher ・ Age / fattening period: Not set
Kome no Megumi Pork Oita Compare

Breed rule: Not set ・ Feed rule: Set ・ Grade rule: Set
Toyo no Shamo Oita Compare

Shipped at 150 to 180 days
Takachiho Beef Miyazaki Compare

No breed rule ・ Grade "A4" or higher (as written in the source) ・ Age / fattening period: Not set
Miyakonojo Wagyu Miyazaki Compare

Japanese Black ・ No grade rule ・ Age / fattening period: Not set
Miyazaki Beef Miyazaki ・ GI No.55 Compare

Japanese Black ・ Meat quality grade 4 or higher ・ Age / fattening period: Not set
Miyazaki Jitokko Miyazaki Compare

A rearing period of roughly 120 days for males and 150 days for females ・ 2 or fewer
Miyazaki Herb Beef Miyazaki Compare

No breed rule ・ No grade rule ・ Age / fattening period: Not set
Miyazaki Brand Pork Miyazaki Compare

Breed rule: Not set ・ Feed rule: Not set ・ Grade rule: Set
Kagoshima Wagyu Kagoshima ・ GI No.58 Compare

Japanese Black ・ No grade rule ・ Age / fattening period: Not set
Kagoshima Kurobuta Kagoshima Compare

Breed rule: Set ・ Feed rule: Set ・ Grade rule: Not set
Kuro Satsuma-dori Kagoshima Compare

Reared for an average of at least 105 days; no floor figure is published
Satsuma Jidori Kagoshima Compare

A rearing period of 120 to 150 days
Satsuma Wakashamo Kagoshima Compare

At least 75 days from hatching ・ 10 or fewer
Agu Pork Okinawa Compare

Breed rule: Set ・ Feed rule: Not set ・ Grade rule: Not set
Ishigaki Beef Okinawa Compare

Japanese Black ・ Meat quality grade 3 or higher; yield grade A or B ・ Age at shipment: steers 24–35 months, heifers 24–40 months
Okinawa Agu Brand Pork Okinawa Compare

Breed rule: Set ・ Feed rule: Not set ・ Grade rule: Not set

Counts cover only the brands in this guide. “Not set” means the source does not state it as a requirement.

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