All pork brands
No pork is registered as a Geographical Indication (MAFF register, checked 2 October 2026). The brands here are those whose councils, prefectures or agricultural co-ops publish the conditions for using the name.
38 brands ・ Pork is graded under the Japan Meat Grading Association’s pork carcass standard, in five grades: Gokujō (極上), Jō (上), Chū (中), Nami (並) and Tōgai (等外, substandard). The same standard applies regardless of breed, age or sex. Pork grading (pork carcass standard) →
Guides
Hokkaido
| Brand | Breed | Grading |
|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido Whey Pork 北海道ホエイ豚 |
— | — |
Miyagi
| Brand | Breed | Grading |
|---|---|---|
| Miyagino Buta Minori 宮城野豚みのり |
Crossed with Shimofuri Red | — |
Akita
| Brand | Breed | Grading |
|---|---|---|
| Hachimantai Pork 八幡平ポーク |
— | — |
Yamagata
| Brand | Breed | Grading |
|---|---|---|
| Shonai Green Pork Boomin 庄内グリーンポーク“ぶーみん” |
Three-way cross (Landrace × Large Yorkshire × Duroc) | — |
Ibaraki
| Brand | Breed | Grading |
|---|---|---|
| Hitachi no Kagayaki 常陸の輝き |
Three-way cross (Landrace × Large Yorkshire × Duroc) | graded |
| Rose Pork ローズポーク |
Three-way cross (Landrace × Large Yorkshire × Duroc) | — |
Tochigi
| Brand | Breed | Grading |
|---|---|---|
| Tochigi Yume Pork とちぎゆめポーク |
— | — |
Gunma
| Brand | Breed | Grading |
|---|---|---|
| Joshu Mugibuta 上州麦豚 |
Three-way cross (Landrace × Large Yorkshire × Duroc) | — |
Saitama
| Brand | Breed | Grading |
|---|---|---|
| Sainokuni Kurobuta Pork 彩の国黒豚 |
Berkshire | — |
Chiba
| Brand | Breed | Grading |
|---|---|---|
| Boso Pork 房総ポーク |
— | — |
Tokyo
| Brand | Breed | Grading |
|---|---|---|
| TOKYO X | Tokyo X synthetic line | — |
Kanagawa
| Brand | Breed | Grading |
|---|---|---|
| Yamayuri Pork やまゆりポーク |
— | — |
Yamanashi
| Brand | Breed | Grading |
|---|---|---|
| Koshu Fujizakura Pork 甲州富士桜ポーク |
Fujizakura × Fujizakura DB lines | — |
Niigata
| Brand | Breed | Grading |
|---|---|---|
| Tsumari Pork 妻有ポーク |
— | — |
Toyama
| Brand | Breed | Grading |
|---|---|---|
| Toyama Pork とやまポーク |
Three-way cross (Landrace × Large Yorkshire × Duroc) | — |
Ishikawa
| Brand | Breed | Grading |
|---|---|---|
| Noto Pork 能登豚 |
— | graded |
Fukui
| Brand | Breed | Grading |
|---|---|---|
| Fukui Pork ふくいポーク |
Three-way cross (breeds not named) | Jō+ |
Nagano
| Brand | Breed | Grading |
|---|---|---|
| Shinshu Pork 信州ポーク |
— | — |
Gifu
| Brand | Breed | Grading |
|---|---|---|
| Hida Kenton / Mino Kenton 飛騨けんとん・美濃けんとん |
— | — |
| Buono Pork Gifu ボーノポークぎふ |
Sired by Buono Brown (Duroc) boars | — |
| Mino Healthy Pork 美濃ヘルシーポーク |
JA Zen-Noh Hycope pigs or prefectural lines | Chū+ |
Aichi
| Brand | Breed | Grading |
|---|---|---|
| Mikawa Pork みかわポーク |
Three-way cross (breeds not named) | — |
Mie
| Brand | Breed | Grading |
|---|---|---|
| Ise Umashibuta Pork 伊勢うまし豚 |
Three-way cross (Landrace × Large Yorkshire × Duroc) | — |
Kyoto
| Brand | Breed | Grading |
|---|---|---|
| Kyoto Pork 京都ぽーく |
Three-way cross (Landrace × Large Yorkshire × Duroc) | Jō / Chū / Nami |
| Kyo no Mochibuta Pork 京のもち豚 |
Three-way cross (Landrace × Large Yorkshire × Duroc) | — |
Okayama
| Brand | Breed | Grading |
|---|---|---|
| Okayama Kurobuta Pork おかやま黒豚 |
Berkshire | graded |
Kagawa
| Brand | Breed | Grading |
|---|---|---|
| Olive Yumebuta Pork オリーブ夢豚 |
Sanuki Yumebuta (developed from Berkshire) | — |
Ehime
| Brand | Breed | Grading |
|---|---|---|
| Ehime Amatoro Buta 愛媛甘とろ豚 |
Sired by pigs selected from Middle Yorkshire | — |
| Fureai Hime Pork ふれ愛・媛ポーク |
Three-way cross (breeds not named) | — |
Fukuoka
| Brand | Breed | Grading |
|---|---|---|
| Hakata Sweeton 博多すぃ～とん |
Three-way cross (Landrace × Large Yorkshire × Duroc) | — |
Saga
| Brand | Breed | Grading |
|---|---|---|
| Hizen Sakura Pork 肥前さくらポーク |
Three-way cross (Landrace × Large Yorkshire × Duroc) | — |
| Wakakusu Pork 若楠ポーク |
— | — |
Kumamoto
| Brand | Breed | Grading |
|---|---|---|
| Kumamoto no Rindo Pork くまもとのりんどうポーク |
— | — |
Oita
| Brand | Breed | Grading |
|---|---|---|
| Kome no Megumi Pork 米の恵み |
— | Chū+ |
Miyazaki
| Brand | Breed | Grading |
|---|---|---|
| Miyazaki Brand Pork 宮崎ブランドポーク |
— | Chū+ |
Kagoshima
| Brand | Breed | Grading |
|---|---|---|
| Kagoshima Kurobuta かごしま黒豚 |
Berkshire | — |
Okinawa
| Brand | Breed | Grading |
|---|---|---|
| Agu Pork あぐー |
Sired by native Ryukyu Agu boars | — |
| Okinawa Agu Brand Pork 沖縄アグーブランド豚 |
Sired by Okinawa Agu boars | — |