Hida Kenton / Mino Kenton

飛騨けんとん・美濃けんとん Gifu

English name: Hida Kenton / Mino Kenton — no official English name found, so romanised by this site.

Requirements for Hida Kenton / Mino Kenton: where raised — raised by member (designated) farms in Gifu Prefecture; feed — feed containing mugwort (yomogi), with vitamin E. Not specified: breed, age at shipment, grade.

Definition — what qualifies

Breed	Not set (no such requirement in the source)
Where it must be raised	Raised by member (designated) farms in Gifu Prefecture Sources: [P060] [P061]
Age at shipment	Not set (no such requirement in the source)
Feed	Feed containing mugwort (yomogi), with vitamin E Sources: [P060] [P061]
Grading	Not set (no such requirement in the source)
Other conditions	Not set (no such requirement in the source)

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) →

The council's page says “member farms in the prefecture”, while JA Zen-Noh Gifu's page says “designated farms in the prefecture”. Breed, age, grading and the share of mugwort are not given.

Compared with other brands

25 pork brands set a breed condition and 13 do not. 29 of the 38 pork brands set a feed condition. Only 8 of the 38 pork brands set a grade condition. Hida Kenton / Mino Kenton sets a feed condition but no breed or grade condition.

This guide lists 4 brands from Gifu (also Hida Beef, Buono Pork Gifu and Mino Healthy Pork). By prefecture →

Compare this brand side by side with others → ・ Find brands by their rules →

Counts cover only the brands in this guide.

Guides

What makes a Japanese pork brand? We counted the rules of 38 brands

Managed by

Managed by: Hida Kenton / Mino Kenton Promotion Council
Official site: https://www.zennoh.or.jp/gf/hida-mino-kenton/

Other brands from Gifu

Hida BeefBeef brands
Buono Pork GifuPork brands
Mino Healthy PorkPork brands

Gifu →

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

[P060] 特長（飛騨けんとん・美濃けんとん） — Hida Kenton / Mino Kenton Promotion Council (JA Zen-Noh Gifu) ・ Primary source ・ Accessed 2026-10-06
[P061] 岐阜の肉 — JA Zen-Noh Gifu ・ Primary source ・ Accessed 2026-10-06