Hizen Sakura Pork
肥前さくらポーク Saga
English name: Hizen Sakura Pork — no official English name found, so romanised by this site.
Requirements for Hizen Sakura Pork: breed — Three-way cross (Landrace × Large Yorkshire × Duroc); feed — A dedicated brand feed matched to growth. Also: unified brand “Hizen Sakura Pork” (trademark registration No. 4178588). Not specified: where raised, age at shipment, grade.
Definition — what qualifies
| Breed | Three-way cross (Landrace × Large Yorkshire × Duroc) Landrace as the base, crossed with disease-resistant Large Yorkshire and Duroc for meat quality (breed: Landrace · Large Yorkshire × Duroc) Sources: [P043] |
|---|---|
| Where it must be raised |
Not set (no such requirement in the source) |
| Age at shipment |
Not set (no such requirement in the source) |
| Feed | A dedicated brand feed matched to growth Sources: [P043] |
| Grading |
Not set (no such requirement in the source) |
| Other conditions |
Unified brand “Hizen Sakura Pork” (trademark registration No. 4178588) [P043] |
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 only source is JA Saga's page. It lists the main producing areas as JA Saga (Midori district), JA Karatsu and JA Imari, but not as a condition on origin. There are no age or grading conditions; the share graded “Jō” (about 70% among its farms) is a track record, not a requirement.
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. Hizen Sakura Pork sets breed and feed conditions but no grade condition.
This guide lists 3 brands from Saga (also Saga Beef and Wakakusu Pork). By prefecture →
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Guides
Managed by
- Managed by
- JA Saga
- Official site
- https://jasaga.or.jp/agriculture/nousanbutsu/pig
Other brands from Saga
- Saga BeefBeef brands
- Wakakusu PorkPork brands
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
- [P043] 畜産・肉豚（肥前さくらポーク） — JA Saga ・ Primary source ・ Accessed 2026-10-06