Shinshu Pork
信州ポーク Nagano
English name: Shinshu Pork — no official English name found, so romanised by this site.
Requirements for Shinshu Pork: where raised — farms in Nagano Prefecture. Also: an umbrella name for pigs shipped and sold through the JA group; Producer body: Shinshu Pork Production and Sales Council (about 60 pig farmers in 11 JAs, FY2013). Not specified: breed, age at shipment, feed, grade.
Definition — what qualifies
| Breed |
Not set (no such requirement in the source) |
|---|---|
| Where it must be raised | Farms in Nagano Prefecture Sources: [P045] |
| Age at shipment |
Not set (no such requirement in the source) |
| Feed |
Not set (no such requirement in the source) |
| Grading |
Not set (no such requirement in the source) |
| Other conditions |
An umbrella name for pigs shipped and sold through the JA group [P044] [P045] Producer body: Shinshu Pork Production and Sales Council (about 60 pig farmers in 11 JAs, FY2013) [P046] |
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) →
Shinshu Pork is not a set of brand conditions but an umbrella name for pigs shipped through the JA group in Nagano. The wording varies: the overview says “raised in Shinshu's climate”, while the feed page says “on farms in Nagano Prefecture”. The feed page describes typical compound feed and is not a condition. The same site lists 13 sub-brands such as Shinshu SPF Pork and Shinshu Kome Buta, without conditions for any of them.
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. Shinshu Pork sets no breed, feed or grade condition.
This guide lists 4 brands from Nagano (also Shinshu Ogon Shamo, Shinshu Premium Beef and Minami Shinshu Beef). By prefecture →
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Counts cover only the brands in this guide.
Guides
Managed by
- Managed by
- Shinshu Pork Production and Sales Council (JA Nagano)
- Official site
- https://www.nn.zennoh.or.jp/butaniku/
Other brands from Nagano
- Shinshu Ogon ShamoJidori and branded chicken
- Shinshu Premium BeefBeef brands
- Minami Shinshu BeefBeef 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
- [P044] 信州ポークとは — JA Zen-Noh Nagano (Shinshu Pork Production and Sales Council) ・ Primary source ・ Accessed 2026-10-06
- [P045] 信州ポークの飼料 — JA Zen-Noh Nagano (Shinshu Pork Production and Sales Council) ・ Primary source ・ Accessed 2026-10-06
- [P046] 信州ポークの生産地 — JA Zen-Noh Nagano (Shinshu Pork Production and Sales Council) ・ Primary source ・ Accessed 2026-10-06