Toyama Pork
とやまポーク Toyama
English name: Toyama Pork — no official English name found, so romanised by this site.
Requirements for Toyama Pork: breed — Three-way cross (Landrace × Large Yorkshire × Duroc); feed — (Second) Feed matched to growth across five stages (the mix differs by producer). Also: (Third) Processed at Toyama Meat Center, the only meat plant in the prefecture; All producers belong to the Toyama Swine Producers' Federation. Not specified: where raised, age at shipment, grade.
Definition — what qualifies
| Breed | Three-way cross (Landrace × Large Yorkshire × Duroc) (First of the three shared practices) As a rule, a three-way cross: sows from Large Yorkshire (mainly the Tateyama York II line) × Landrace, mated with Duroc boars Sources: [P039] |
|---|---|
| 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 | (Second) Feed matched to growth across five stages (the mix differs by producer) Sources: [P039] |
| Grading |
Not set (no such requirement in the source) |
| Other conditions |
(Third) Processed at Toyama Meat Center, the only meat plant in the prefecture [P039] All producers belong to the Toyama Swine Producers' Federation [P039] |
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 prefecture's page presents these not as conditions for using the name but as “three shared practices that characterize quality” among the prefecture's pig farmers. “Toyama Pork” is an umbrella name for the local farm brands; the same page says both “six brands” and “nine brands”. The MAFF Hokuriku office's table (P038) defines it as “Landrace × Large Yorkshire × Duroc” with “bamboo vinegar added to the feed”, which differs from the prefecture's description of the feed. JA Zen-Noh Toyama (P062) calls it “an umbrella name for Toyama pork brands”, says the sires are Duroc (some Berkshire), and lists six local brands: Kurobe Meisui, Owara Clean, Takahata, Marchen, Mugiya and Johana Furusato Pork.
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. Toyama Pork sets breed and feed conditions but no grade condition.
This guide lists 2 brands from Toyama (also Toyama Wagyu Sake Lees Finished Beef). By prefecture →
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Guides
Managed by
- Managed by
- Toyama Swine Producers' Federation
- Official site
- https://shoku-toyama.jp/product/10256/
Other brands from Toyama
- Toyama Wagyu Sake Lees Finished 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
- [P038] 北陸地域のブランド畜産物（牛肉、豚肉、地鶏） — MAFF Hokuriku Regional Agricultural Administration Office ・ Primary source ・ Accessed 2026-10-06
- [P039] とやまポーク（品質を特長づける3つの共通点） — Toyama Prefecture (Etchu Toyama Food Kingdom) ・ Primary source ・ Accessed 2026-10-06
- [P062] とやまポーク — JA Zen-Noh Toyama ・ Primary source ・ Accessed 2026-10-06