Miyazaki Beef (Miyazaki): season, origin and where to buy

Seasonal calendar

Shipped throughout the year.

Timing shifts with the weather and conditions in each region.

Official registration details (MAFF)

Characteristics

Miyazaki Beef has fine marbling, with a subtle sweetness that spreads through the mouth and a rich aroma. The region-wide effort to produce high-quality beef cattle has been highly regarded: it won the overall championship at the 9th (2007) and 10th (2012) National Wagyu Competitions, and at the 11th competition (2017) it also received the Prime Minister's Award in the beef cattle category.

Link with the production area

Miyazaki Prefecture was long active in producing beef calves, and in 1959 it also began promoting the fattening of beef cattle, for example by establishing feeding standards for fattening cattle. The prefecture also worked to improve its own breeding bulls, and in 1973 it became the first in Japan to set up a centralized management system for the prefecture's breeding bulls, known as the Miyazaki method.

Characteristics and link with the area: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries website (https://www.maff.go.jp/j/shokusan/gi_act/register/0055/index.html) The English text is our translation of the Japanese original.

Where to buy

As a rule, only products that meet the registered standard may use a GI name (with exceptions such as prior use). Check for the GI mark and the place of origin to tell it apart from ordinary products with similar names.

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FAQ

Beef produced in Miyazaki Prefecture, with fine marbling, a subtle sweetness that spreads in the mouth and a rich aroma. Backed by prefecture-wide efforts in raising beef cattle, it won the overall championship at the National Wagyu Competition in 2007 and 2012.

Miyazaki Beef is produced in Miyazaki Prefecture.

Miyazaki Beef is shipped all year round. Shipped throughout the year.

Look for it via furusato nozei (hometown tax donation), online shops and the producer group's own shop. Check the GI mark and the place of origin before you buy.

Miyazaki Beef was registered as a Geographical Indication on December 15, 2017 (Registration No. 55). The registered producer group is より良き宮崎牛づくり対策協議会.