The Japan Brand Pork Encyclopedia profiles all 419 pork brands raised in Japan, in English: where each comes from, what breed it is, what it eats, and who raises it. New to the subject? Start with What is brand pork?
Where the pork comes from
Tap a region to open its list of prefectures on the map below.
Tap a region on the map to open its list of prefectures. Numbers show how many brands we cover.
Map: Geolonia japanese-prefectures (MIT License), modified
Brand pork in Hokkaido
Brand pork in Tohoku
Brand pork in S. Kanto
Brand pork in Chubu
Brand pork in Chugoku
Brand pork in Shikoku
Brand pork in Kyushu
Brand pork in Okinawa
Which breeds are behind the name
Filter the brands by cross type and by the breeds in the cross. Pick more than one and only brands matching all of them remain (compiled from the Breed / Crossbreeding row of each article; a brand that lists several crosses counts under each).
Twelve to start with
Every time you open this page, twelve brands are picked at random from across Japan. Enjoy the chance encounter.
Not sure where to start?
Our beginner guide explains what a Japanese pork brand actually means.