The 18 Brands That Can Be Called Kurobuta: Japan’s Purebred Berkshire Pork

Tokachi Kurobuta

Nurtured by the great land of Tokachi, Hokkaido — a rare and precious pure-bred Berkshire black pork.

Biratori Kurobuta

Pure Berkshire black pork of direct British lineage, raised in the rich land of Hidaka, Hokkaido.

Ryusendo Kurobuta

The pride of Iwate Prefecture — a rare pure-bred Berkshire black pork.

Koedo Kurobuta

A pure black pork that Kawagoe is proud of — raised on satsumaimo, bread, and milk, with a depth of sweetness that is truly exceptional.

Koyanosanchi no Sakitama Kurobuta

Raised slowly over 240 days with unwavering devotion — a pure Berkshire black pork from Gyoda, Saitama, like no other.

Sainokuni Kurobuta

A pure Berkshire black pork passed down through 100 years in the land of Saitama — a rich, full-bodied flavor that only this lineage can produce.

Hanazono Kurobuta

A Berkshire bloodline tracing back to Meiji 29 — the original black pork. Raised in the land of Fukaya, with finely grained fibers and a sweetness that reaches even the fat.

Okayama Kurobuta

The pride of Okayama Prefecture — a pure-bred Berkshire black pork brand of the highest lineage.

Karaimo Don

Raised at the foot of the Kirishima range — a pure Berkshire black pork born of southern Kyushu satsumaimo and a uniquely crafted feed.

Kirishima Kurobuta

Raised at the foot of the Kirishima mountains — a pure Berkshire brand black pork that boasts Japan’s largest production scale.

Kagoshima Kurobuta

Nurtured by the climate and landscape of Kagoshima — a pure-bred Berkshire brand pork that Japan is proud to call its own.

Kuro no Takumi

The pride of Kagoshima — a traditional Roppaku black pork of richly fragrant umami and a delicate, refined meat quality.

Nanshu Kurobuta

A pure black pork raised on satsumaimo — carrying within it the deep, nourishing essence of the Osumi Peninsula.

Megumi no Kurobuta

A Berkshire raised on satsumaimo — a black pork where the full bounty of Kagoshima is concentrated into every cut.

Yagorou Don

Raised in the pure, pristine land of the Osumi Peninsula — a pork of the native black pig’s true sweetness of fat and a juicy, honest umami.

Kurobuta Tonkuro

Purebred Berkshire breeding stock gathered from across Japan, raised on a dedicated feed in Tomioka — Gunma’s trademark-protected kurobuta brand.

Hanapesha Junsui Kurobuta (Watanabe Berkshire)

Edo-era native black pigs crossed with English Berkshires, raised nine to ten months on yeast feed — Kagoshima’s pure kurobuta whose 28°C fat the farm calls ‘the white meat’.

Abel Kurobuta

Only the ‘ABEL’ black pig line, bred for more than a century since the Meiji era, on a fully closed farm — the large-framed kurobuta of Soo raised by a company that took over the herd in 2024.