Ishigaki beef
Product brand
UnclaimedIshigaki beef is a Japanese black-haired wagyu brand produced in Ishigaki City and the Yaeyama District of Okinawa Prefecture, managed under JA Okinawa.
Last updated September 15, 2026
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Overview
Ishigaki beef is a wagyu brand under the jurisdiction of JA Okinawa, centered on the JA Ishigaki Beef Fattening Department, with most operations practicing integrated management. The brand is defined as pure Japanese Black cattle (steers and females) produced and raised within the Yaeyama District, with registration and production history certificates, and fattened for generally at least 20 months after birth. In 1999, a request was made to use Ishigaki beef as an ingredient for the 2000 Okinawa Summit, and it was selected and served as the main dish at the summit dinner. JA Okinawa's Ishigaki Beef Brand Promotion Committee certified 62 stores (2018 certification) as authorized JA Ishigaki beef dealers and published the first 'JA Ishigaki Beef Authorized Dealer Guidebook'.
History
Ishigaki beef is a wagyu brand under the jurisdiction of JA Okinawa, centered on the JA Ishigaki Beef Fattening Department, with most operations practicing integrated management. The brand is defined as pure Japanese Black cattle (steers and females) produced and raised within the Yaeyama District, with registration and production history certificates, and fattened for generally at least 20 months after birth. In 1999, a request was made to use Ishigaki beef as an ingredient for the 2000 Okinawa Summit, and it was selected and served as the main dish at the summit dinner. JA Okinawa's Ishigaki Beef Brand Promotion Committee certified 62 stores (2018 certification) as authorized JA Ishigaki beef dealers and published the first 'JA Ishigaki Beef Authorized Dealer Guidebook'.
Products and positioning
Trust, safety, and security; local production for local consumption; brand beef from Ishigaki Island.
JA Ishigaki beef
Beef from pure Japanese Black cattle (steers and females) produced and raised within the Yaeyama District, with registration and production history certificates, fattened for generally at least 20 months after birth.
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