- Pasture -
At our main Shihougyu farm, located at the foot of Mt. Tsukuba in Ibaraki, we raise around 1500 heads of cattle. We operate a group of farms within the prefecture.
- About our brand name -
Mt. Tsukuba, one of Japan’s hundred famous mountains, is also known as Shihou (“Purple Mountain”), due to the way it sometimes appears purple in the sunrise. We call our beef “Shihougyu”, because it is raised in the foothills of the Purple Mountain.
- Our select cattle feed -
We provide our cattle with the safest and most secure feed in a Shihougyu-exclusive blend developed through years of trial and error, made from carefully selected rice straw and fresh water from the foothills of Mt. Ibaraki.
- Raising cattle with care -
We treat our cattle with lots of tender loving care, as though they are our own children. They are raised in clean, spacious stalls, under the constant, watchful eye of veterinary professionals, who keep meticulous records. We have a monument to our deceased cattle, where we offer daily prayers.
1900
Established in present-day Shimotsuma, Ibaraki
1998
Black wagyu brand Shihougyu launched with ten of the prefecture’s foremost farmers
1998
Akenomachi Shihougyu Producers' Association, a certified agricultural union, established
2000
Monument to Deceased Cattle unveiled
2006
Trademark registered
2009
JAS certification granted by ICS Japan
2012
Shihougyu Producers’ Association (agricultural body)
establishes Miyazaki Breeding Farm (Kobayashi, Miyazaki)
| Name | Marushou Yokose Corporation |
|---|---|
| Capital | 100 million yen |
| Main client | ITOHAM FOODS Inc. Nipponham Inc. Sfoods Inc. ...etc |
| President & CEO | Osamu Youkose |
| Location | 950 Kojima Shimotsuma-City,Ibaraki,Japan. |
| phone number | +81 0296443605 |
| FAX number | +81 0296432693 |
| shihoubrand-1@yahoo.co.jp | Annual transaction value | About 20 billion yen |
| The entire employee | Thirty |
| Business content | Cattle slaughtered by meat wholesalers and Shimotsuma Regional Meat Association. Dressed cattle carcasses sold to major customers. |
| Handling |
Beef (imported, Holstein, hybrid, wagyu) Pork (imported, domestic) — wholesale and retail We sell dressed Shihougyu carcasses, and can also provide full sets of organs. In addition to Shihougyu, our distribution channels for wagyu, hybrids, and Holsteins enable us to stock good quality individual parts at a low cost. |
- Marushou Yokose Corporation -
Postal code : 304-0051
location : 950 Kojima Shimotsuma-City,Ibaraki,Japan.
phone number : +81 0296443605
FAX number : +81 0296432693
E-mail：shihoubrand-1@yahoo.co.jp
