List of Japanese cattle breeds

This is a list of the cattle breeds considered in Japan to be wholly or partly of Japanese origin. Some may have complex or obscure histories, so inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively Japanese.

• Japanese Black^{[1]: 8 [2][3]: 6}
• Japanese Brown^{[1]: 8 [2][3]: 6}
• Japanese Polled^{[1]: 8 [2][3]: 6}
• Japanese Shorthorn^{[1]: 8 [2][3]: 6}
• Kairyo-washu (extinct)^[2]
• Kuchinoshima^[2][3]: 6
• Mishima^{[1]: 5 [2][3]: 6}

See also

• Wagyu