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.

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Local name	Other names	Notes	Image
Japanese Black[1]: 8 [2][3]: 6		One of the four Wagyu breeds
Japanese Brown[1]: 8 [2][3]: 6		One of the four Wagyu breeds
Japanese Polled[1]: 8 [2][3]: 6		One of the four Wagyu breeds
Japanese Shorthorn[1]: 8 [2][3]: 6		One of the four Wagyu breeds
Kairyo-washu[2]		extinct
Kuchinoshima[2][3]: 6
Mishima[1]: 5 [2][3]: 6

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