Poultry
Yokohama
C tier
Yokohama is a long-tailed ornamental breed associated with Japan and European refinement of Japanese game and longtail types, known for flowing saddle and tail feathers, tight body, and elegant carriage. Birds are lean and active; table meat is firm and modest in quantity, closer to game fowl than to soft commercial chicken. Culinary use is uncommon and specialty-driven—slow braises, yakitori-style skewers of older birds, or rich stock—while most flocks are kept for plumage and exhibition. When cooked young and carefully, the meat offers a clean, slightly gamey flavour that suits Japanese and fusion preparations emphasising texture.
Also known as: Yokohama-associated longtails, Yokohama, Yokohama, Yokohama
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History
Long-tailed Japanese fowl related to Shokoku and other ornamental types were kept for garden and ceremonial display.
Birds exported via the port of Yokohama introduced longtail genetics to European fanciers.
German and other European breeders refined Red-Saddled and White Yokohama types for exhibition plumage length.
British poultry clubs adopted standards distinguishing Yokohama from Phoenix and other longtail breeds.
Post-war fancy networks conserved Yokohama colour varieties as purely ornamental stock worldwide.