This is a list of the horse breeds usually considered to be native to Japan.[1][2] Some may have complex or obscure histories, so inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively Japanese. In Japanese, this breed group is called "kokunaiuma".(国内産馬, domestic horse)
| English name | Japanese name | Notes | Image |
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| Dosanko | 道産子, dosanko |
also called Hokkaido Horse | 
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| Kiso | 木曽馬, kiso uma |
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| Misaki | 岬馬, misaki uma |
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| Miyako | 宮古馬, miyako uma |
Native to Miyako Island. | 
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| Noma | 野間馬, noma uma |
Native to the island of Shikoku. | 
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| Tokara | トカラ馬, tokara uma |
Native to the Tokara Islands. | 
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| Taishū | 対州馬,Taishū uma |
Native to Tsushima Island. | |
| Yonaguni | 与那国馬, yonaguni uma |
Native to the island of Yonaguni it is the smallest Japanese horse breed. | 
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There are also five crossbreeds that have been developed from existing breeds:[3]
Current crossbreed names were established in 2003,[note 2] and the general breed classification『乗系種』(riding horse) was split into Sport Horse and "normal" riding horse.[6]
There is also a sixth crossbreed definition, heavy crossbreed (輓交種), defined 2007 solely for the purpose of determining the proper registry for a foal.[6]
