New soft red wheat cultivar "Chikugomaru" developed by NARO Kyushu Agricultural Research Center, Chikugo, Fukuoka, Japan, was bred by the line-breeding method by crossing "Hakei95-68" (later "Saikai 184") and "Hakei96-103" in 1998 and registered as a new wheat cultivar in 2012. "Chikugomaru" is an awned, white-glumed, red-seed winter type wheat cultivar. Compared with the standard cultivar, "Norin 61", "Chikugomaru" is usually 10cm shorter, superior in lodging resistance, and normally matures three days earlier. It yielded similar to "Norin 61" in high fertilizer conditions. "Chikugomaru" is resistant to yellow mosaic and relatively resistant to powdery mildew, leaf rust, Fusarium head blight, and pre-harvest sprouting. Milling properties are superior to those of "Norin 61". The protein content of grain and flour is higher than that of "Norin 61". The dough properties and starch pasting properties are the same as "Norin 61". "Chikugomaru" is considered to be well-adapted to the at areas of western Japan.