Each cup brewed from the hand-rolled leaves would cost more than $30.
Just over two pounds of hand-rolled green tea leaves from Japan sold for a record-breaking 1.96 million yen—or about $15,500—at auction on Monday as fuel and material costs rise, according to Kyodo News, a Japanese news agency. A cup of tea brewed with two teaspoons of the Samidori leaves would cost $31, far eclipsing the typical price.
