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Also I'm familiar with some at at all tiers but so many I don't think I've seen for sale here in US.
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The higher up in the ranking you go, the more expensive they get, so vendors in the US don't usually stock many of them unless they're sure that they know someone who will buy it. For those varieties, it's probably best to ask the vendors to obtain them for you.
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Interesting that senzai is on there but not kuroshinja, other surprises as well.
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It's likely that Kuroshinju was never registered because it was too similar to Senzai. In more recent times, they will generally avoid registering varieties that are too similar to one that already is. (Though, in the past they didn't worry so much about that)
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Hisui is pretty up there as is seikai and houmeiden, but all are pretty readily available.
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Hisui, Seikai and Houmeiden actually aren't that highly ranked. Remember, the ranking is split up into two categories. The three columns is one category and the rows are the other category. The varieties in the three columns are not ranked higher than the rows.
If all of the varieties in the three columns were broken up and placed back in the main ranking section, they would be scattered all over the chart from the lowest rank to the highest rank.
Hisui actually was only placed in the 3 columns starting this year actually, supplanting Benkeimaru. Prior to this year, Hisui was actually ranked in the second lowest rank in the rows.
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I don't see Kouen up there, nor Taiga. Varieties that to me are stunning and I believe tend to command high prices and are low in supply...
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Taiga and Kouen don't really command particularly high prices, at least not relatively speaking. Market price for both of those varieties is between $50 and $100 for a single growth of 5-7 leaves. The two most expensive ranked varieties cost $30,000 to $40,000 for a single growth.
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