Kochi: The Tale of Sakamoto Ryoma - VISIT KOCHI JAPAN

Sakamoto Ryoma (1835-1867) was born in the castle town of Kochi in 1835. He was the man who created an opportunity to overthrow the Tokugawa shogunate. While there were groups that were thinking of toppling the Tokugawa regime by force, Ryoma proposed overthrowing the shogunate in a peaceful fashion without war. The Tokugawa regime accepted his proposal and abdicated political power to the imperial court. He was active in many fields, and when he was 30, he launched Japan’s first shipping and trading company called “Kameyama Shachu” in Nagasaki. He is said to have been the first person in Japan to go on a honeymoon. He traveled throughout Japan in the last years of the Edo period until he was assassinated in Kyoto on his 33rd birthday.

There are many spots related to Ryoma in Kochi Prefecture.
Pay a visit to Kochi Castle, Katsurahama, or Sakamoto Ryoma Memorial Museum to get a feel for his accomplishments and the dream he had of going out into the world.

Official website:
http://visitkochijapan.com/

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