Ryoma Sakamoto, A Visionary Activist

Japanese historians call Meiji Restoration as a revolution non-sang-hangar, which is unique in the history of the modern world. The historical fact was that there was no brutal civil war in the Japan. 1867 Was when Edo Shogun government resigned, and return policy gives the emperor. As a result, the new new Government regime Meiji government shogun, former regime could avoid bloody civil war.

However, there are lots of murder and bloodshed until the shogun Government abandons its decisions. In their conflict between ancient authorities and power emerge, intelligent many young, ambitious, and influential people have died.

Among those killed visionary rising power, Sakamoto Ryoma was the past until he observed the formation of the Japanese Government again. Since it was the most powerful engine of peaceful change of the Government, it is ironic and pity a vicious killer tua. It is unfortunate that he could not live at the beginning of the new imperial government and began its activities. He could give him a man of unusually respectable State with his vision, patriotism and the remarkable power of prediction of the future.

Ryoma belonged to the lower-class Samurai society in feudal domain of Tosa (now Kochi prefecture). He was a shy, shy child and holding in his childhood. His biography shows continues to wet his bed until they become 10 years old. As usual for child shy and holding, Ryoma hopes to train himself to be strong. He studied the art of Botany and politics in Edo (present-day Tokyo). He became a master of the art of one of the main art dojo Hokushin steering Itto Ryu lawn lawn.

There are many episodes on Ryoma. He was a patriot, a dreamer, a romanticist, a visionary, an ideologue and an activist. He seemed to have 2 engines of its activities. They were. I) love and care, optimism ii) and vision iii).

(i) love and care. A legend tells that Ryoma said that he wanted to create a country where people can live happily. He extends his love for his family, friends, people and his country. He was a true patriot based on his love, which was almost close to the love of God.

(II) optimism. People who knew describes him is a smiling, happy, open and accessible. He is always smiling and others make jokes laughter. Even in the most perilous time activists meeting, he broke the ice making participants to laugh.

(III) vision; Among the modern Japan movement activists, there are not so many people who had a clear vision of what Japan country should be after what they have overthrown Edo Shogun Government. Instead of this, Ryoma had a clear vision of Japan, Japanese society and the Government after shogun. They were in his paper, he wrote that 8 principles principles of the new Government, including the establishment of Congress 2, the election of members of Congress, equality of treatment with foreign countries, treaties reform exchange rates.

It is therefore regrettable that murderer shogun killed in December 1867, just after the end of the shogun Government. He has not had the opportunity to participate in the new Government, which he dreamed.