"Ryoma Sakamoto's Life Lessons" By Fuyu Tōmon, PHP Institute Price: ¥1000 In just five years, from the age of 28 when he defected from the Tosa clan to his assassination at 33, Ryoma, a revolutionary who greatly changed Japan, offers insights into his view of humanity, the world, and life. Drawn to Ryoma, a select group of people sought a new path to open up the turbulent era of the late Edo period, discovering a "third way." A man of action, a man of love, and a teacher of life, this is the human study of Ryoma Sakamoto.