Brushing up on the history of Sakamoto Ryoma.
I forgot how cool this guy was. Revisiting his life for the first time since 2014 and it's all coming back to me.
- He was severely bullied in school so he learned the blade at 14.
- He wore western boots and traditional samurai clothes to promote the idea that Japan needed to welcome outside cultures while keeping their traditions.
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