"Ryoma's Black Hand: The Meiji Restoration, British Intelligence, and Freemasons - A Historical Nonfiction" Shoichi Kaji Price: ¥773 On the night of December 10, 1867, Ryoma Sakamoto was assassinated. The culprits are said to be either the Shinsengumi or the Kyoto Mimawarigumi. However, there are too many contradictions and mysteries. Who is the real culprit? "Ryoma's Letter" emerges—By deciphering the "code" contained in the last letter Ryoma wrote just before his death, who acted with the shogunate official Kaishu Katsu and the British arms merchant Glover, this shocking book uncovers the truth behind Ryoma's assassination and the end of the Edo period and the Meiji Restoration. Unread item. #ShoichiKaji #Shoichi_Kaji #book #JapaneseLiterature/Essays