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Ryoma・Childhood
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■Scene 4 The Birth Of Ryoma
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From the left Sakae, Chizu, Otome, Kou/Ryoma, Hacihei, Gonpei. |
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He was born in 1835. When his mother Kou was pregnant she dreamed
about a Dragon who jumped into her stomach. He was hairy on his back.
Dragon was often a lucky symbol in olden times in Japan and China. Ryoma's father was delighted to hear about the dream and named him Ryoma which means Dragon & horse (Pegasus). Father, Hacihei (39 years old), Moter Kou (38), Brother Gonpei (20) Sister Chizu (19), Sister OEi ; Sakae (18), Sister Otome (4). | |
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■Scene 8 Ryoma Was a Dropout
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From the left Syosuke Kusuyama, 3rd Horiuchi, 4th Ryoma. |
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In 1846 Ryoma's father enrolled him in one of the private schools below the
Kochi castle. If Ryoma had applied himself to his lessons he would now
have been drilled in the Confucian classics, but since he showed little liking or
aptitude for the learning to which he was exposed, he was withdrawn after
short time. The family fortunes did not in any case rest on his shoulders, so that there was no need to force him into proper paths of learning. He continued his learning just by himself. | |
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