We received the following: For Immediate Release! Contact: Satoko Murata JTB USA, Inc. (415) 986-4764 smurata@jtbusa.com http://www.ridgebackpress.com SAMURAI HISTORY TOUR with Author of RYOMA The overthrow of the shogun in 1868 was one of the great events in Asian history. As The Wall Street Journal reports, Sakamoto Ryoma, a leader of the revolution, is the idol of the financial and governmental elite in todayıs Japan. Ryoma and his samurai contemporaries, and the historic cities where the revolution unfolded, are the focus of SAMURAI HISTORY TOUR. Romulus Hillsborough, acclaimed author of RYOMA: Life of a Renaissance Samurai, has recently created the tour. "We will visit old houses and inns, feudal castles, Buddhist temples, sites of battles and assassinations, villas of feudal lords, museums, statues and gravesites," says Hillsborough. "We will view the actual swords these samurai used, the clothes they wore, and personal possessions they kept with them during those turbulent and bloody years. I will narrate the tour in order to share the knowledge I have gained throughout my travels and research over these past twenty years. By so doing, I hope to bring this fascinating era to life before your very eyes." The tour groups will be small so that the author may share his knowledge and answer questions on a personalized basis. He will also speak about the history of the destinations on each evening before the visits. The tours will be operated by Japan Travel Bureau Group (JTB), the worldıs largest travel company. The first tour is scheduled September 15 - 24, 2003. The price of Samurai History Tour, including roundtrip airfare, most meals and 8 nights at deluxe or superior hotels and Japanese inns, is $3,950 per person. For more information contact the San Francisco Office of JTB at 360 Post Street, Suite 305, San Francisco, CA 94108, Ph: (415) 986-4764, smurata@jtbusa.com. Details are also available at  http://www.ridgebackpress.com   Back to 2ndQuarter 2003 List of News Items Back to Master List of News Items Back to Master Magazine List © Copyright 2003 by Coalition Web, Inc. This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other articles from military history and related magazines are available at http://www.magweb.com