Descended from the Royal Ryuku Family of Okinawa, Masami Saionji was born in Tokyo and educated in Japan and the United States. While in her teens she came in touch with the peace vision of philosopher Masahisa Goi, who later designated her as his successor and adopted daughter. She heads several peace organizations, including the Goi Peace Foundation, founded in Japan, and the World Peace Prayer Society, headquartered in New York. She is perhaps best known for her leadership of the international Peace Pole Initiative, which places visual reminders of peace in key locations around the world. Mrs. Saionji is an honorary member of the Club of Budapest and the recipient of the Saint Shree Dnyaneshwara World Peace Prize. She has lived in North America and Europe, and travels extensively on speaking and seminar tours. A list of Masami Saionji's books in English is available at her website, Think Something Wonderful. For books in other languages, please visit Amazon.