Season 2023

1. Time Scoop Hunter: The Timekeepers

2023-01-07

2. Another Story: How Fist of the North Star Came to Be

2023-01-28

3. Another Story: "SUKIYAKI" - Behind Japan's No. 1 US Hit

2023-02-11

4. SAMURAI WISDOM: Takeda Shingen

2023-03-04

5. YOKAI: Exploring Hidden Japanese Folklore – HIMEUO

2023-03-18

6. SAKURA TRUTH

2023-03-25

7. Time Scoop Hunter: A Boiling-hot Tocha Battle!

2023-06-17

8. SAMURAI WISDOM: Tokugawa Ieyasu

2023-06-24

9. SAMURAI CASTLES: Hikone Castle

2023-07-01

10. History Uncovered: Muramasa - Cursed Blade

2023-07-08 · 28m

The Japanese sword, a formidable weapon now appreciated as a work of fine artisanship. The samurai particularly valued Muramasa blades. Over 400 years ago, shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu himself wielded a Muramasa as he secured his leadership over a unified Japan. But his sword was also thought cursed. The Tokugawa shoguns passed the weapon down over the generations. But why? Japanese sword expert and former British Museum curator Paul Martin explores the mystery of this legendary cursed blade.

11. SAMURAI CASTLES: Matsumoto Castle

2023-07-29

12. RIKYU TRUTH

2023-08-05

13. The Floating World - First Contact

2023-08-12

14. Time Scoop Hunter: Restoration, Love, and English

2023-08-19

15. YOKAI: Exploring Hidden Japanese Folklore – TOMOKAZUKI

2023-09-02

16. YOKAI: Exploring Hidden Japanese Folklore – KONAKIJIJI

2023-09-30

17. YOKAI: Exploring Hidden Japanese Folklore – USHIONI

2023-10-07

18. SAMURAI WISDOM—DATE MASAMUNE

2023-10-21

19. History Uncovered: Tsukumo Nasu - Power in a Tea Caddy

2023-10-28

20. MOUNT FUJI TRUTH

2023-12-02

21. History Uncovered: Muramasa - Cursed Blade

2023-12-15 · 28m

The Japanese sword, a formidable weapon now appreciated as a work of fine artisanship. The samurai particularly valued Muramasa blades. Over 400 years ago, shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu himself wielded a Muramasa as he secured his leadership over a unified Japan. But his sword was also thought cursed. The Tokugawa shoguns passed the weapon down over the generations. But why? Japanese sword expert and former British Museum curator Paul Martin explores the mystery of this legendary cursed blade.