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Season 2023

21 episodes · 2023

  1. 1Time Scoop Hunter: The Timekeepers

    07 Jan 2023

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

    28 Jan 2023

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

    11 Feb 2023

  4. 4SAMURAI WISDOM: Takeda Shingen

    04 Mar 2023

  5. 5YOKAI: Exploring Hidden Japanese Folklore – HIMEUO

    18 Mar 2023

  6. 6SAKURA TRUTH

    25 Mar 2023

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

    17 Jun 2023

  8. 8SAMURAI WISDOM: Tokugawa Ieyasu

    24 Jun 2023

  9. 9SAMURAI CASTLES: Hikone Castle

    01 Jul 2023

  10. 10History Uncovered: Muramasa - Cursed Blade

    08 Jul 2023 · 28 min

    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. 11SAMURAI CASTLES: Matsumoto Castle

    29 Jul 2023

  12. 12RIKYU TRUTH

    05 Aug 2023

  13. 13The Floating World - First Contact

    12 Aug 2023

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

    19 Aug 2023

  15. 15YOKAI: Exploring Hidden Japanese Folklore – TOMOKAZUKI

    02 Sep 2023

  16. 16YOKAI: Exploring Hidden Japanese Folklore – KONAKIJIJI

    30 Sep 2023

  17. 17YOKAI: Exploring Hidden Japanese Folklore – USHIONI

    07 Oct 2023

  18. 18SAMURAI WISDOM—DATE MASAMUNE

    21 Oct 2023

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

    28 Oct 2023

  20. 20MOUNT FUJI TRUTH

    02 Dec 2023

  21. 21History Uncovered: Muramasa - Cursed Blade

    15 Dec 2023 · 28 min

    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.