Season 2023 Episodes
1. Time Scoop Hunter: The Timekeepers
2. Another Story: How Fist of the North Star Came to Be
3. Another Story: "SUKIYAKI" - Behind Japan's No. 1 US Hit
4. SAMURAI WISDOM: Takeda Shingen
5. YOKAI: Exploring Hidden Japanese Folklore – HIMEUO
6. SAKURA TRUTH
7. Time Scoop Hunter: A Boiling-hot Tocha Battle!
8. SAMURAI WISDOM: Tokugawa Ieyasu
9. SAMURAI CASTLES: Hikone Castle
10. History Uncovered: Muramasa - Cursed Blade
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
12. RIKYU TRUTH
13. The Floating World - First Contact
14. Time Scoop Hunter: Restoration, Love, and English
15. YOKAI: Exploring Hidden Japanese Folklore – TOMOKAZUKI
16. YOKAI: Exploring Hidden Japanese Folklore – KONAKIJIJI
17. YOKAI: Exploring Hidden Japanese Folklore – USHIONI
18. SAMURAI WISDOM—DATE MASAMUNE
19. History Uncovered: Tsukumo Nasu - Power in a Tea Caddy
20. MOUNT FUJI TRUTH
21. History Uncovered: Muramasa - Cursed Blade
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.
