Time and Tide - Season 5 / Year 2025
Season 5 / Year 2025
Episodes
History Uncovered: The Secrets of Kyoto - Thousand-Year Capital
Japan's capital moved some 20 times before settling in Kyoto for over 1,000 years. Religion, natural disaster and power struggle compel an emperor's agonizing decision. Kyoto's origins, uncovered!
SAMURAI CASTLES: Odawara
Odawara Castle was built to protect the capital of the Edo shogunate. But its history stretches even further back. Learn the fateful story of Odawara Castle from the remains of stone walls and a moat.
SAMURAI WISDOM—DOG SHOGUN TOKUGAWA TSUNAYOSHI—
Painted as a foolish ruler in works of fiction, fifth Tokugawa shogun, Tsunayoshi. But is this depiction justified? Even he has wisdom to share.
YOKAI: Exploring Hidden Japanese Folklore – KITSUNE
The fox, or KITSUNE also holds an identity as a supernatural creature commonly depicted at shrines, known for its ability to masquerade as humans to deceive them, or to provide divine messages.
SAMURAI CASTLES: Shogun Special
The title role in the TV series "Shogun," based on James Clavell's eponymous novel, was modeled on Tokugawa Ieyasu. We reveal his secret strategy for building Edo, Nagoya, Osaka and Nijo-jo Castles
History Uncovered: A Message in Clay
From the 3rd to the early 7th century, Japan produced terracotta figures known as haniwa in many forms. These mysterious objects hold the key to Japan's birth as a unified nation.
SAMURAI WISDOM—TOKUGAWA YOSHIMUNE—
Yoshimune, the shogun who saved the city of Edo. Through disaster and economic strife, alongside its people, his wisdom shaped the future of the place now called Tokyo.
SAMURAI WISDOM—MAEDA TOSHIIE—
With flashy armor and cunning tactics, samurai Maeda Toshiie struck fear in the heart of Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu and left a lasting cultural influence.
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