Season 2023 (2023)

Episodes: 21

Star Cast:

Episodes List

Ep.1 Time Scoop Hunter: The Timekeepers

Air Date: 2023-01-07

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

Air Date: 2023-01-28

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

Air Date: 2023-02-11

Ep.4 SAMURAI WISDOM: Takeda Shingen

Air Date: 2023-03-04

Ep.5 YOKAI: Exploring Hidden Japanese Folklore – HIMEUO

Air Date: 2023-03-18

Ep.6 SAKURA TRUTH

Air Date: 2023-03-25

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

Air Date: 2023-06-17

Ep.8 SAMURAI WISDOM: Tokugawa Ieyasu

Air Date: 2023-06-24

Ep.9 SAMURAI CASTLES: Hikone Castle

Air Date: 2023-07-01

Ep.10 History Uncovered: Muramasa - Cursed Blade

Air Date: 2023-07-08

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.

Ep.11 SAMURAI CASTLES: Matsumoto Castle

Air Date: 2023-07-29

Ep.12 RIKYU TRUTH

Air Date: 2023-08-05

Ep.13 The Floating World - First Contact

Air Date: 2023-08-12

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

Air Date: 2023-08-19

Ep.15 YOKAI: Exploring Hidden Japanese Folklore – TOMOKAZUKI

Air Date: 2023-09-02

Ep.16 YOKAI: Exploring Hidden Japanese Folklore – KONAKIJIJI

Air Date: 2023-09-30

Ep.17 YOKAI: Exploring Hidden Japanese Folklore – USHIONI

Air Date: 2023-10-07

Ep.18 SAMURAI WISDOM—DATE MASAMUNE

Air Date: 2023-10-21

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

Air Date: 2023-10-28

Ep.20 MOUNT FUJI TRUTH

Air Date: 2023-12-02

Ep.21 History Uncovered: Muramasa - Cursed Blade

Air Date: 2023-12-15

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