Time and Tide
Season 4
Episodes
1. Time Scoop Hunter: The Timekeepers
January 7, 2023
2. Another Story: How Fist of the North Star Came to Be
January 28, 2023
3. Another Story: "SUKIYAKI" - Behind Japan's No. 1 US Hit
February 11, 2023
4. SAMURAI WISDOM: Takeda Shingen
March 4, 2023
5. YOKAI: Exploring Hidden Japanese Folklore – HIMEUO
March 18, 2023
6. SAKURA TRUTH
March 25, 2023
7. Time Scoop Hunter: A Boiling-hot Tocha Battle!
June 17, 2023
8. SAMURAI WISDOM: Tokugawa Ieyasu
June 24, 2023
9. SAMURAI CASTLES: Hikone Castle
July 1, 2023
10. History Uncovered: Muramasa - Cursed Blade
July 8, 2023
11. SAMURAI CASTLES: Matsumoto Castle
July 29, 2023
12. RIKYU TRUTH
August 5, 2023
13. The Floating World - First Contact
August 12, 2023
14. Time Scoop Hunter: Restoration, Love, and English
August 19, 2023
15. YOKAI: Exploring Hidden Japanese Folklore – TOMOKAZUKI
September 2, 2023
16. YOKAI: Exploring Hidden Japanese Folklore – KONAKIJIJI
September 30, 2023
17. YOKAI: Exploring Hidden Japanese Folklore – USHIONI
October 7, 2023
18. SAMURAI WISDOM—DATE MASAMUNE
October 21, 2023
19. History Uncovered: Tsukumo Nasu - Power in a Tea Caddy
October 28, 2023
20. MOUNT FUJI TRUTH
December 2, 2023
21. History Uncovered: Muramasa - Cursed Blade
December 15, 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.
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