Time and Tide Season 4

E1: Time Scoop Hunter: The Timekeepers

E2: Another Story: How Fist of the North Star Came to Be

E3: Another Story: "SUKIYAKI" - Behind Japan's No. 1 US Hit

E4: SAMURAI WISDOM: Takeda Shingen

E5: YOKAI: Exploring Hidden Japanese Folklore – HIMEUO

E6: SAKURA TRUTH

E7: Time Scoop Hunter: A Boiling-hot Tocha Battle!

E8: SAMURAI WISDOM: Tokugawa Ieyasu

E9: SAMURAI CASTLES: Hikone Castle

E10: History Uncovered: Muramasa - Cursed Blade

E11: SAMURAI CASTLES: Matsumoto Castle

E12: RIKYU TRUTH

E13: The Floating World - First Contact

E14: Time Scoop Hunter: Restoration, Love, and English

E15: YOKAI: Exploring Hidden Japanese Folklore – TOMOKAZUKI

E16: YOKAI: Exploring Hidden Japanese Folklore – KONAKIJIJI

E17: YOKAI: Exploring Hidden Japanese Folklore – USHIONI

E18: SAMURAI WISDOM—DATE MASAMUNE

E19: History Uncovered: Tsukumo Nasu - Power in a Tea Caddy

E20: MOUNT FUJI TRUTH

E21: 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.