Time and Tide (2020)
Season 2025
"Time and Tide" transcends time to detail extraordinary historical events in Japan and the larger world. Join NHK WORLD-JAPAN on a journey that reveals the truth behind some of the turning points of the past.
Released Aug. 30, 2020
Episode 28 min
None+
Genres: Documentary
Keywords: tmdb.japanese-history, imdb.boat
Production Companies: NHK World-Japan
Network: NHK WORLD-JAPAN
S6E1 - 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!
Feb. 1, 2025, midnight
S6E2 - 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.
Feb. 8, 2025, midnight
S6E3 - 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.
Feb. 15, 2025, midnight
S6E4 - 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.
Feb. 22, 2025, midnight
S6E5 - 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.
March 8, 2025, midnight
S6E6 - 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.
March 29, 2025, midnight
S6E7 - 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.
April 26, 2025, midnight
S6E8 - 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.
July 12, 2025, midnight
S6E9 - SAMURAI CASTLES: Aizuwakamatsu
This castle, 200 km north of Tokyo, was a battleground in Japan's last civil war in the mid-19th C. Modern warfare did not bring it down. We look at the secrets to the its strengths and its lords.
Aug. 2, 2025, midnight
S6E10 - SAMURAI CASTLES: Okayama
Okayama Castle is unique and puzzles visitors. The keep shows a different face, depending on the direction, and each floor is a different shape. We look at how this mysterious castle was built.
Aug. 9, 2025, midnight
S6E11 - History Uncovered: The Hiroshige Code
Influential ukiyo-e artist Utagawa Hiroshige's "100 Famous Views of Edo", a series of prints encoding his view of the changing face of Japan.
Aug. 30, 2025, midnight
S6E12 - SAMURAI WISDOM KURODA KANBEI
Whether outnumbered or laying siege to a seemingly impenetrable fortress, master strategist Kuroda Kanbei used his wits to win on the battlefield.
Oct. 4, 2025, midnight
S6E13 - YOKAI: Exploring Hidden Japanese Folklore - KIJIMUNA
KIJIMUNA of Okinawa, a red-haired child spirit in banyan trees, brings fortune to fishermen but punishes betrayal, embodying nature in local life.
Oct. 11, 2025, midnight
S6E14 - YOKAI: Exploring Hidden Japanese Folklore - YAROKAMIZU
In this episode, we search for the Yarokamizu, told of in the Kiso River region of Aichi as a yokai that raises awareness of environmental disasters, and also recognized as a local deity.
Oct. 18, 2025, midnight
S6E15 - JAPANESE FIREWORKS TRUTH
Japanese fireworks have long enchanted people with their spherical shape and range of colors. We trace the rise of fireworks in Japan and also examine the 400-year-old mystery of the senko hanabi.
Oct. 25, 2025, midnight
S6E16 - SAKE TRUTH
Sake is gaining attention worldwide for its rich and complex flavors. We explore various aspects of Japan's national drink, from the koji that determines the flavor to medieval innovations that laid the foundation for sake-making today. We also shine a light on heated sake, or kanzake, and examine the science behind how heat affects its flavor profile.
Dec. 20, 2025, midnight
S6E17 - History Uncovered Wings of the Tokugawa
Starting with Ieyasu, the Tokugawa Shoguns made clever use of falconry beyond mere hunting. Uncover their deep connection with these majestic birds.
Dec. 27, 2025, midnight
NHK WORLD-JAPAN
28 min/ep
2100 min
Aug. 30, 2020
Dec. 27, 2025, midnight
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