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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.
Always seeking the ideal master, samurai Todo Takatora was a skilled castle builder, a man of flexibility and rationality who saw the changes to come.
400-year-old Matsue Castle retains its original keep, a National Treasure. Black and imposing, it stands like a battleship. Why did the lord build such an enormous keep on such a small site?
Wakayama Castle was a crucial castle for Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu who both guided Japan to peace. Its location south of the economic center of Osaka near the Pacific Ocean was strategic.
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