Episode 1 Japan: A Globally Engaged Island Nation Episode 2 Understanding Japan through Ancient Myths Episode 3 The Emergence of the Ritsuryo State Episode 4 Aspects of the Japanese Language Episode 5 Early Japanese Buddhism Episode 6 Heian Court Culture Episode 7 The Rise of the Samurai Episode 8 Pure Land Buddhism and Zen Buddhism Episode 9 Samurai Culture in the Ashikaga Period Episode 10 Japan at Home and Abroad, 1300 - 1600 Episode 11 Japan's Isolation in the Tokugawa Period Episode 12 Japanese Theater: Noh and Kabuki Episode 13 The Importance of Japanese Gardens Episode 14 The Meaning of Bushido in a Time of Peace Episode 15 Japanese Poetry: The Road to Haiku Episode 16 Hokusai and the Art of Wood-Block Prints Episode 17 The Meiji Restoration Episode 18 Three Visions of Prewar Japan Episode 19 War without a Master Plan: Japan, 1931 - 1945 Episode 20 Japanese Family Life Episode 21 Japanese Foodways Episode 22 Japan's Economic Miracle Episode 23 Kurosawa and Ozu: Two Giants of Film Episode 24 The Making of Contemporary Japan.