S1, E6: Japan's first period of isolation; the rise of the Heian court, ancient Japan's cultured and exclusive aristocracy; the powerful Fujiwara family; how the novel "The Tale of Genji" reveals the court's penchant for scandal and intrigue.


S1, E6: Japan's first period of isolation; the rise of the Heian court, ancient Japan's cultured and exclusive aristocracy; the powerful Fujiwara family; how the novel "The Tale of Genji" reveals the court's penchant for scandal and intrigue.