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Is Ukiyoe EDO-LIFE coming back?

Ukiyoe EDO-LIFE (2018–2022) on NHK World

The answer: Concluded March 31, 2022.
Ukiyoe EDO-LIFE poster
Network / streamer
NHK World
Premiered
March 29, 2018
Ended
March 31, 2022
Runtime
~5 min per episode
4seasons
45episodes

About Ukiyoe EDO-LIFE

Centuries ago, Tokyo was known as Edo. More than a million people enjoyed life in this small but abundant city. They live on in ukiyo-e woodblock prints. Each episode is a deep dive into a single print, and an exploration of the soul of Old Tokyo. We examine works by artists like Hokusai and Hiroshige not just for their aesthetic and historical value, but for the stories they tell of everyday life. That is how the people of Edo themselves enjoyed this mass-produced medium.

Ukiyoe EDO-LIFE episode schedule

45 aired

Aired · 45

DateEp.Title
March 31, 2022 S4·E9 Calligraphy Day
March 29, 2022 S4·E8 Sacred Cranes
March 28, 2022 S4·E7 Folding Fans
March 27, 2022 S4·E6 Night on the Town
March 25, 2022 S4·E5 Enoshima Crossing
March 7, 2022 S4·E4 The Mystery Tower
March 6, 2022 S4·E3 A Striking View
March 4, 2022 S4·E2 100 Ghost Stories
March 3, 2022 S4·E1 Off to Go Bathing
October 3, 2021 S3·E16 Airing Laundry at the Local Well
October 1, 2021 S3·E15 Cooling Off Along Takinogawa River
September 30, 2021 S3·E14 Clam-Digging at the Beach in Style
September 29, 2021 S3·E13 The Niwaka Costume Festival
September 28, 2021 S3·E12 Ritual Purification at Roben Falls
September 27, 2021 S3·E11 A Napping Boy Dreams of Monsters
March 26, 2021 S3·E9 Two Scenic Views
March 26, 2021 S3·E10 Unruly Catfish
March 25, 2021 S3·E7 Will Sparks Fly?
March 25, 2021 S3·E6 A Kitty's Dreams
March 25, 2021 S3·E8 The Star Festival
March 24, 2021 S3·E4 Edo Aquatics
March 24, 2021 S3·E5 Late Summer Fun
March 23, 2021 S3·E3 The Great Race
March 23, 2021 S3·E2 A Stylish Concert
March 22, 2021 S3·E1 The Bird Cafe
March 23, 2020 S2·E15 Rush Hour in Old Tokyo
March 22, 2020 S2·E13 Fishing for a Summer Delicacy
March 22, 2020 S2·E12 Mother Nature's Summer Light Show
March 22, 2020 S2·E11 A Community Comes Together
March 22, 2020 S2·E14 A Night of Fashion and Fireworks
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March 22, 2020 S2·E10 The Building Blocks of Edo
March 21, 2020 S2·E1 Two Faces of Mount Fuji
March 21, 2020 S2·E9 Doodles? Or Ukiyo-e?
March 21, 2020 S2·E7 A Secret Comes to Light
March 21, 2020 S2·E8 Eat, Drink and Enjoy the Flowers
March 21, 2020 S2·E6 Inner Conflict of the Human Soul
March 21, 2020 S2·E2 The Man with the Piercing Gaze
March 21, 2020 S2·E5 A Summer Bedtime Routine
March 21, 2020 S2·E3 Comfort Food on a Snowy Night
March 21, 2020 S2·E4 Braving the Rain and the Currents
March 31, 2018 S1·E5 Three Beauties of the Present Day by Kitagawa Utamaro
March 30, 2018 S1·E4 Plum Estate, Kameido by Utagawa Hiroshige
March 30, 2018 S1·E3 The Series Summer Outfits by Kitagawa Utamaro
March 29, 2018 S1·E2 Reproduction of Nihonbashi: Morning Scene by Utagawa Hiroshige
March 29, 2018 S1·E1 The Great Wave off Kanagawa by Katsushika Hokusai