The Kyushu conquest begins. In the battle against the Akizuki troops, Oribe gets help from Nobushige Sanada, and sneaks into Kosyozan Castle. Air Date : 15th-Sep-2011

Matsunaga Hisahide has risen in rebellion against warlord Nobunaga Oda. The aesthete Furuta Sasuke is ordered to negotiate for peace. Air Date : 7th-Apr-2011  Read More

Araki Murashige rises in rebellion against Nobunaga. Sasuke plots to exploit his marriage to the sister of Araki's most trusted vassal. Air Date : 14th-Apr-2011  Read More

Sasuke becomes a pupil of the tea master Sen-no Sôeki. Nobunaga reveals his ambition to unify Japan and then wage war on the continent. Air Date : 21st-Apr-2011  Read More

Sôeki invites Sasuke and Hideyoshi for a tea ceremony. During Sasuke's absence, Sôeki approaches Hideyoshi with a terrifying plot. Air Date : 28th-Apr-2011  Read More

Nobunaga bestows the loot from Tottori Castle upon Hideyoshi. Sasuke bonds with the general and secretly replaces a valuable teascoop from the collection with one of his own fabrication. Air Date : 5th-May-2011  Read More

As Nobunaga goes through with his unification attempts, Sasuke tries to distinguish himself by participating in the sieges on various castles. Air Date : 12th-May-2011  Read More

Mitsuhide Akechi is manipulated by Sôeki and Hideyoshi, planting the seeds of rebellion against Nobunaga. Air Date : 19th-May-2011  Read More

Ieyasu Tokugawa visits Azuchi Castle to celebrate Lord Nobunaga's recent victory. Sasuke is tasked to lure him into throwing a fit at the party. Air Date : 26th-May-2011  Read More

Nobunaga travels to the imperial court at Kyoto with a small guard. He is lodged in the Honno-ji temple complex, which Sasuke has always dreamed of visiting. Air Date : 2nd-Jun-2011  Read More

On the night of June 2, 1582, Sasuke has an ominous feeling and hurries to Kyoto, in time to witness the end of an era. Air Date : 9th-Jun-2011  Read More

The late Oda's vassals are forced to take sides as a civil war looms. Air Date : 16th-Jun-2011  Read More

Azuchi Castle is put under Akechi's command. When Sôeki visits the place, he finds it quite different. Air Date : 23rd-Jun-2011  Read More

Both Akechi and Sasuke learn who assassinated Nobunaga, and are faced with the biggest moral conflict of their lives. Air Date : 30th-Jun-2011  Read More

Akechi, after being crushingly defeat by the Hashiba force, has his final supper with his closest vassals. There, he experiences the essence of "Wabi". Air Date : 7th-Jul-2011  Read More

Sôeki advises the new government to burn down Azuchi Castle, tainted by the late Akechi's aesthetic, whilst Sasuke meets Hideyoshi, who now reigns supreme. Air Date : 14th-Jul-2011  Read More

Sasuke is assigned by Hideyoshi to reconcile with Ieyasu. Air Date : 21st-Jul-2011  Read More

Hideyoshi is named chief advisor to the Emperor. Sasuke is promoted as well, receiving the name of "Oribe Furuta". Oribe begins to focus seriously on the production of Mino pottery. Air Date : 28th-Jul-2011  Read More

Hideyoshi gives Sôeki the honorable name of "Sen-no Rikyû". Rikyû once again invites Hideyoshi to a bold plot. Air Date : 4th-Aug-2011  Read More

Friction between Rikyû and Hideyoshi increases. Meanwhile, Oribe aspires to master the way of tea, but lacks the confidence to succeed. Air Date : 25th-Aug-2011  Read More

Oribe visits the tea master Hechikan, once a fellow student of Rikyû, to deepen his understanding of wabi aesthetics. Air Date : 1st-Sep-2011  Read More

Oribe has trouble financing an army to keep up with Hideyoshi's endeavors. However, when he is tasked to show Ieyasu around Kyoto, he smells a chance. Air Date : 8th-Sep-2011  Read More

The Kyushu conquest begins. In the battle against the Akizuki troops, Oribe gets help from Nobushige Sanada, and sneaks into Kosyozan Castle. Air Date : 15th-Sep-2011  Read More

Hideyoshi announces a great tea gathering to commemorate the subjugation of Kyushu and the erection of Jurakudai Castle. Air Date : 22nd-Sep-2011  Read More

Tea masters from all over Japan gather in Kyoto for Hideyoshi's great tea gathering. Oribe has an elaborate plan to outdo them all. Air Date : 29th-Sep-2011  Read More

Hechikan's simplistic tea ceremony wins him the first place in Hideyoshi's competition. Inspired by his success, Oribe makes a misguided attempt to refine his wabi. Air Date : 6th-Oct-2011  Read More

Hechikan forces both Oribe and Rikyû to reflect on their rigid ways. Air Date : 13th-Oct-2011  Read More

Rikyû and Oribe together undergo a maturation, as they rediscover the fun and freedom in wabi. Air Date : 20th-Oct-2011  Read More

Rikyû's most promising disciple, Souji Yamanoue, finally finds his place in the Kanto region, just as Hideyoshi is preparing an invasion. Air Date : 27th-Oct-2011  Read More

The Odawara conquest begins. Rikyû meets Souji again. They were pleased with each other's mental growth. Air Date : 3rd-Nov-2011  Read More

During Hideyoshi's feudal reforms, Ieyasu is granted a new domain: Edo. Air Date : 10th-Nov-2011  Read More

Hideyoshi and Rikyû's relationship continues to deteriorate. Oribe is attacked by the impetuous Date Masamune. Air Date : 17th-Nov-2011  Read More