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The Bells of Old Tokyo by Anna ShermanEpisodes

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  1. Episode 5

    5/5In 1922, Albert Einstein was invited to visit Tokyo. It was an extraordinary arrival.

  2. Episode 4

    4/5The effect that a barrage of bombs had on Tokyo in 1945.

  3. Episode 3

    3/5A huge glass box contains the purple costume made for the last Tokugawa shogun, Yoshinobu.

  4. Episode 2

    2/5We visit the smallest bell of time in Akasaka and consider the rebel samurais of old.

  5. Episode 1

    1/5A journey through Japan's forgotten temples, canals, avenues and, most importantly, bells.