Season 1

3 EPISODES • 2025

Season 1 of Japan’s Master of Restoration was released on July 30 and consists of 3 episodes.

Episodes

1: Dormant Treasures

Jul 30, 2025

A museum in Osaka asks the Mayuyamas for help with artefacts currently hidden away in their archive. An exquisite 800-year-old celadon vase from China and a 16th-century Totoya Chawan tea bowl both require their expert attention to be brought back to life.

2: The Four Legs

Jul 30, 2025

The father and son undertake the restoration of a ceramic horse from the Edo period. A previous restoration is now showing signs of age, and a new approach is needed.

3: The Imperial Vase

Jul 30, 2025

The Mayuyamas travel to London to examine a priceless 18th-century Imperial Chinese flower vase. They hope studying the London vase can help them restore a very similar piece, which has a damaged neck covered by a mysterious metal plate engraved in English.

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