In 1922, Albert Einstein was invited to visit Tokyo. It was an extraordinary arrival. Since then, Katori Hidetoshi builds clocks that demonstrate Einstein’s central ideas. Show more

We visit the smallest bell of time in Akasaka and consider the rebel samurais of old, while wandering by the banks of the Kanda River. Show more

Tokyo is one vast timepiece. Its little alleys and great avenues, its forgotten canals and temples make up the face of a great watch. And it's ancient bells are magnificent. Show more

The effect that a barrage of bombs had on Tokyo in 1945 at the end of the Pacific War. A rather obscure museum commemorates the devastation caused. Show more

A huge glass box contains the purple costume made for the last Tokugawa shogun, Yoshinobu - ordered by Napoleon III as a gift to try to curry favour for France. Show more