
Japan’s Master of Restoration
2025•10.0/10
Documentary
Ratings
🎬TMDb
10.0/10(1)
Where broken beauty is reborn. How legendary art restorer Koji Mayuyama is preserving ancient treasures, one divine touch at a time.
Production
NHK WORLD-JAPAN, BBC Four
Language
EN
Status
Returning Series
First Aired
July 30, 2025
Last Aired
July 30, 2025
Networks
BBC Four, NHK WORLD-JAPAN
Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
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Seasons & Episodes
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Season

E1
Dormant Treasures
Air date: 2025-07-30
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.

E2
The Four Legs
Air date: 2025-07-30
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.

E3
The Imperial Vase
Air date: 2025-07-30
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.










