The Scroll of Time

Ages 5–9 · Seek-and-find Japanese history

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Why this series stands out

Seek-and-find Japanese history

For grown-upsEvery episode hides one detail of Edo life — the fireworks cry, street news, icehouses — that makes grown-ups say “I didn't know that.”

How fireworks began (Ryōgoku river-opening, Tamaya & Kagiya)
Everyday Edo ingenuity (kawaraban news, water sellers, icehouses)
Observation — spotting what doesn't belong

Episodes

Episode 1The Night the Fireworks VanishedFree to readOn festival night, the sky stays black — Nejiru the Time Peddler has stolen fireworks out of history! Dive into Edo with Yui and hunt the disguised thief through the crowd. The finding is up to YOUR eyes.

Episode 2The Morning the Baths VanishedMembersOne morning, every bath in town is GONE — Nejiru has stolen the noren curtain from an Edo bathhouse! Hunt the disguised peddler through the steamy, bustling yuya. The finding is up to YOUR eyes.

Episode 3The Day Sushi VanishedMembersEvery plate on the conveyor belt — empty?! Nejiru the Time Peddler has stolen nigiri-zushi out of old Edo! Dive into the scroll with Yui and save the street where sushi was born. The finding, as always, is up to YOUR eyes.

Episode 4The New Year That VanishedMembersNew Year's Eve — and the temple bell will not ring. Mochi, karuta, the first sunrise… all of it is fading from everyone's memory. This time Nejiru has stolen the most precious day of the year: the Day of Beginnings. Dive into year-end Edo with Yui and win the New Year back. The finding is up to YOUR eyes.

Episode 5The Blossoms That VanishedMembersSpring has come, but not one cherry tree in town will bloom. This time Nejiru has stolen not a THING but the season itself — and today he appears in plain sight, no disguise at all!? Tell the real blossoms from the fakes, win back a whole town's spring… and watch Yui choose an ending that isn't stealing it back.

The Wind-Chime Song That Vanished — The next episode is in the making

Inside the series world

The Scroll of Time

Nejiru the Time Peddler keeps stealing moments out of history — and each theft breaks something in the present day. Dive into the scroll with Yui and hunt the disguised thief through the crowds with your own eyes. History sticks because you see what the world would lose without it.

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