Tenno no Ryouriban
Drama
天皇の料理番 2015/04/26
Character count80,163
Word count33,646
Unique words4,117
Unique words used once2,207
Unique kanji1,262
Unique kanji used once295
Difficulty beta Easy
Episodes12

The drama series depicts the life of Tokuzo Akiyama, head chef of the Imperial Household Ministry’s Imperial Cuisine Division during the Taisho (1912-1926) and early Showa (1926-1989) eras. Based on a true story and book by Hisahide Sugimori, 'The Emperor’s Cook' follows the life of country boy, Akiyama, who arrives in Tokyo in pursuit of the culinary arts. Driven by a deep love for his wife and family, a great reverence for his teachers, strong reliance on friends and an abiding love for cooking, Akiyama eventually rises to become 'the Emperor’s cook'.

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Episode 1
Character count12,028
Word count4,990
Unique words1,309
Unique words used once752
Unique kanji601
Unique kanji used once240
Difficulty beta Easy
Episode 2
Character count7,177
Word count3,042
Unique words927
Unique words used once540
Unique kanji445
Unique kanji used once214
Difficulty beta Easy
Episode 3
Character count8,238
Word count3,447
Unique words971
Unique words used once566
Unique kanji497
Unique kanji used once212
Difficulty beta Easy
Episode 4
Character count6,460
Word count2,760
Unique words872
Unique words used once543
Unique kanji448
Unique kanji used once205
Difficulty beta Easy
Episode 5
Character count6,731
Word count2,913
Unique words840
Unique words used once487
Unique kanji426
Unique kanji used once207
Difficulty beta Beginner
Episode 6
Character count6,674
Word count2,742
Unique words880
Unique words used once555
Unique kanji425
Unique kanji used once211
Difficulty beta Beginner
Episode 7
Character count3,606
Word count1,508
Unique words622
Unique words used once422
Unique kanji351
Unique kanji used once206
Difficulty beta Moderate
Episode 8
Character count3,910
Word count1,677
Unique words623
Unique words used once403
Unique kanji304
Unique kanji used once168
Difficulty beta Easy
Episode 9
Character count5,530
Word count2,308
Unique words812
Unique words used once520
Unique kanji432
Unique kanji used once204
Difficulty beta Easy
Episode 10
Character count5,811
Word count2,336
Unique words764
Unique words used once473
Unique kanji395
Unique kanji used once209
Difficulty beta Easy
Episode 11
Character count6,180
Word count2,510
Unique words853
Unique words used once527
Unique kanji466
Unique kanji used once219
Difficulty beta Easy
Episode 12
Character count7,818
Word count3,413
Unique words1,031
Unique words used once656
Unique kanji552
Unique kanji used once264
Difficulty beta Moderate