NHK on Demand

Over 22,000 NHK programs are now available! From TAIGA:Period Dramas and Morning Series to NHK Specials, you can watch them whenever you like.

Service area

NHK on Demand is available only in Japan. Judgment is based on the IP address of the customer's internet connection.

What is NHK On Demand?

This video service offers more than 22,000 dramas, documentaries, historical education, and entertainment programs broadcast by NHK for a fee.

●You can watch latest programs and past masterpieces!

We will show some of the best TV show content from NHK.(*Delivery period varies depending on the program.) In addition, we are constantly adding selected masterpiece dramas and documentaries from the NHK archives that have been broadcast and archived in the past.

●To use this application, you need to register as a free member on the website and purchase the programs you wish to watch. (You cannot purchase a program on this application.) If you register as a free member, you can watch free programs.

● Separately on the Web site, we offer "Single-Product" packages, in which programs are purchased individually, and "All-You-Can-Watch Packs," in which you can watch as many programs as you want during the distribution.

The most notable titles being distributed are below.

(TAIGA: Period Drama)

Current Taiga dramas and more than 40 past masterpieces, such as SANADAMARU" and "ATSUHIME", are now available.

(ASADORA: Morning Series)

More than 30 popular works from the latest TV series, including "Ama-chan," and "Here Comes Asa!," are now available in their entirety.

(Documentary)

“NHK Special", "The Century in Moving Images", and "72 Hours" broadcast from the 1970s to the present are now available.

In response to requests, NHK On Demand is stepping up its efforts to dig up and distribute past programs. In the past, we have dug up and distributed a number of programs such as "Dokuganryu Masamune" and "Himawari".