Legacy for the Future

{{Short description|Japanese television documentary series}}

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{{Nihongo|Legacy for the Future|未来への遺産|Mirai eno Isan|}}{{cite web |title=Legacy for the Future – Toru Takemitsu |url=https://calebwcliff.com/2016/legacy-for-the-future-toru-takemitsu/ |website=calebwcliff.com |access-date=1 July 2025 |date=23 February 2016}} was Japan's first television documentary miniseries.

Run on NHK for seventeen installments in 1974 and 1975, the theme of the program was "why civilizations flourished and declined." Footage was seen from over 150 World Heritage Sites in 44 countries. An experimental series of programs, Legacy for the Future paved the way for the modern Japanese television documentary that NHK has since become known for.