知っているようで知らない、日本人のマナーや礼儀作法、しきたりなどをクイズ形式で紹介する。番組のコンセプトは『“和”のエンターテインメント番組』。 　　2007年11月4日の『日曜ビッグバラエティ』（テレビ東京制作）で放送された『日本和風検定』の放送コンセプトや企画を基礎として、制作局をテレビ東京から系列局のテレビ大阪に移管し、番組タイトルを『和風総本家』と改め、2008年2月18日19:00 - 20:48（JST）に2時間の単発番組として放送された。そして同年4月14日より毎週月曜日20:00 - 20:54（JST）にレギュラー放送を開始、2009年10月より毎週木曜日21:00 - 21:54（JST）に放送時間を移動し現在に至る。 　　2011年頃より特定のテーマに基づいた人物や事柄を取り上げたVTRが中心の回、特に日本の職人に関する回が多く、初期のような日本独特のマナーや風習などの紹介は少なくなっている。現在ではほぼ毎回が職人について取り上げた回となっている。また、一部のテーマを除いてVTRの最後のナレーションは「○○（その日のテーマ）っていいなぁ」で締めるのが恒例となっている。 　　2011年10月の『木曜8時のコンサート〜名曲!にっぽんの歌〜』[1]の放送開始以降は、同番組の放送に続けて本番組を見る視聴者も多く[2]、また『木曜8時のコンサート』の出演者がゲスト解答者として出演したこともある。 　　2012年6月29日、初回から2012年2月16日放送までレギュラー出演していた地井武男が死去したことを受け公式サイトにはお悔やみのメッセージが表記された。2018年2月8日に「主治医が見つかる診療所」との初コラボを行い「主治医」に東・万田・増田アナが出演し、本番組には番組レギュラー回答者の草野と初出演となる東野幸治、森本智子アナという布陣である。

这档节目以问答形式介绍那些看似熟悉却又容易被忽略的日本人的礼仪、规矩和习俗，节目理念是打造一档“和”主题的娱乐节目。它以2007年11月4日在《日曜ビッグバラエティ》（东京电视台制作）中播出的《日本和風検定》的放送理念和企划为基础，制作方从东京电视台变更为系列局的大阪电视台，节目名称也改为《和風総本家》。该节目于2008年2月18日19:00 - 20:48（日本标准时间）作为两小时特别节目播出。同年4月14日起，每周一20:00 - 20:54（日本标准时间）开始常规播出，2009年10月起，播出时间改为每周四21:00 - 21:54（日本标准时间）并持续至今。大约从2011年开始，节目较多以特定主题相关的人物或事件为核心制作VTR进行呈现，尤其是关于日本职人的内容。

年过花甲的老夫妻膝下无子，晚景凄凉，夫妻俩时常兀自伤怀。某天他们的屋外一群孩子正在踢球，突然皮球破窗而入，掉进了夫妻为孩子准备的婴儿床中。顽皮的小皮球很快就赢得了老夫妻的欢心，他们将其当作自己的孩子，呵护备至，夫妻俩携手出门为皮球购买礼物。 　　家中无人之时，一只四处游荡的风筝注意到了小皮球，它闯入家中，将屋里搞得乱七八糟，终于将无处藏身的小皮球捉住。老夫妻带着新买的小鼓和手风琴回到家，却发现小皮球不见了踪影。他们根据风筝留下的线索，踏上了寻找“孩子”的路途……

年过花甲的老夫妻膝下无子，晚景凄凉，夫妻俩时常兀自伤怀。某天他们的屋外一群孩子正在踢球，突然皮球破窗而入，掉进了夫妻为孩子准备的婴儿床中。顽皮的小皮球很快就赢得了老夫妻的欢心，他们将其当作自己的孩子，呵护备至，夫妻俩携手出门为皮球购买礼物。 　　家中无人之时，一只四处游荡的风筝注意到了小皮球，它闯入家中，将屋里搞得乱七八糟，终于将无处藏身的小皮球捉住。老夫妻带着新买的小鼓和手风琴回到家，却发现小皮球不见了踪影。他们根据风筝留下的线索，踏上了寻找“孩子”的路途……

When the eldest grandson of Mr. Kang (Choi Seong-ho), a prominent local figure in the village of Suri in Hwanghae-do, becomes afflicted with a mysterious, life-threatening illness, the entire household is plunged in anxiety. The imminent death of the direct heir to the family name is a serious matter indeed, since the Kangs have a history of seeing their sons die young a fact that has resulted in a household teaming with widows. The family matriarch (Hwang Jung-seun) calls in the most famous shamans and has them perform healing rituals, but the illness shows no sign of improving. The family steward recommends that they bring in Ok-hwa (Yoo Ji-in), who is renowned for her extraordinary spiritual powers. While she is performing the ritual, a large snake drops down from the eaves of the house and causes a commotion. Amazingly, the incident brings about a dramatic improvement in the condition of Mr. Kang's grandson. The household buzzes with glad excitement, with everyone clinging to Ok-hwa and asking her to cure the disease outright. But Ok-hwa searches all around as if possessed by a spirit and discovers a sinister-looking gourd bottle buried deep in the ground in the pine forest. This bottle hides a bloody secret. 　　Some twenty years ago, there was, in the Kang family, a young widow by the name of Lee (Kim Yun-kyeong). Bound by strict moral codes, Lee was living a lonely life of enforced celibacy. She had taken to stabbing her thigh with a small silver knife every night in order to suppress her frustrated desires, but the wound became infected and she came on the verge of death. According to family tradition, the Kangs removed Lee to an isolated hut (called pi-makin Korean), and left her there to await her own death. The family matriarch, wishing to grant her daughter-in-law one final wish, arranged for her to spend a night with the hut keeper, Sam-dol (Nam Koong-won). Through Sam-dol's devoted care, Lee miraculously recovered and the two developed deep feelings for each other. The matriarch welcomed her daughter-in-law's recovery at first, but became enraged when she found out about Lee's adulterous relationship with Sam-dol. As punishment, the Kang family secretly murdered both Sam-dol and Lee. 　　Ok-hwa, who is in fact Sam-dol's daughter, was merely pretending to be a shaman in order to exact revenge for her father. Possessed by a real spirit, she attempts to kill Mr. Kang inside the hut but lets him go unscathed. She enters the hut, sets it on fire, and dies in the flames.

When the eldest grandson of Mr. Kang (Choi Seong-ho), a prominent local figure in the village of Suri in Hwanghae-do, becomes afflicted with a mysterious, life-threatening illness, the entire household is plunged in anxiety. The imminent death of the direct heir to the family name is a serious matter indeed, since the Kangs have a history of seeing their sons die young a fact that has resulted in a household teaming with widows. The family matriarch (Hwang Jung-seun) calls in the most famous shamans and has them perform healing rituals, but the illness shows no sign of improving. The family steward recommends that they bring in Ok-hwa (Yoo Ji-in), who is renowned for her extraordinary spiritual powers. While she is performing the ritual, a large snake drops down from the eaves of the house and causes a commotion. Amazingly, the incident brings about a dramatic improvement in the condition of Mr. Kang's grandson. The household buzzes with glad excitement, with everyone clinging to Ok-hwa and asking her to cure the disease outright. But Ok-hwa searches all around as if possessed by a spirit and discovers a sinister-looking gourd bottle buried deep in the ground in the pine forest. This bottle hides a bloody secret. 　　Some twenty years ago, there was, in the Kang family, a young widow by the name of Lee (Kim Yun-kyeong). Bound by strict moral codes, Lee was living a lonely life of enforced celibacy. She had taken to stabbing her thigh with a small silver knife every night in order to suppress her frustrated desires, but the wound became infected and she came on the verge of death. According to family tradition, the Kangs removed Lee to an isolated hut (called pi-makin Korean), and left her there to await her own death. The family matriarch, wishing to grant her daughter-in-law one final wish, arranged for her to spend a night with the hut keeper, Sam-dol (Nam Koong-won). Through Sam-dol's devoted care, Lee miraculously recovered and the two developed deep feelings for each other. The matriarch welcomed her daughter-in-law's recovery at first, but became enraged when she found out about Lee's adulterous relationship with Sam-dol. As punishment, the Kang family secretly murdered both Sam-dol and Lee. 　　Ok-hwa, who is in fact Sam-dol's daughter, was merely pretending to be a shaman in order to exact revenge for her father. Possessed by a real spirit, she attempts to kill Mr. Kang inside the hut but lets him go unscathed. She enters the hut, sets it on fire, and dies in the flames.

该剧改编自谈天音的小说《昆山玉之前传》。合浦采珠奴端午（赵露思 饰）历经万难逃出吃人的珠场，邂逅了西域商人燕子京（刘宇宁 饰）和谦谦君子张晋然（唐晓天 饰）。她加入燕氏商队，一路摸爬滚打，璀璨的珠宝世界仿佛近在咫尺。然而西北之行，她却发现了自己的身世之密，更卷入了燕子京的 复仇谜局，至亲皆死，至爱背离。端午改名苏幕遮勇闯扬州，宁可万劫不复也要追寻真相。然她终心如明镜，不被仇恨裹挟，一手缔造明镜台，联合张晋然昭雪旧案。原打算独自背负污名和仇恨的燕子京最终亦缓解心结，与她共对疾风骤雨。尘埃落定，苏幕遮在赛宝会上勇攀珠宝艺术高峰，众多原本屈从于命运的女子也因她而焕然新生。

该剧改编自谈天音的小说《昆山玉之前传》。合浦采珠奴端午（赵露思 饰）历经万难逃出吃人的珠场，邂逅了西域商人燕子京（刘宇宁 饰）和谦谦君子张晋然（唐晓天 饰）。她加入燕氏商队，一路摸爬滚打，璀璨的珠宝世界仿佛近在咫尺。然而西北之行，她却发现了自己的身世之密，更卷入了燕子京的 复仇谜局，至亲皆死，至爱背离。端午改名苏幕遮勇闯扬州，宁可万劫不复也要追寻真相。然她终心如明镜，不被仇恨裹挟，一手缔造明镜台，联合张晋然昭雪旧案。原打算独自背负污名和仇恨的燕子京最终亦缓解心结，与她共对疾风骤雨。尘埃落定，苏幕遮在赛宝会上勇攀珠宝艺术高峰，众多原本屈从于命运的女子也因她而焕然新生。