A content search and display system capable of increasing opportunities for a user to encounter more unknown contents than ever. Operating situation detecting device detects an operating situation of search condition specifying device. According to the operating situation of the search condition specifying device, condition adding/modifying device adds or modifies a search condition. In the course of searching, opportunities are produced for the user to encounter unexpected unknown contents not randomly, but based on a certain search condition, by operating the search condition specifying device.