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Yamashita's gold, also referred to as the Yamashita treasure, is the name given to the alleged war loot stolen in Southeast Asia by Imperial Japanese forces during World War II and supposedly hidden in caves, tunnels, or underground complexes in different cities in the Philippines.
The never-ending search for General Yamashita’s fabled gold is a peculiar Filipino pastime. In almost every corner of the nation, amateur treasure hunters explore caves, peer under flagpoles,...
Aug 19, 2022 · Under the command of the notorious General Tomoyuki Yamashita, the Japanese military of World War II amassed a fortune in looted gold which may have been stashed in the Philippines. (Supplied: Wikimedia Commons) They discovered one tunnel — about 1.8 metres high and 9m long — completely filled with boxes.
May 9, 2018 · It was in a huge tunnel complex dug by the Japanese at the Cagayan Valley in the Philippines. Inside the tunnel was treasures of a staggering proportion. Labeled tunnel 8, this was just one of 175 tunnels dotted around the Japanese occupied islands of the Philippines.
Apr 19, 2022 · Find out why this fascination with treasures persists among Filipinos and how late dictator Ferdinand Marcos’ son is fuelling that obsession. Japan's General Tomoyuki Yamashita (far left) in...
Apr 29, 2019 · It was believed to be part a long-rumored stash of plunder that Japanese general Tomoyuki Yamashita had buried in the Philippines in the waning days of World War II. Marcos’ agents had stolen...
May 12, 2016 · You have surely heard the tales of Aztec gold and Incan treasure, but how about the Yamashita gold? General Yamashita of the Imperial Army of Japan is purported to have buried or hidden away tons of gold in the Philippines. Literally, tons of gold, among other precious metals, gems, and artwork. The alleged value of all this treasure?
Feb 1, 2019 · Yamashita’s goal was to ship the treasure from the Philippines to Japan using the Philippines Sea, a route which gave Japan access to the Dutch East Indies as well as other lines of supply and communication between the Japanese islands to conquered territories in Southeast Asia.
So, did General Yamashita and Prince Takeda bury an enormous amount of treasure somewhere in the Philippines? Was - as one highly dubious conspiracy theory suggests - the treasure discovered and spirited away by the Americans to use as dark money in fighting the Cold War?
Apr 20, 2018 · Despite the fact that the court in Hawaii determined there was a hidden treasure in the surroundings of Baguio City, Philippines, it is not known if it was the famous Yamashita’s Gold. The loot determined by the court included several gold bars, and the statue of a Buddha made of 20-carat gold.
