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    General Yamashita of the Imperial Japanese Army is purported to have buried tons of gold and treasures looted from across Asia in Philippine caves during World War 2. Known as Yamashita's Gold, it is estimated to be worth billions. One theory holds that former Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos found some of this treasure. Rogelio Roxas claimed to have discovered gold in 1971, but it was taken by Marcos' men. Skeptics doubt the reported amounts, as more gold would likely have been found by now if it existed in the quantities described. Treasure hunters still search for Yamashita's gold today.

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    General Yamashita of the Imperial Japanese Army is purported to have buried tons of gold and treasures looted from across Asia in Philippine caves during World War 2. Known as Yamashita's Gold, it is estimated to be worth billions. One theory holds that former Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos found some of this treasure. Rogelio Roxas claimed to have discovered gold in 1971, but it was taken by Marcos' men. Skeptics doubt the reported amounts, as more gold would likely have been found by now if it existed in the quantities described. Treasure hunters still search for Yamashita's gold today.

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    General Yamashita of the Imperial Japanese Army is purported to have buried tons of gold and treasures looted from across Asia in Philippine caves during World War 2. Known as Yamashita's Gold, it is estimated to be worth billions. One theory holds that former Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos found some of this treasure. Rogelio Roxas claimed to have discovered gold in 1971, but it was taken by Marcos' men. Skeptics doubt the reported amounts, as more gold would likely have been found by now if it existed in the quantities described. Treasure hunters still search for Yamashita's gold today.

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    Yamashitas Gold: The Philippine Treasure

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    Jim H
    May 12, 2016

    True Life Tale of Yamashitas Gold


    Treasure
    You have surely heard the tales of Aztec gold and Incan treasure, but
    how about Yamashitas 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? Billions and billions of
    dollars.

    Can Stock Photo Inc. /bashta

    Where Did Yamashitas Gold Come From?


    It is a well-known fact that Japan looted Asia in the years prior to and including World War II.
    According to legend, they amassed a veritable fortune for themselves. There was even a special
    team created whose sole purpose was to loot the invaded countries. The team was called The
    Golden Lily.

    There was so much of this confiscated booty that it required a full-time effort to transport all of it
    back to Japan. The Philippines was initially used as a layover spot where the looted treasure would
    be loaded onto ships for the last leg of the trip.

    American forces became a problem for Japan when they started sinking a number of ships on the
    high seas. Japans royal family decided to hide the remaining treasure in the Philippines and that is
    where General Yamashita comes in.

    Yamashita was tasked with organizing and carrying out the plans to dig tunnels and find caves in
    which to hide all of the gold and other items. Japanese soldiers and prisoners of war were used to
    dig out tunnels and move the stash into the caves.

    Unfortunately for them, once the gold was transferred, the entrances were covered up. Usually
    they exploded bombs at the openings, leaving the laborers trapped inside to die.
    Yamashita is escorted out of the courtroom immediately after being sentenced to death by
    hanging, 31 December 1945.

    Where is Yamashitas Treasure Now?


    There seem to be many theories about what happened to the Yamashita gold over the years.

    One theory has Ferdinand Marcos, ex-president of the Philippines, finding a nice chunk of the
    treasure and keeping it for his own personal gain. He took strict control over the searching and
    excavating during his tenure and had to personally approve every expedition.

    One such expedition was headed by Rogelio Roxas. Roxas claims he found a large cache of gold
    in a cave in 1971. He brought a lawsuit against Marcos and his wife. He stated that once his
    discovery was made known to Marcos, he was beaten and arrested and his gold was taken by
    Marcos men. The state of Hawaii (where the suit was filed) eventually found in favor of Roxas.
    Stating there was sufficient evidence to show he had indeed found gold which was subsequently
    taken from him, they awarded him $6 million.
    Rogelio Roxas poses for a picture with a golden Buddha he allegedly discovered in cave. Image
    credit: http://www.labrujulaverde.com/

    Other historians and researchers claim the U.S. was given the location of much of the treasure in
    exchange for not bringing charges against the royal family for war crimes and other atrocities. It is
    said the CIA and the OSS received much of that gold which was used to fund those agencies.

    Skeptics Are Doubtful

    Even with Roxas vindication and books like Gold Warriors, there are many skeptics who doubt
    the existence of the Yamashita treasure or at least dispute the amounts alleged to exist. They argue
    that if there is as much gold hidden as history claims, there would be many more stories of
    discovery. There is little to no proof of any gold being found despite several claims by treasure
    hunters and Filipino natives to the contrary. Documentation and pictures should surely exist. But
    there is no such proof of any of these claims. Roxas story is probably the closest we will every
    come to having the story substantiated. As such, Yamashitas treasure has taken on legendary
    proportions, like the lost Incan city of gold called El Dorado, or the Oak Island Money Pit, the
    now famous location of Captain Kidds buried treasure.

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    There are still treasure hunters out there who dedicate their lives to finding Yamashitas gold
    treasure. Theyre hoping to stumble upon just a small portion of the loot that was hidden so long
    ago. Perhaps most of it has already been found and helped to fund intelligence agencies and the
    vast collection of shoes of Imelda Marcos (it was truly impressive!). When we wonder, we search.
    And just maybethe rest of Yamashitas treasure will be found.
    Sources:
    Wikipedia
    The Legend of Golden Lilly
    All Things Adventure
    The Secret WWII Gold Hoard That Changed the World

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