Yamashita's Gold: The Hunt For Japan's Buried WW2 Treasure | Myth Hunters

Yamashita's Gold: The Hunt For Japan's Buried WW2 Treasure | Myth Hunters | War Stories

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Ай бұрын

Delve into the legend of General Tomoyuki Yamashita and his fabled gold, a treasure hoard worth over $100 billion today. Follow amateur treasure hunter Roger Roxas on his lifelong quest, uncovering the covert operations of the Golden Lily and the treacherous aftermath. Join us as we explore the gripping tale of intrigue, scandal, and obsession, shedding light on one of history's greatest mysteries: Yamashita's Gold.
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@TheCalvinHackett 7 күн бұрын

I’m hurting just from watching this. I can’t even fathom how Roger must have felt.

@1mlannen Ай бұрын

I am a retired American came to the Philippines 14 years ago.I find it very pleasant and enjoyable here at 82 living totally on my SS each month it is a good life. Everything is so much cheaper here and there is nothing missing from what I found in the US, rnt so cheap, medical, food, transportation all so much less expensive. People very nice most speak good english, what more could a person ask for. MKL

@bhakti.exchange Ай бұрын

Yamashita's gold, sir and the imperial remorse in other commentary. He us win back thiis life for the rest of US at bhakti exchange ene coin

@russellharvey698 Ай бұрын

What has that got to do with the video.. gold and the japanese? Nothing

@wesdale1753 Ай бұрын

This is not the video. Get lost

@user-tx2yt2nh8k Ай бұрын

The philipino gang does not spot you yet.

@AbcdAsdf-xn8vz Ай бұрын

You aren't American, may be phillippino.

@keithridge197 Ай бұрын

This show myth hunters is unbelievable. Thank you for posting

@richardodell2084 Ай бұрын

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@Quagm1re Ай бұрын

Saw this story many years ago featured on Unsolved Mysteries. What an interesting/tragic tale. RIP Mr Rojas.

@Ghost_Rider_786 Ай бұрын

Roger was too honest ........Jeez !!!!! ... He shud not have told anyone .... Roger was a true hero .... I hope he is at peace now ....

@Joanlow1440p Ай бұрын

Yamashita treasure is not true. Whatever the Japanese looted, it's been transported to Japan Mainland for their emperor. It's not japanese like to bury gold.

@DisciplineWisdom143 Ай бұрын

@@Joanlow1440p maybe some have been brought to mainland, but not all. It was explained in the video (due to US Navy).

@patrickhenry6459 25 күн бұрын

@@Joanlow1440pI have known people to have found the mythical treasure. It is a historical fact as stated in the video.

@TheTraveler1010 24 күн бұрын

@@Joanlow1440p for me it could be true that the looted gold had been transported to Japan. However, i am pretty sure that Japanese did not use just one ship otherwise they have had stupid tactics. so maybe they have distributed amongst then others were halted by American troops since world war 2 had started during the transport. possibly other ships with gold in it when to the Philippines and hide somewhere since that time the Philippines was under Japan after conquered

@daa533 6 күн бұрын

Roger is super intelligent. Always tell everyone when you find gold

@billygraham0890 Ай бұрын

Roger... May You Rest In Peace, And Your Soul Fly Free!!!

@noctis0524 Ай бұрын

Fly where 😂

@mohammedsaysrashid3587 Ай бұрын

Really, it was a great war story shared by an excellent ( war stories) channel

@lesleyghostdragon3149 Ай бұрын

Well done documentary crew, the way you choreographed everything 👏👏👏 Really enjoyed this super engaging one, from story, to the story telling, to the music, to the archival footage...🏆

@erni25 18 күн бұрын

A pity to Roger. Remarkable resilient and respect to him!

@chinuchyan4040 Ай бұрын

Well, I heard this story from my best friend who is from Philippines. For me what is more Precious is the Living Jewels, the unique Flora n fauna and enchanting Nature over there. I wanna visit to have rich experience of it. 🙏

@charlielaudico3523 Ай бұрын

My father was on Okinawa during WW2! There were a lot of other Marines who saw crates that we unopened in numerous caves,but were told to just do their jobs to fight the Japanese and ignore what they saw! At 18 years, he followed orders

@isilder Ай бұрын

Why would there be anything valuable be at Okinawa ? They knew it was happening, they sent supplies for the defense of Okinawa... They were going to dig in at the shore, hold the americans in the water and sink them !

@TheNobullman Ай бұрын

Find and read 'Gold Warriors' by Sterling and Peggy Seagrave

@charlesivanvillapando4338 Ай бұрын

I live here in the Philippines and we saw lots of signs of WW2 said signs of something that buried in the area.

@brianmaitai7685 Ай бұрын

The Philippines is so beautiful. Wish i could visit. .From Kenya here.

@5_meter_spread Ай бұрын

Words of wisdom to anything searching for treasure, If you every find anything tell nobody and bury yourself in a secret location and wair years before you start cashing it in

@xtxt9135 Ай бұрын

Everybody talks about glamorous stuff like gold and diamonds, when it was other mundane items and materials that got lifted. A warehouse full of spices can easily wait a couple of years till things are quiet and the market opens up.

@rudychabez7228 Ай бұрын

It’s still there!!!

@MK-gn1nz 9 сағат бұрын

"with a wife & child he needed Yamada's gold more than ever.." 🤣🤣🤣

@user-bd1mj9qb9z 22 күн бұрын

Wow that's amazing looking

@user-yx6os5my8v Ай бұрын

Sad story indeed suffer for no gain nothing horrible

@user-di6fp3xh2b 19 күн бұрын

An wonderfully story video of the Philippines The coconut secret 144

@Slimeyfacewhynot Ай бұрын

now this is one carzy story

@rickmelonman 11 күн бұрын

I visited it when i was 9 years old and i thought it was the most beautiful country that i have ever seen. i'm from canada and i thought they had the most beautiful beaches in the world. my uncle had a restaurant in manila.

@MrOddball63 Ай бұрын

A friend of mine had a mini sub in the late 80's and was hired by the Philippines to find a Japanese ship that had been sunk while transporting gold. He found potential wrecks and then Marcos pulled all finances so he had to leave the sub and went bankrupt, he never really got out of the funk and died a few years later...

@Donaldperson7 Ай бұрын

You never tell anyone where you’re looking for gold! And he shouldn’t have asked for a permit!

@bradmoberly6164 Ай бұрын

Nexnext time u feel sorry for japan because of atomic bombings. Remember all the engineers they buried alive for gold. Let alone Bataan death march.

@ajlee7376 Ай бұрын

This Yamashita gold is a great story. The truth is dont know what to believe.

@tampilhb Ай бұрын

This remain a legend, hearsays, theories, whatever you call it, still no solid proof but fascinating stories of our imagination....

@kimtvmoviesclipsvideosandm3642 14 күн бұрын

Yes for dumb people this stays as You say it

@user-yj2df5nw2o Ай бұрын

If there was rumours of the treasure of yasimoto that would mean that someone else had to know about the places that is was buried at and they also had maps of the bobytraps as well so they could be able to get it if they were able to translate the codes on the maps

@isheysantiago5767 Ай бұрын

This was true according to the son of mr.Roxas. When my father was still living he told us a story about the yamashita treasure and it was real.

@Mimi-gg6ml 16 күн бұрын

Two had found in our barangay. And this gold treasure is very true. Hopefully the rests will be found.

@lgflanang Ай бұрын

Americans shipped Philippine gold in multiple submarine trips. Estimate was 20 tons of gold.

@robfox3561 Ай бұрын

you have the answer

@marjoejoginAlopez Ай бұрын

That's only few. Most of the treasure hunter still find treasure. The hall Philippines island still full of hurried treasure until now

@erwinbernales1723 Ай бұрын

This is BS...

@tangel7409 Ай бұрын

soo true, i read about US subs transporting gold, silver securities to diff US ports

@cattymajiv Ай бұрын

@@tangel7409 And you actually believed it?

@mualan4683 Ай бұрын

I have heard this treasure for over 30 years ago. I can’t believe it’s being hidden in Philippine.

@wilfredgismundo7405 Ай бұрын

Of the 175 areas where the treasure were hidden/buried, probably one of them was known by my father (deceased). He, with several other Filipinos, was asked by the Japanese soldiers to download drums from several trucks into a pit several meters wide in between hills. He was only lucky enough to run for his life when he learned the Japanese started killing one by one the Filipino helpers present in the area. He never told us the exact location of the area.

@tobyswesternwear Ай бұрын

There had been rumors of some of the sites have already been discovered in Zambales and collected by local politicians. There is even one major site found inside the jungles of Subic Bay which was once under the control of the Americans. I’m sure most treasure hunters have learned from the mistakes of Roger and just collect the gold silently.

@HermestdawnMantuhac Ай бұрын

There is sign near to our village

@thandoiphone6485 Ай бұрын

Possible

@brandonnewell8394 7 күн бұрын

"one of those bars are worth a thousand dollars" xD yeeeeeaaaa okkkay 35:30

@bradmoberly6164 Ай бұрын

Poor roger.

@jamesgardner8048 Ай бұрын

Indeed. 👍

@MLBB764 Ай бұрын

Marcos looted Roger then US looted MARCOS , Yamashita's gold the world was looking for.

@kuwatsinango_1019 Ай бұрын

That douglas mac arthur said i shall teturn that mean to say for the gold and mac arthur asign and one of guy to handle the looted gold in the phillippines and used to fund CIA.

@aldrin.sarmiento Ай бұрын

if you are interested in this story you can Watch Lost Gold of World War II by history channel it has 2 seasons, 3rd season is discontinued they where into siargao.

@juandelacruzzzz Ай бұрын

Yes I already watched that I didnt expect that there where hidden chambers to the places that I visited when I was in PI some of the places are intramuros and bgc

@cattymajiv Ай бұрын

As if anything on History channel is true! Only the MOST GULLIBLE person would believe that!

@BeverlyHillstattoo Ай бұрын

Well, this story is a good lesson to learn from 🤙!

@socratesii91 9 күн бұрын

This treasure is somewhere in Malaysia, and I hope someday some good people will find it

@onbeingasked 6 күн бұрын

An uncle I know joined a group who still search for it. Our former mayor allegedly was successful to find gold bars near an old school. I've seen men dig nearby our home for gold bars though they were not successful. My great grandfather told stories about him seeing Japanese dig and bury gold bars near us but the Japanese took them back because the US soldiers are near. He was hiding at the top of a coconut tree they said.

@AussiePom Күн бұрын

As soon as Roger decided to obey the law and announce his find he was doomed.

@TheScotian82 Ай бұрын

"...he died." Thats all. No how. Just the day before he wins the case. 🤨🤔🧐

@rosalinacionelo5386 28 күн бұрын

My grandfather said ( I bet my life) the hundred of trunks were not removed

@tarjeik7162 Ай бұрын

18:30 Warsaw, Hamburg, Berlin, Stalingrad, Hiroshima etcetc…

@AsuncionGersalina 9 күн бұрын

Now the story repeat itself

@fredclements6843 Ай бұрын

I would have never told anyone I was looking for it

@pontiacfan76 Ай бұрын

Somebody would have found out about it especially if he was going into the town to buy supplies somebody would have caught on if that's what he was doing

@fredclements6843 Ай бұрын

Well maybe so but I would not

@jamlv4872 13 күн бұрын

Roger really is the one to find one piece treasures...

@wilfredgismundo7405 Ай бұрын

Now, I understand why many treasure hunters were in the Philippines in the 60's and 70's.

@ThomasTambiga-xb6rg Ай бұрын

Yun nayung mga naka deposit sa ibang bansa...napaka wise ni Apo...

@JayMacTire Ай бұрын

The Americans got there hands on the gold before they left the Philippines

@jamespanaski799 Ай бұрын

A very old story told many times over! Some true, some fabricated.

@jleeblackmon5340 Ай бұрын

Damn...

@unacceptableviews1505 Ай бұрын

175 sites, this is the only one found. Sus.

@jeremiahbadiable4989 10 күн бұрын

Read some other comments. Many treasures have already been found and different locations

@colonelfustercluck486 Ай бұрын

meanwhile somewhere in the South Pacific or SE Asia, lurking in a different bar, everyday a convincing person will be telling the story (to a new resident or tourist) of the lost /stolen Japanese gold and they think (no, they are certain) they know where it is, and can you buy a truck and an excavator... we'll go 50% each. They were there when they were a kid and saw it happen...... yeah, Na

@denisramirez5774 Ай бұрын

Rojas could have been smarter hiding the found treasure

@robynmeyer7796 Ай бұрын

Maybe he did hide some of it 🤠

@joselitomarcial-te5hr 2 сағат бұрын

Golden Buddha dapat ng ibalik sa may ari!!!🇵🇭🏴‍☠️🇺🇳☮️🛰📡Launch! 🚀🚀🚀

@gukelordan852 Ай бұрын

Gold has been stolen since it has had any worth . How else would does one get gold ? Buy it ? Not likely

@daniellimo4087 Ай бұрын

Roger was a thick guy. How could he even let anyone know he had found the gold?

@joaquinmisajr.1215 Ай бұрын

The Intel was superb. CIA

@benjaminbarcelon8299 Ай бұрын

He was betrayed someone who supposed to be the buyer

@trailguy Ай бұрын

is there any reason to believe more sights have not been found? 175? id think at least a few have been found by now.

@jeremiahbadiable4989 10 күн бұрын

Im filipino and many have already been found including our province.

@freedrichvon1651 Ай бұрын

here in philippines, if you found gold..its government property...but if you found drugs, its yourssss

@diegotr1903 Ай бұрын

Gov suxks

@Janchaimo1966 Ай бұрын

Myth? My goodness! It's a history!

@TheFall-rk7ys 29 күн бұрын

Yep, its a only myth.

@Janchaimo1966 29 күн бұрын

@@TheFall-rk7ys War is not a myth including the looting..tsk tsk

@Janchaimo1966 29 күн бұрын

@@TheFall-rk7ys Prove it .. that it's a myth

@TheFall-rk7ys 29 күн бұрын

@@Janchaimo1966 prove??? Haha, hmm, how can i prove?? If only its a myth??? Beside, have everyone seen that gold right now?? Menn, i am the one whos gonna ask you to prove me or to anyone else that gold is true. And where is it right now??. Nothinggg, Haha

@TheFall-rk7ys 29 күн бұрын

@@Janchaimo1966 yeah, the war is true, but the gold is a myth.

@yours2injesus2 Ай бұрын

Really SAD Story

@robertdelacruz2951 Ай бұрын

This seems to fanciful.

@zacharyfps1938 15 күн бұрын

Philippines has a lot of story to tell but they don't make a lot of films regarding WW2 they should have a lot of interesting stories.

@CoolGirl007 Ай бұрын

Do not tell anyone if you found it

@Donaldperson7 Ай бұрын

I wonder where he got the map from?

@romeoETmike Ай бұрын

Harrison Ford.

@fetahable 24 күн бұрын

Spiderman

@TheNobullman Ай бұрын

Find and read 'Gold Warriors' by Sterling and Peggy Seagrave I wonder whether some of the gold was also hidden in Vietnam hence the true reason for the Vietnam War?

@williemakit6364 Ай бұрын

When Roger died, did his son not take up the quest to pursue the law suit?

@francobareng9731 10 күн бұрын

Nakatago yung yamashitas gold sa sarrat ilocos norte..

@tristansantiago9311 25 күн бұрын

Most of you people didnt understand that this treasures? gold? pearls? whatever there is? this were already returned..and quite frankly there so many scattered pieces of ww2 history left in tanay rizal and some havent found yet...

@davesbainrps6909 Ай бұрын

Looks like the lawyers made the most

@reynaldoalmenario9104 Ай бұрын

Yamashita's gold is a misnomer, say the authors of the book, Gold Warriors. They claim Yamashita came to the Philippines only after construction of the last treasure vault.

@damnu8089 Ай бұрын

and the u.s.a. has it at this time ,

@jayalbertz9756 24 күн бұрын

Roger Rojas is a hero! He found at least some of the stolen treasure, and should have at least been paid a finders fee Yes the Marcos' were propped up by the US, didn't anyone ever wonder how they were simply exiled? I bet it was because they turned Yamashita's gold stash over to America and all was forgotten! RIP Roger Rojas!

@stefanhorlacher1583 Ай бұрын

still many sites around besides the 175vip sites, estimate 1000+ smaller ones but also not easy to work...

@rosalinacionelo5386 28 күн бұрын

Yes that’s why we were quiet about our property

@RaulBaguio-jw3bm 25 күн бұрын

❤Parang ganito yon. Diba noong unang panahon, Ang Pinas ay Ophir. Ang Ophian ay nag bigay ng Daming Gold sa Israel , ibinigay kay Haring Solomon Para Gumawa ng Templo sa Ating Panginoon. Sa tingin ko naibslik lahat na naibigay pag gawa ng Templo for King Solomon. Ngayon bumalik at more pa. Kaya yon ...

@bryanbacolod296 5 күн бұрын

Myth lang yun wala naman evidence na magpapatunay, kaya wag ka maniwala dun

@leopoldom.jr.dulguime3314 Ай бұрын

These narrators are very good at story telling but it doesn't mean they know the truth from from it.

@Mumbo_Jumbo_Kiwi.1 Ай бұрын

Go on reveal??

@silverload3622 Ай бұрын

I would of taken all the diamonds and buried them in the back yard and a lot of the gold bars I would of buried right in the cave complex

@anthonynjoroge968 10 күн бұрын

Never trust anyone, just keep low and market your hidden treasure

@vincentyeo88 Ай бұрын

McDougald, Charles C., Asian Loot: Unearthing the Secrets of Marcos, Yamashita and the Gold, San Francisco: San Francisco Publishers, 1993, pp319, paperback. McDougald, Charles C., The Buddha, The Gold, and The Myth: How Marcos Looted the Central Bank, San Francisco: San Francisco Publishers, 1997, pp265, paperback.

@jonnyfatboy7563 Ай бұрын

when I find the rest I won't be finding anything... 👍

@irwan3064 5 күн бұрын

It's gold and jewellery plundered by the Japanese during the invasion of SEA

@Donaldperson7 Ай бұрын

He shouldn’t have took it home he should have moved it all to a warehouse by himself! Where it couldn’t be found!

@AJs255 Ай бұрын

Should of kept it

@argie0024 5 күн бұрын

WIth all the US influence and power in the Philippines during those times, I won't surprise if that treasure is in the hands of US Government now.

@aikaterinimoschou9437 Ай бұрын

I am just wondering why didn't any of the japanese soldiers go back and retrieve the gold. At least one knew where it was, he drew a map....?

@MILNEROkney Ай бұрын

Yamashita was "Gangsta"........he knew what he was doing, it was a fall back, if he lost the war, his name would go down in history and lose face, but on the other hand........his name would linger on in the history about the man that hid gold which was lost but redeemed later...just saying!

@TheAmericanCrusader 28 күн бұрын

I first heard of this cuz of Medal of Honor: Rising Sun.

@romeoramirez8204 Ай бұрын

i hope this story is true? hope fully

@ColoniaMurder20 Ай бұрын

its true.. there were politician hella rich becuz of yamashita gold.

@Donaldperson7 Ай бұрын

It was all the gold he stole from him! Why wouldn’t he have hid boxes of the gold? I just don’t understand why he said anything to anyone?

@alexandermik1194 Ай бұрын

The gold are not buried anywhere, it's was taken directly into Japan. They knew the aftermath of war will cost a lot. Gold was hidden in Japan by the Emperor's men.

@ColoniaMurder20 Ай бұрын

dont you know japanese companies in Philippines was secretly recovered yamashita gold. Japanese company even bought an entire Island just to recovered gold with a help from local government.

@user-iq3gl4nc3l Ай бұрын

Gold in d septic tank

@zeideerskine3462 Ай бұрын

One of the most brutal dictators and most unquestionably a thug at 1:25.

@nickb2966 Ай бұрын

Any story about the Iraq or Libya gold?

@dennisdimenace7495 Ай бұрын

After they took the Buddha Roger should of took the Gold Bricks and left the country smh 🤦🏽‍♂️..

@NgugiKamau-rr3zp Ай бұрын

So Marcos just let Imelda take a sneak peek at a careless mound of 100 dollar bills for her to quickly say I DO?there's always a very simple method for doing the most difficult thing.

@rr1ee163 10 күн бұрын

Who has the golden budha now?

@artandglo Ай бұрын

Wherever country you find treasure { EUROPE, USA, CANADA, ASIA, ...} specially bulk if the government knew it they will take it. Better not tell anybody even to your family.