Underwater Cities Near Japan & Okinawa Remnants of Mu? | ||||
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In 1985, a dive tour operator in Yonaguni, Japan, Kihachiro Aratake, was looking for new places to take divers.He explored the southeast side of the island, and was astonished to find a 300-foot long megalithic structure that appeared to be man-made. It took years for the discovery to be noticed outside the diving tour operator network, but in 1996, Professor Masaaki Kimura, a geologist at the University of the Ryukyus on Okinawa, surveyed and documented the structure. Other city structures have been found in the general area since 1996, but few people have been allowed to dive to them. The structures are made of a stone which Professor Kimura asserts is not indigenous to the area. Carved steps, flat terraces, platforms, carved tunnels, pillars, and many other structures are present. Glyphs and etchings are found on the underwater structures bearing a similarity to carvings found on the island. Many people have speculated that the ruins may be related to the “mythical” land of Mu or Lemuria. However, many scientists argue that the structures are natural formations. Dr. Robert Schoch believes that some of the formations are natural but may have been altered by ancient man. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illustrations courtesy of the To see a variety of spectacular photos from Yonaguni click on the hypertext below http://www.grahamhancock.com/gallery/underwater/yonaguni.htm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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