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The Mystery of Yamashita's Map (2007), a novel by James McKenzie, tells the story of a group of treasure hunters who go in search of Yamashita's gold; A TV show, Yamashita's Treasure, was broadcast by Singapore's Media, Mediacorp in 2010; Yamashita's gold is a major plot element of Dead Mine, a 2013 horror film set on a remote Indonesian island
Tomoyuki Yamashita. Tomoyuki Yamashita (山下 奉文, Yamashita Tomoyuki, 8 November 1885 – 23 February 1946; also called Tomobumi Yamashita[2]) was a Japanese convicted war criminal and general in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. Yamashita led Japanese forces during the invasion of Malaya and Battle of Singapore, his conquest ...
Japanese. Budget. ₱ 80 million (estimated) Yamashita: The Tiger's Treasure is a 2001 Filipino epic action - drama war film directed by Chito S. Roño and starring Armando Goyena, Danilo Barrios, Albert Martinez, Vic Diaz, BB Gandanghari, and Camille Prats. Its plot concerns a hidden Yamashita treasure. It was released by Star Cinema and Regal ...
One of the eight treasures of the Sasanian king Khosrow II. Heirloom Seal of the Realm. Confirmed. circa 960. —. Imperial Seal of China created by Emperor Qin Shi Huang, lost after the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period in the 10th century. Egill Skallagrímsson 's silver. Legend. circa 990-995.
Bessang Pass was a stronghold of the Japanese imperial forces under Gen. Tomoyuki Yamashita, known as the “Tiger of Malaya” and conqueror of Singapore. It was part of the triangular defense of General Yamashita in the north, namely the Balete Pass, Villaverde Trail and Bessang Pass, guarding the Ifugao-Benguet-Vizcaya borders.
Diggings of sacred grounds, through the ancient walls and a tunnel toward the church's altar, were reportedly conducted by people looking for the Yamashita's treasure. The National Museum of the Philippines declared the church as a national cultural treasure .
The Kiangan National Shrine (Filipino: Bantayog sa Kiangan) also known as the Yamashita Shrine [1] is a war memorial in Kiangan, Ifugao, Philippines.It commemorates the surrender of the top commander of Japanese Imperial Army in the Philippines General Tomoyuki Yamashita to the Allied forces, which led to the end of the Japanese occupation of the archipelago during World War II.
Like its neighbors, Panganiban and Paracale, there is a vast deposit of gold ore in the mountains of Labo, Camarines Norte. It is believed that Mt. Bagacay hides the treasures of Gen. Yamashita and is the target of both local and foreign treasure hunters and bounty seekers.