The Man Who Found The Yamashita Treasure The treasure included bars of gold, jewelry and statues including a Golden Buddha containing diamonds.
Roger Roxas was a locksmith living on the island of Luzon in the Philippines during the presidency of Ferdinand Marcos.
He was also part of a group of amateur treasure hunters. Another member of the group was Albert Fuchigami, whose father was a Japanase Army officer.
When he was younger, his father had shown him a map that showed where large amounts of gold bars were buried in a tunnel system in the Philippines. From memory, he was able to re-create the map.
In 1970, Roger, Albert, and his group were able to locate the tunnel system, complete with railroad tracks. They discovered that the Japanese had apparently dynamited some of the entrances.
After several weeks, they created a small tunnel around one of the dynamited entrances. They found several skeletons of Japanese soldiers who had apparently been trapped when their exits were sealed off.
A few minutes later, while digging in the ground, a part of the floor collapsed. Underneath, they found a Gold Buddha, along with gold bars and other treasures. It is believed that the treasure was taken from another Southeast Asian country.
Roger and his group decided to dynamite the entrance to keep the treasure safe. They took the Buddha and planned to sell it. They planned to then use that money for trucks and other equipment that could be used to unload the gold bars and other treasure.
A prospective buyer confirmed that the Buddha was solid gold. He offered 1 million pesos, or $160,000, as a down payment. After the buyer left, Roger and his brother took a closer look at the Buddha. They found an opening on the Buddha; inside were several handfuls of diamonds.
The relics they discovered appeared to be the lost treasure of Yamashita. Roger and his brother tried to keep the discovery a secret, but word soon spread about the gold Buddha.
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