Yonaguni and the ancient Japanese civilizations
At the bottom of the Chinese Sea, near the island of Okinawa, the last island of the Ryukyus, a mysterious structure was discovered, which remained hidden in the seabed for over 10,000 years.
According to archaeologists, it is the oldest construction ever built by man.
The ruins extend along a large stretch of seabed of which the pyramid, the element that shows human intervention on the structure more than any other, occupies 15,000 m2
Some scholars argue that the Yonaguni monument represents proof of the existence of the mythical continent Mu, hit by a terrible cataclysm thousands of years ago and sunken into the waters of the Pacific Ocean about 25 thousand years ago. The notoriety of the legends about Mu dates back to 1868, when James Churchward, a colonel of the British colonial Empire, discovered some clay tablets, preserved in an ancient oriental monastery.
The engravings made on the plates should tell, in a language still unknown to us, the story of the legendary disappeared continent of Mu. The elders explained to the colonel was a huge territory where about 50 million years ago, life had originated. It was precisely the people of Mu who colonized the whole world, electing in each country a king son of the Sun, the star they considered their god. Perhaps it is just a coincidence, but the Japanese religion of Shinto also traces the origins of the imperial lineage to the solar goddess Amaterasu.
“There had never been brutality among those people... the inhabitants of Mu were great navigators, and practiced the art of architecture with mastery: they built imposing temples and stone palaces. The streets, always made of peitra, were paved with such skill that the grass could not grow between the cracks.”
Churchward explains with these words how Mu was made up of seven different cities, and how they worshiped the sun in their open temples.
But one day, following numerous earthquakes, Mu would collapse, enveloped in the flames of the newly awakened volcanoes. Terrible waves hit the coasts, penetrating into the hinterland.
“Mu, the Empire of the Sun, sank into an abyss, now lies in the land of darkness, where the sun never illuminates it… A blanket of water became its burial shroud”
narrates Churchward's book, which he concludes his description by saying that
“the kingdom now lies in the depths of the Pacific Ocean.”
The Yonaguni Step Pyramid was discovered only in 1985, during a dive by Kikachiro Aratake, a local sport diver, about 150 meters off the coast of Okinawa Island.
The structure is located 25 meters deep and, although opinions differ on the actual intervention of man in the construction, Masaaki Kimura, marine geologist with chair in the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Ryukyu, after numerous dives in the area declared to be absolutely certain that the structure is an artificial creation. The scholar came to this conclusion after long study since, as he himself stated, the enormous dimensions of the structure and its irregularity made it difficult to reconstruct its original appearance.
“I have studied the underwater structures of Yonaguni Island, at Iseki Point, for over ten years”
explains Kimura
“I have personally made more than 100 dives there. I can affirm, after analyzes carried out with Carbon-14 and other methods, that the entire structure was built by humans in the open air, over 10,000 years ago. Furthermore, I noticed fundamental differences between the ancient Japanese civilizations known to us, such as the Jomon one, and that of Yonaguni: the Jomon culture never built pyramids or megalithic structures. The oldest castles on the Okinawa islands such as Shuri Castle or Nakagusuku Castle were built 500 years ago, and their builders are historically well known. They are in no way associated with the Yonaguni civilization.”
The main building is in fact an enormous pyramid, a block of rock 20 meters high, 150 meters wide and 200 meters long and, since its complete immersion would have been caused by the rise in sea level, it is assumed - given that the phenomenon is occurred 9-10,000 years ago with the last glaciation - that the structure also dates back to at least that era. Another 5 smaller buildings surround the pyramid.
This statement would be confirmed by Carbon-14 tests, thermoluminescence and the findings of the Undersea Research Group of the University of Ryukyu. From the main façade of the building, located to the south, the stairs lead to the terraced area (to the west) and to what scholars have defined as "sacred" (located to the east).
The professor. Kimura explains that the structure is made up of enormous stone blocks on which carvings have been made to create the terraces and stairs that characterize its pyramidal appearance. The researchers also discovered the existence of round stones, which could be part of a rudimentary system for draining rainwater, placed near grooves carved into the rock surfaces, probably with the function of gutters.
In the East, the section of the pyramid was defined as "sacred" because it preserved strange finds, the functions of which still remain incomprehensible: a "sculpture" similar to a stone bird, a block of rock carved in the shape of a turtle similar to the kamekobaka (literally “turtle shell tombs”) also found in Okinawa, then a sort of “tub” with a triangular profile dug into the rock, called the 'Triangle Pool'.
It is a triangular depression that recalls the Kaa, artificial drinking water fountains present in the Gusuku castle of ancient Okinawa.
But it is to the North that there is what is thought to be the true object of worship: placed in the center of a large platform, there is a sort of dolmen formed by a horizontal rock measuring 3 by 3 metres, supported by two larger circular stones. small.
Another underwater building, called 'Goshintai', contains an incredible stone, probably a sundial, baptized by Kimura 'Teda-ishi', meaning sun stone. Does this stone represent Ra-Mu, the solar deity Churchward spoke of?
Not far from the temple, another strange find was found, which for Professor Kimura is the definitive proof of human intervention in Yonaguni: it is a megalith in the shape of a human face seven meters high, very similar to the famous sculptures of Easter Island, the Moai. A series of carvings in the upper part of this find seem to define the features of a face and, in the horizontal cracks that correspond to the eye sockets, two stones are set which could represent the eyes.
“The eyes are clearly man-made”
Kimura comments with a smile,
“A famous diver, Jacques Mayol, said they were very well made, he liked them a lot, and since then we have called them 'Jacques' eyes".
Another certainty regarding man's intervention on the Yonaguni pyramid is given by the presence of a door, called 'Arched Gate', which leads to a circular road.
“The 'Ring Road'"
explains Kimura
"is a sort of street that surrounds the main building of Yonaguni. It is generally six meters wide, although in some parts it reaches 15. This street and the entire building are surrounded by a low wall, there is only one opening which we have called 'Arched Gate', because it is surmounted by an arch of stone 1.70 meters high and one meter wide”.
Numerous stone tools were found at the base of the underwater "pyramid", which present interesting similarities with some tools found in Taiwan. These are mostly unpolished axes, and have been estimated to be 10,000 years old.
Furthermore, there are numerous roads that run all around and rock walls full of engravings that could be the signs of a still indecipherable pictographic writing, a further element which underlines the extraordinary evolution of those who built the temple. According to Churchward the buildings and temples of Mu were made of stone, as were the streets, artfully built around the palaces.
In fact, several elements, including the impossibility of tracing what was found on the seabed of Yonaguni to known Japanese civilisations, suggest that perhaps the old English colonel was not wrong at all. Earthquakes, tsunamis and hurricanes in Japan are not unusual, and the now peaceful shilouette of Mount Fuji reminds us that volcanic activity was once present in the area.
But who were the builders of this imposing work, what were their rules, the knowledge acquired, how technologically advanced they were, still remain question marks.
Luckily for us, Professor Kimura will continue to study the underwater finds of Yonagumi for a long time in search of answers, despite the climate problems and the dangerous currents that affect that stretch of sea for much of the year.
We hope that his research sheds some light on the mystery of Yonaguni, so as to know what lies behind those enormous constructions, which remained hidden for millennia under the cold waters of the Pacific Ocean. Located off the coast of the China Sea, in the strait that connects Japan to Formosa and submerged 25 meters below sea level, they represent for the discoverers the testimony of a civilization that lived over 10,000 years ago. The constructions, of enormous dimensions, have caused excitement and dismay in the international archaeological community. The architectural characteristics of what can be considered a colossal structure, of comparable size to that of the Cheops pyramid, can be compared to the Mesopotamian constructions called Ziggurat, stepped pyramids, typical of the Middle Eastern area. They cannot therefore be associated with anything that has to do with the Japanese and Chinese cultures known to us. Previously no one had noticed the presence of these constructions and Professor Kimura was the first to have understood that the structure was not the work of nature, but of man. Furthermore, in the same area, findings of other buildings were added to the main discovery, confirming that, submerged a few tens of meters below the sea surface, an entire architectural complex was waiting to be discovered and provide a new key to understanding the history of oriental and world civilization. The geologist Robert Schoch and the Egyptologist John Antony West were also interested in the underwater site, supporters of the existence of Atlantis and consultants for the in-depth studies of Robert Bauval and Graham Hancock, who considered the structure to be the work of nature. But Kimura responded to these statements.
"If the steps were the result of erosion caused by marine currents"
declared Kimura
"the same phenomenon would also be visible on the surrounding rocks. The discovery of what appears to be a road that surrounds the entire complex confirms that it is only the work of the man"
After the images of the location were released, Schoch and West had to admit their mistake.
A pyramid from 10,000 years ago
A certain agitation reigns among Japanese scholars, as analyzes and studies seem to confirm that the Ryukyu underwater complex has close relations with pre-Columbian and Egyptian ruins.
Perhaps it was a religious and ceremonial site that has no correspondence with any other sacred architecture in the Far East and which is instead linked to archaeological sites present in other parts of the world. In particular, the entire underwater complex as an architectural design is strikingly similar to the Inca city of Pachacamac in Peru. Professor Kimura declares himself convinced that everything is the work of a very intelligent people
"with a high degree of technological knowledge and of which we had no trace until now".
The estimated age of the complex is also perplexing; Teruaku Ishi, professor of geology at the University of Tokyo, claims that the submerged Pyramid could date back to at least eight thousand BC. Other scholars even date it back to 12,000 BC; in other words, older than the pyramids of Egypt. The architectural correspondence between the submerged structures of Okinawa and the Egyptian, Mesopotamian and Mesoamerican temples places on the table the arguments that paleoastronautics scholars have advanced up to now and which many archaeologists are only now starting to take into consideration: namely the presence of a highly evolved planetary civilization, Atlantis or the legendary Mu (or what the Japanese call the mythical Onogorojima) of whose pre-flood culture traces can be found in the megalithic monuments scattered almost everywhere in the world. The fact that the Ryukyu Pyramid is placed below the water level is a strong indication that the civilization that built it disappeared with the flood.
Antediluvian engineering
A civilization that in the distant past must have exerted a great influence on the entire globe.
The notable similarities between Peruvian and Bolivian constructions and Japanese ones cannot otherwise be explained. In fact, it is not known to many that pyramids with smooth faces have also been found in Japan.
On 19 October 1996 an archaeological expedition discovered in northern Japan, on the island of Honsu, in the Hang area on Mount Kasagi, a small monolithic and symmetrical pyramid, a miniature version of the Cheops pyramid. Formed from a single granite block, it measures 4.70 meters base by 2.20 meters high and represents an architectural element completely unknown in Japan; at least until today.
The small Japanese pyramid is not the only structure apparently inconsistent with the classic architecture of Japan. Many readers will be familiar with the Peruvian constructions of the city of Cuzco with its Curichanca, the golden enclosure, and the nearby Sacsayhuaman still characterized by long rows of walls.
Inca engineering was characterized by the ability to assemble monolithic and gigantic blocks with an interlocking technique that has no valid counterparts in the modern era. These buildings have overcome the challenge of time, even overcoming strong seismic events, despite being built without any concrete, the sign of a superior technique that is still enigmatic today.
The interlocking system is not just a prerogative of Central and South America.
The Egyptian pyramids and temples, the platform of the temple of Baalbek in Lebanon, the foundations of the temple of Jerusalem which can now be visited from the Christian part of the sacred city present the same characteristics, which many researchers attribute to a culture preceding the flood, in a period between 10,000 and 15,000 BC.
Among the remains of the palace, a small door was also found, a smaller-scale version of the Sun Gate of Tiahuanaco in Bolivia, and like the latter surmounted by an idol whose original was destroyed by bulldozers during excavations. It is a statue similar to the Peruvian all-round idols. The system with which the door is assembled, characterized by three monolithic blocks, seems to connect it to the European Dolmens and above all to the Trilithons that form the entire Stonehenge complex.
The menhirs of Nabeyama
If recent archaeological discoveries have revealed incredible correspondences with American, Middle Eastern and Egyptian monuments, it is striking that Breton and Celtic architecture also finds its counterparts in Japan.
In the Nabeyama forest, again in 1996, two Menhirs were found side by side, elements completely unknown to Japanese culture.
It was found that the megaliths of the ancient European and Breton Neolithic culture in particular had the purpose of signaling, like a real calendar, the main astronomical events, from eclipses to solstices, and on these the populations marked their rhythm of life. Paleoastronautics scholars will know that the Breton megalithic temple of Stonehenge has a still obscure origin and its construction date is continually brought forward.
Also in Egypt, just this year, a similar structure was discovered, dating back to 7000 BC, made up of monoliths 3.6 meters in diameter and over 2 meters high arranged in a circle and perfectly aligned north-south, east-west and with the summer solstice.
The fact that these constructions are present in such distant places and in three different continents, Asia, Europe and Africa, leads to the same hypotheses formulated for the Japanese pyramid constructions: a developed culture acted as a global footprint in the distant past, only to suddenly disappear.
The common root
If these buildings were found in Peru or Brittany, no one would have any doubts about their origin. What meaning should we give to these perfect correspondences? The answer must necessarily consider that America, Asia and Europe were in the distant past linked by an extremely advanced culture. The presence of this type of architecture on Japanese soil confirms that Atlantis must have really existed and that it also extended its dominion to the Far East or at least influenced nearby populations with its knowledge. It is a fact that is emerging forcefully thanks to new discoveries, much more than archaeologists are still ready to admit. How else could we explain the existence in Japan of foreign elements of Far Eastern culture, but perfectly fit into such distant cultural contexts as the pre-Columbian, Middle Eastern and European ones? If Japan in its known history never came into contact with these populations, where should the common root be sought? Probably in a reality erased by the devastating waters of a catastrophe 10,000 years ago, which is only now giving us back an ancient historical memory buried in the darkness of centuries.
Francis Drake's Lemuria
That Japan was part, thousands of years ago, of an ancient vanished empire, had already been hypothesized in 1968 by W. Raymond Drake in his book Spacemen in the Ancient East, in which Japan is part of the continent of Lemuria.
Drake writes that the first settlers of Japan were men of the white race, custodians of Lemurian knowledge.
The flag of the Rising Sun, symbol of Japan, would still represent the sacred symbol of Lemuria.
"Like the Hindus, the Chinese and the Egyptians, the Japanese had twelve dynasties of divine emperors says Drake who reigned for 18,000 years, suggesting domination of cosmic origin. Ethnologists agree that the early ancestors of the Japanese were white men who subjugated the native Ainu, now almost completely disappeared, thus starting the Yamato lineage. Linguistic analyzes suggest that the Japanese language has affinities with Babylonian".
