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The Yonaguni Monument (Japanese: 与那国島海底地形, Hepburn: Yonaguni-jima Kaitei Chikei, lit. ' Yonaguni Island Submarine Topography '), also known as the Yonaguni (Island) Submarine Ruins (与那国（島）海底遺跡, Yonaguni(-jima) Kaitei Iseki), is a submerged rock formation off the coast of Yonaguni, the southernmost of the Ryukyu Islands, in Japan.
Yonaguni (Japanese: 与那国島, Hepburn: Yonaguni-jima, Yonaguni: Dunan-chima, older Juni-shima; [2] Yaeyama: Yunoon-zïma; Okinawan: Yunaguni-jima), one of the Yaeyama Islands, is the westernmost island of Japan, [3] lying 108 kilometers (58 nmi; 67 mi) from the east coast of Taiwan, between the East China Sea and the Philippine Sea.
The submerged city of Pavlopetri (Greek: Παυλοπέτρι) is found in Vatika Bay, off the coast of southern Laconia in Peloponnese, Greece. It is about 5,000 years old, making it the oldest submerged city known in the world. [citation needed] Pavlopetri is unique in having an almost complete town plan, including streets, buildings, and tombs.
Mu is a lost continent introduced by Augustus Le Plongeon (1825–1908), who identified the "Land of Mu" with Atlantis.The name was subsequently identified with the hypothetical land of Lemuria by James Churchward (1851–1936), who asserted that it was located in the Pacific Ocean before its destruction. [1]
Asuka-Fujiwara: Archaeological Sites of Japan's Ancient Capitals and Related Properties: Nara: 2007 ii, iii, iv, v, vi (cultural) This nomination comprises historical sites from the Asuka period, centred around the city of Asuka which served as the capital of Japan before being moved to Nara in 710. Tombs, temples, and the remains of palaces ...
Ryūgū or Ryūgū-jō is the fabulous mythical residence of the Ryūjin (Dragon God) or Sea God, or the princess Otohime. [1] It is also equated with the "fish-scale palace" (iroko no goto tsukureru miya) which was the Sea God Watatsumi's palace mentioned in the Kojiki (8th century).
Itsukushima (厳島) is an island in the western part of the Inland Sea of Japan, located in the northwest of Hiroshima Bay. It is popularly known as Miyajima (宮島), which in Japanese means "Shrine Island". [1] The island is one of Hayashi Gahō's Three Views of Japan specified in 1643. [2]
Susami (すさみ町, Susami-chō) is a town in Nishimuro District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 October 2021 [update] , the town had an estimated population of 3,709 in 2041 households and a population density of 21 persons per km 2 . [ 1 ]