About Unexplored Japan: Ancient Underwater Ruins and Deadly Ice Walls
Somewhere on Earth - Japan | Investigate Asia Japan is a land of extremes. Situated on the Pacific “Ring of Fire”, this archipelago still bears the scars of a tumultuous birth. This living, volcanic land thrust up from the ocean depths. Its tormented Nature brought forth masterpieces and has swallowed up numerous enigmas. First of all, we will go to Yonaguni, a little island of 29 square km in the westernmost part of Japan. Shotaro Maja was born and bred here and this remote island holds no secrets for him. His father, a professional diver, discovered an extraordinary underwater site in 1984. He’s totally convinced that it is an archaeological ruin. Now it’s up to Shotaro to solve Yonaguni’s underwater mystery. Then we will go and discover a little-known and dangerous discipline: the ice climbing, with its best ambassador, Nae Yagi, champion of Japan. Nae is preparing an expedition in the area of Nagano to a risky and unknown climbing site. At 31, Nae is at the peak of her discipline. She has been able to confront her doubts to
Unexplored Japan: Ancient Underwater Ruins and Deadly Ice Walls is presented by Investigate Asia. Its listed runtime is 52 minutes. The source link and publisher attribution are provided with the embedded film.
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- Title
- Unexplored Japan: Ancient Underwater Ruins and Deadly Ice Walls
- Category
- History
- Runtime
- 52 minutes
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Investigate Asia
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