The Missing Shrines, is the legend of General Yamashita’s gold true? | History Mysteries EP8

Is the legend of General Yamashita’s gold buried in a Shinto shrine deep within the forest of MacRitchie reservoir true? What other Shinto shrine was built and then subsequently demolished in Singapore during World War 2? Adrian delves into the urban legend to see what he’s able to dig up.
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[@jadenyjteng5740]

I love this show that media corp produced

[@biggyshan006]

Hope more will come...

[@ammarsj545]

This is the only show I'll watch from mediacorp

[@Christianowens179]

Please create more of this series! MediaCorp sucks big time but this is the only acceptable show

[@aisyahidros4042]

I am 10 years old and I love discovering Singapore History

[@justwalk-travelasmrchannel1630]

yay new episode!! i love where the show is steering to :)

[@graceleeks]

I do enjoy a carefully researched production

[@AmirZuLK9]

Seeing Shawn Li Gave A Nostalgic Feeling

[@paulyuen8115]

I have been to the Japanese shrine in the Mcritchie forest three times, way before the band was enforced some years ago.. really tough environment inside, the steps were there, the bath still there n the wall was still there. The ground of the temple place will all reck up, showing signs of explosive destruction, by the Japanese at the end of war! Then, there was a machine gun post, and a trench, fill with water! Quite a spooky place.😀

[@o0ohwyo0o]

Bukit Buttock 😆😆

[@jeffreylim541]

Ya! I heard Buttock clearly too! Nice one Adrian...

[@handphone77]

At least I'm not the only one who pronounced it that way.

[@APersonOnYouTubeX]

Let’s make a history series, this guy is perfect

[@unholydanger]

16:00 Man, that's just light reflection , sort of a lens flare kind of thing 17:40 The last one was really something

[@biggyshan006]

This is the only my fav show in mediacorp.. more on history of singapore... hope this will continue....

[@marcyeo4635]

Why did NParks reject the application to enter MacRitchie Park in search of the remnants of the shrine, for this documentary is beyond me 🤦🏻‍♂️ At the end of the day, its for our knowledge to our own history & im pretty sure, Adrian & his team will take whatever necessary steps to avoid getting lost or result in any injury. I hope NParks will reconsider his request to enter, after all there is already an imposition of a Fine for those who enter the said area of MacRitchie Reservoir

[@MrChong9]

Probably they didn’t want to reveal too much of the area in case many people wants to go there

[@playmakersmusic]

Because if they were to open to people, a lot of people would want to go and visit and they might get lost. This means more work for them or the police.

[@sjv9147s]

Maybe there may still be a few landmines ...

[@jonathanlewis8018]

U know the memorial in Singapore is way better preserved. The Japanese built a war memorial in Hong Kong , and after the war, there was a literal party for its destruction

[@tand9854]

This series gives the vibes of an old show called Hey Singapore. That time was a female host exploring Singapore if I remembered correctly. Also a gd show.

[@ellentan6591]

Love Adrian Pang!

[@90taetaeya]

I always get excited when a new episode is up!! Weeeee. Love this showwwwwwww ♥️ can do about the abandoned hdb estate at lim chu kang?

[@gheeseng7098]

You are talking about the Neo Tiew Housing Estate, which is used by the army for infantry training?

[@ysgoh1981]

Very well done!

[@zroomboom6319]

Yamashita gold is inside bukit batok pond from my prediction 👍👍👍👍👍

[@cityofgardenerssg318]

Romours have it that the big Nparks ranger office complex is now abandoned because of excessive panoramic encounters by staff stationed there

[@simonsimon2888]

Poor guy!..he is SOB(Short of Breath) for a flight of 120 steps...malu!

[@rommelflores2618]

Like this one, in the Philippines the World War 2 myth of the treasure is also debatable. It will always stay as a myth or an urban legend.

[@saberkok8209]

The Philippines ones is a true story. There is a person who really found the stuff. Unfortunately under marcos, he was tortured and all the stuffs has been looted to nothing. And in the end he died a poor man.

[@mayalmera4920]

Yeah, they said in bagiuo.

[@mrdarylkoh123]

Season 2 pls

[@jonardcayton1395]

Nice program learning so many things

[@francis_Teo_KY]

Why nv features bukit brown cementry n mt pleasant. The water tomb. who exactly is lieing there. Also the bullllet hole at the tomb inside the cementry.... Hope mediacrops can make a clips on this place too

[@zhij9274]

@xiaop chen Hi! Do you have a link of the series that you can share with me? Searched everywhere but can't find it...

[@zhij9274]

@xiaop chen Thanks so much!

[@AWXPlays]

nice

[@samuelyuen4298]

Adrian please do an episode on the mystery of your back pack! hahaha

[@Herofanboydeku]

Interesting

[@bizneat3610]

15:37 the guy came from the left and scared me!

[@GTOnIzuka]

I cannot get over the Bukit "Buttock"...

[@boontan6636]

I am 69. I know where the shrine was, not in Bukit Batok but in the MacRitchie

[@chubbbr]

Thought he is James May. Very similar. By the way.. good show unpuzzle mysteries secret in the island👍👍

[@senseipanda2307]

Ayo first time mediacorp made a good show??

[@rosemary4580]

Many years back and before I joined a tour to Shantung, I went to Nautre Park nearby to build my stamina and explore.I went right up above the quarry pond to enjoy the beautiful sight up there.Out of curiosity I climbed up a steep hill and through a gap to discover a historical description of a shinto shrine. which was supposed to.be atop the steps where the transmission tower. stood.I was dusappointed ut was gone but I have dine research on the invasion and was told by an old neighbour that prisobers of war buikd8ng the Macrutchie shre and working at Sine Riad were pitifully skinny and scrawny beyond their and description.In fact，the imperial army pushing through the forest to Eng Neo Avenue and massacred the villagers who.dudnt escaoed was the final.battke ground befire The British surrendered and signed it at Ford Factory between general Yamashita and General Percival the next day.

[@rosemary4580]

sorry for some spelling mistakes due to my phone.

[@rosemary4580]

I recalled vaguely there was an obelisk.

[@frankiechiuh3401]

Restricted area…. Coz Yamashita’s Gold were hidden there, SG don’t need it yet at this moment…. Will only unearth them as last resort 🤣🤣🤣

[@xeenslayer]

I feel bad for Adrian. Every episode he has to humour these superstitious pantang people and pretend to take them seriously out of respect... d'oh. And also he cannot visit a lot of these places because either it's against the law, must be damn sian.

[@Shingoz82]

Lens flare... No?

[@nicky66682]

If I find the gold can I keep all the gold.

[@jarrodyuki7081]

japan could have kept syonanto if it won midway and coral sea.

[@bklim951]

We all will be speaking in Japanese and worshipping in their temple!!! Who knows! haha!

[@adamfua3308]

Ghosts is ghosts lor .

[@aizatjunaidi69]

Bukit batok thats mean bukit cough

[@ChrysaIist1]

honma..

[@ladytransientpassenger2598]

Just curious whats inside adrian’s backpack😅🤪

[@bizneat3610]

With the social distancing, this show is probably a 2-men show with only Adrian and the cameraman. So he has to help carry some tools in the backpack?

[@subiejoe]

so who has Yama's gold?

[@canopyfields]

Most are in Philippines in secret tunnels. Gold hunter found one of the tunnels, but President Marcos forced him to tell where it is, and then Marcos took the gold and became so rich. The guy sued Marcos and won the case in an international court. Some of the other tunnels were found by the American army after WW2, they interrogated Yamashita's driver after Yam was sentenced to death for war crimes. Usa shared the trillions worth of gold with Japan. This is how japan built itself up from the dust of WW2 bombings to become number 2 to usa in the 1980s. This is all in a book. There are also documentaries made about the big Buddha statue that the Filipino gold hunter found that alerted marcos of the treasure.

[@unholydanger]

@@canopyfields Yes there were documentaries that research on this. Japan could become number 2 economy in just decades after severe destruction in their country, all thanks to the gold they plundered from all over Asia with US helping them keep the loot. Despicable countries pretending to be heroes.

[@mayalmera4920]

Yes, they said in bagiuo.

[@ifrite3]

appreciate the history journalism, but the paranormal investigation part really made me feel like saying "grow up". especially the face in the first clip, it moves in relation to the camera and not the world, and it overla[s the guy's arm, but i guess this is mediacorp, it's all just entertainment, although standards seem pretty low lol