Japan - Mysteries

The Hibagon: Japan’s Bigfoot of Mount Hiba

November 9, 2026November 9, 2026 by Tommy Hayes

A wooded path near the summit of Mount Hiba in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, where the Hibagon was reported — not a photograph of the creature

About 5 min readIn the summer of 1970, drivers on a mountain road in Hiroshima Prefecture began reporting a hairy, ape-like creature with a triangular face. For five years the Hibagon was Japan’s most famous mystery — then the sightings simply stopped.

The Yonaguni Monument: Japan’s Underwater ‘Atlantis’ — or Just Clever Geology?

November 8, 2026November 6, 2026 by Tommy Hayes

Underwater rock formations at the Yonaguni Monument off Japan

About 4 min readOff the southern coast of Yonaguni, Japan’s westernmost island, a diver found stepped terraces and right-angled walls 25 metres underwater. One geologist says it is a 10,000-year-old sunken city. Most others say it is natural rock — and the argument has run since 1986.