{"id":3351,"date":"2014-04-23T09:34:37","date_gmt":"2014-04-23T09:34:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.apdiving.com\/en\/?p=3351"},"modified":"2016-06-21T14:51:10","modified_gmt":"2016-06-21T14:51:10","slug":"japans-yonaguni-monument","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/japans-yonaguni-monument\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan&#8217;s Yonaguni Monument"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Less than a mile from the small island of Yonahuna Jima lies the recently undiscovered underwater wonder, Yonaguni Monument. With its&#8217; large flat surfaces and almost perfect right angles, an ongoing debate still stands over how this man-made looking formation originated.<\/p>\n<p>Theories span from the possibility of an ancient civilisation\u00a0to the movement of tectonic plates thousands of years ago. Similar patterns of oddly shaped rock are found at the famous <a title=\"Learn More\" href=\"http:\/\/www.causewaycoastandglens.com\/Giants-Causeway.T1144.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Giants Causeway, Scotland<\/a> and\u00a0<a title=\"Learn More\" href=\"http:\/\/www.webtenerife.co.uk\/blog\/2012\/05\/diving-in-tenerife-la-rapadura\/\" target=\"_blank\">La Rapadura, Tenerife.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-3351 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/yonaguni-monument-japan-dave-mothershaw-apdiving-7.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/yonaguni-monument-japan-dave-mothershaw-apdiving-7-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/yonaguni-monument-japan-dave-mothershaw-apdiving-7-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/yonaguni-monument-japan-dave-mothershaw-apdiving-7-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/yonaguni-monument-japan-dave-mothershaw-apdiving-7.jpg 899w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3357'>\n\t\t\t\tPhoto by Dave Mothershaw &copy;\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/yonaguni-monument-japan-dave-mothershaw-apdiving.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/yonaguni-monument-japan-dave-mothershaw-apdiving-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/yonaguni-monument-japan-dave-mothershaw-apdiving-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/yonaguni-monument-japan-dave-mothershaw-apdiving-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/yonaguni-monument-japan-dave-mothershaw-apdiving.jpg 899w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3358'>\n\t\t\t\tPhoto by Dave Mothershaw &copy;\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/yonaguni-monument-japan-dave-mothershaw-apdiving-6.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/yonaguni-monument-japan-dave-mothershaw-apdiving-6-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/yonaguni-monument-japan-dave-mothershaw-apdiving-6-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/yonaguni-monument-japan-dave-mothershaw-apdiving-6-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/yonaguni-monument-japan-dave-mothershaw-apdiving-6.jpg 899w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3356'>\n\t\t\t\tPhoto by Dave Mothershaw &copy;\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/yonaguni-monument-japan-dave-mothershaw-apdiving-5.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/yonaguni-monument-japan-dave-mothershaw-apdiving-5-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/yonaguni-monument-japan-dave-mothershaw-apdiving-5-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/yonaguni-monument-japan-dave-mothershaw-apdiving-5-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/yonaguni-monument-japan-dave-mothershaw-apdiving-5.jpg 899w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3355'>\n\t\t\t\tPhoto by Dave Mothershaw &copy;\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/yonaguni-monument-japan-dave-mothershaw-apdiving-4.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/yonaguni-monument-japan-dave-mothershaw-apdiving-4-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/yonaguni-monument-japan-dave-mothershaw-apdiving-4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/yonaguni-monument-japan-dave-mothershaw-apdiving-4-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/yonaguni-monument-japan-dave-mothershaw-apdiving-4.jpg 899w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3354'>\n\t\t\t\tPhoto by Dave Mothershaw &copy;\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/yonaguni-monument-japan-dave-mothershaw-apdiving-2.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"152\" src=\"https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/yonaguni-monument-japan-dave-mothershaw-apdiving-2-300x152.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/yonaguni-monument-japan-dave-mothershaw-apdiving-2-300x152.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/yonaguni-monument-japan-dave-mothershaw-apdiving-2-1024x521.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/yonaguni-monument-japan-dave-mothershaw-apdiving-2-724x366.jpg 724w, https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/yonaguni-monument-japan-dave-mothershaw-apdiving-2.jpg 1179w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3352'>\n\t\t\t\tPhoto by Dave Mothershaw &copy;\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/yonaguni-monument-japan-dave-mothershaw-apdiving-3.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"192\" src=\"https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/yonaguni-monument-japan-dave-mothershaw-apdiving-3-300x192.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/yonaguni-monument-japan-dave-mothershaw-apdiving-3-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/yonaguni-monument-japan-dave-mothershaw-apdiving-3.jpg 936w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3353'>\n\t\t\t\tPhoto by Dave Mothershaw &copy;\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Dave Mothershaw and Michael Pitts recently took a trip to Yonaguni Jima to study the Monument and its&#8217; wildlife. We&#8217;ve received some fantastic photography showcasing the architecture of the Monument as well as some of its&#8217; local residents. More of Dave Mothershaws&#8217; work can be viewed on his website <a title=\"Dave Mothershaw: Wildlife Photographer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.davemothershaw.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A fantastic selection of photography by Dave Mothershaw diving at the illusive Yonaguni Monument, 130km off the coast of Taiwan. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":3355,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[23,132,20,27,25,19,24,26,133,18],"class_list":["post-3351","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-trip-reports","tag-dave","tag-dive","tag-japan","tag-jima","tag-michael","tag-monument","tag-mothershaw","tag-pitts","tag-rebreather","tag-yonaguni"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3351","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3351"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3351\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7879,"href":"https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3351\/revisions\/7879"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3355"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3351"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3351"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.apdiving.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3351"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}