New World War II legend of Japanese gold emerges in Sukhothai

via Bangkok Post, 21 February 2021: The myth of buried World War II gold left behind by the Japanese has a version Thailand, traditionally in Kanchanaburi province, but this new frenzy is based in Sukhothai.

Deep in the mountain of Sukhothai lies a cave with a system of chambers that could trigger a renewed treasure hunt for Japanese wartime gold.

Stories have been told and retold through the years of large troves of gold hidden by Japanese soldiers during World War II in the mountains of Kanchanaburi.

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Now, the mystique surrounding the supposed historic gold has resurfaced, this time in Sukhothai where a resident has led local reporter on a tour of one of the caves where WWII Japanese soldiers were believed to have built a system of chambers, which are unexplored, where they supposedly hid their treasures.

Kliang (surname not given), 64, said his fascination with the wartime gold started as a young boy when his grandfather forbade him to go into the mountain to collect what he thought were buried items of antiquity.

Source: Cave discovery rekindles hidden gold tales

See also:

• ‘X’ marks the spot, or doesn’t, for Thai buried treasure hunters | Pattaya Mail, 22 Feb 2021