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Takashima Kozaki underwater site (Mongol invasion fleet)
Wreck beach Source-confirmed findsProhibited, look only
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Wreck timber
Sea potteryAlso reported: weapons, armor, ship planks; no public access.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: NPS photo (Public domain), NPS (Public domain).
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Why this spot
1281 Mongol (Yuan) invasion
Japan's first underwater National Historic Site (2012), where Kublai Khan's 1281 fleet was wrecked by typhoon; excavations found two hulls, a keel and a seal with Mongol script.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
closed archaeological site, boat traffic
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