ISLANDS - The Ryukyus Revealed by Tim Neville.
 "An underwater city, a fountain of youth, a retreat for the gods - these are the legends of the remote islands of Japan. A rare trip there uncovers the truth."
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Scuba Diving Magazine - Secrets of Yonaguni by Bucky McMahon.
 "Mystery meets history and mythology meets geology at Japan's enigmatic
underwater monument, where divers have to answer one question: 'Do you
believe?'"
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Dive Training - Southern Japan's Undiscovered Paradise: The South-West
Islands by Lee Cowan and Lisa Slater.
 "We hung for some time over the coral banks, enraptured with the beautiful
forms and colors exhibited by the wonderful vegetation of the sea. The
loveliest tints of blue, violet, pale green, yellow and white gleamed
through the waves, and all varied forms of vegetable life were grouped
together along the edges of cliffs and precipices. The water was so clear
that the eye was deceived as to its depth...Of all the wonders of the sea
which have furnished food for poetry and fable this was assuredly the most
beautiful." Written in 1853 by U.S. Commodore Matthew Perry of the U.S as he
waited for permission to come ashore at Okinawa Island, Japan.
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Fathoms - Yonaguni Island: Japan's Mysterious Underwater Lost City? By Lee
Cowan and Lisa Slater.
 "Gazing around Tokyo with its neon lights and sprawling concrete, it seems
difficult to believe that 1400 miles away in the Ryukyu archipelago
submerged beneath cobalt water in a virtual paradise is an ancient,
underwater city."
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Sport Diver - Cities Under the Sea: Yonaguni by Lee Cowan and Lisa Slater.
 "Were these gigantic structures man-made and if so, who built them? Some say Yonaguni's structures are masonry; others say quake-shattered stone."
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Diver - Japan's Sunken City by Lee Cowan and Lisa Slater.
 "In the shallows surrounding Japan's Yonaguni Island, there lies a mysterious 'lost city' whose origins raise questions and controversy. Are the stone formations naturally occurring or is the site a sister to the elusive Atlantis?"
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