Tomb of Jesus discovered in Japan

Tuesday, August 21st, 2012

In 1935, Kiyomaro Takeuchi discovered a 1900 year old document stored in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, containing evidence, that Jesus (Joshua) born in Bethlehem to virgin Mary, is buried in Herai Village in the Aomori district of Japan.

The document contained also Jesus’ will, requesting that his brother’s tomb be located next to his. The document was so authentic and news so explosive at the time, that the Japanese government banned the document from public view and kept it locked in a museum in Tokyo.

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