Metal Detecting in Japan-A Two Hour Hunt

[Coins4Cheese]

Went out MDing at a grassy area by the beach today, and I found three keepers. These include: A key, a round object with a long flat bottom , and the cream of the crop, a 500 yen coin ($5) Woo hoo!!! My grand total for the day is 5 dollars. More to add to the pile. HH everyone.

 

[SWEATYSOCK]

well the main thing is you are getting out ! happy hunting.

 

[hikeinmts]

Hey CforCheese....where are you in Japan? I am in S. Korea. Have been hunting here for about 25+ years.....and have found some nice things. Are you with one of the Armed Forces? One of my sons is in Japan.....in Tokyo. He and family have just
finished language training.
I find some old, old Japanese coins here in Korea, so I think, in the right spots, you might find some Korean coins. And I also find Chinese coins, which I would assume that you would find there, too. I can tell you where I hunt here in S. Korea. Perhaps it would open up some ideas for hunting in Japan. But, you will have to learn the Japanese laws which govern metal detecting there. Could be quite a bit more stringent than here.
Any chance of you getting here every now and then? If you can, and would want to find some 350 year old coins, + let me know.

 

[tymcmurray]

Good hunt!

Ty

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[Coins4Cheese]

Hey CforCheese....where are you in Japan?

I live in the Kanagawa prefecture. It's about 30 miles away from Tokyo. My dad is in the armed forces, so I just tag along with him. I want to go to S.Korea someday, it sounds like a cool place to be.

HH.

 

[Knightwalker]

AH SO. Very nice. That is $5 more than you would of had if you just stayed home.
HH
KNightwalker

 

[S IL THer]

You might try Yongsan Province (south post) that's where the brass was housed when I was there in '70 - '71.
Unless you are far south of Seoul, then the beach at Pusan would probably be good.

 

[hikeinmts]

You might try Yongsan Province (south post) that's where the brass was housed when I was there in '70 - '71.
Unless you are far south of Seoul, then the beach at Pusan would probably be good.

Thanks for the tips about hunting in S. Korea. I began dirt digging in S. Korea in 1979.....have hunted all types of locations. Have hunted on military camps....not YongSan, but had a buddy who did. But, I prefer out in the mts and hills and villages. That's where the old, holed coins of Korea and Japan and China are. Will hunt a beach......like PuSan, HaeEunDae Beach, when I am at the beach swimming. But, only then. It's the mts. for me.

 

[Bum Luck]

What are the laws and property regs like in Japan?

It's got to be exciting to hunt where there's a lot of history!

 

[Tank69]

keep up the great job Coins need to get ya a camera next so we can see all these great finds your getting man .

HH Tank

 

[garthbfan169]

Nice finds C4C WTG !!

 

[Coins4Cheese]

What are the laws and property regs like in Japan?

It's got to be exciting to hunt where there's a lot of history!

Well, it's leagal to hunt on public places like parks and beaches. But you have to ask about private property. Since there are very few MDers, almost every where I hunt is virgin territory.

 

[Bum Luck]

That's awesome!

 

[johnnyi]

It's mighty cool that you had the chance to detect in Japan. My wife's mother's family were Japanese, and those who stayed behind were forced to give their valuables to the government during the war. They didn't give it all however, and burried the family swords in the hillside in back of their house. As far as I know the swords were eventually recovered, but I'll bet the same kind of thing has happened a thousand times over there, with much still unrecovered.