Monks, spies, and a soldier of fortune
Subtitle: the Japanese in Tibet
By: Scott Berry.
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 1995
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 352
Subjects: Japanese -- China -- Tibet.; Tibet (China) -- History.
Description: During the first half of the twentieth century, as Tibet opened its doors to the West, the country was visited by a number of Japanese. Two were monks investigating Tibetan Buddhism; two others were more worldly clerics hoping to manipulate Tibetan politics. Of the laymen, two were spies, one was a soldier of fortune and a fourth was the author of a three-volume adventure story.

The present book, based on research into Japanese sources, recounts this virtually unknown episode in the history of travel and exploration.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [339]-343) and index.
Maps of Tibet, China, India on endpapers.