Title: Monks, spies, and a soldier of fortune
First published: 1995
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.
Subjects: Japanese, History, Tibet autonomous region (china), history, Japanese, foreign countries, Japanners
Places: China, Tibet, Tibet (China), Tibet(China)
LC classification: DS785 .B53 1995