Monks, spies and a soldier of fortune

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)