International Society for Bhutan Studies (ISBS) 2025@Kyoto. Very pleasured to meet you all!

Builders of Bhutan – Dasho Sonam Tobden Rabgye YouTube video by junor studios

Builders of Bhutan – Dasho Sonam Tobden Rabgye youtu.be/qZSmXVoavLA?si… @YouTube

Notes on Nepal and Himalayan Area Studies in Contemporary Japan │Tatsuro Fujikura YouTube video by Martin Chautari

Notes on Nepal and Himalayan Area Studies in Contemporary Japan youtu.be/gbCv5XioDn8?... @YouTubeより

and there are even “Japan Society for Bhutan Studies” and “Japan Institute for Bhutan Studies” ! (little known outside Japan).

I’ve been thinking about writing a short paper about “Bhutan Studies in Japan” in English. It is an unfortunate thing that there are many papers on Bhutan written in Japanese but not read by non-Japanese because of the language.

Hello Bluesky. Looking forward to connect with those interested in Himalayan and Bhutan Studies!