H. KIHARA and K. YAMASHITA
National Institute of Genetics, Misima, Japan, and Biological Laboratory, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
In the summer of 1955, the Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan, organized the Scientific Expedition to the Karakoram and Hindukush. Kihara was the leader and eleven specialists in their respective fields, botany, anthropology and geology, two cameramen and a reporter joined the party. They started from Japan in the middle of May and returned home early in September, 1955.
The writers wish to express their appreciation to Dr. Kuckuck and Dr. Mudra, who facilitated the expedition with the informations of their experiences in Iran. A map of Dr. Kuckuck's collection was especially useful.
Some of the results will be briefly reported in the following paragraphs.
