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Fiona Caroline Graham (16 September 1961–26 January 2023) was an Australian anthropologist working as a geisha in Japan. She made her debut as a geisha (trainee) in 2007 in the Asakusa district of Tokyo under the name Sayuki (紗幸) as a part of her anthropological study, and as of 2021 was working in the Fukagawa district of Tokyo.
Jun 15, 2013 · Fiona Graham is the first Caucasian woman to be accepted into the ancient Japanese geisha tradition. Now known only as Sayuki, she tells Anna Seaman about her new life. Her carefully wrapped kimono reveals nothing except graceful poise, and only rose-red lips and sultry eyeshadow punctuate her pristine white make-up.
Feb 4, 2015 · Melbourne-born woman Fiona Graham became the first non-Japanese geisha in 400 years. After attending the country's prestigious Keio University, Sayuki went on to study a doctorate...
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Feb 2, 2015 · It could be a scene from a print by 19th century Japanese artist Hokkusai -- but these are modern Geisha, led by an Australian woman, Fiona Graham.
Jan 24, 2008 · Turning Japanese: the first foreign geisha. She comes from Australia and her real name is Fiona Graham, but to her customers she is Sayuki and her aim is to educate the world in a unique...
Nov 9, 2009 · Meet Japan's First Western Geisha. She's got a Ph.D. from Oxford, but Fiona Graham spent a year learning how to pour tea. Oh, and she has to greet her senior geisha sisters on bended knee. In a...
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