Fiona Graham

Fiona Graham
A woman wearing a black kimono, white makeup and a traditionally-styled wig sat kneeling and playing the flute.
Graham as Sayuki playing the yokobue Japanese flute in January 2013
Born
Fiona Caroline Graham

16 September 1961
Melbourne, Australia
Died26 January 2023(2023-01-26) (aged 61)
NationalityAustralian
Other namesSayuki
Education
Occupation(s)Anthropologist, geisha
Websitewww.sayuki.net (archived 2022 version)

Fiona Caroline Graham (16 September 1961–26 January 2023)[1] was an Australian anthropologist working as a geisha in Japan.[2][3] 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.[4][5][6]

  1. ^ "FIONA CAROLINE GRAHAM". The Age. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  2. ^ Ng, Adelaine (1 August 2011). "A glimpse into the secret world of geisha". Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  3. ^ "The Sayuki Geisha Banquet service Starts!!". Niseko Japan. Japan: Niseko Promotion Board Co., Ltd. 7 January 2013. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  4. ^ Bissoux, Bunny (14 October 2017). "A Day in the Life of a Geisha". Tokyo Weekender. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  5. ^ Brooks, Harrison (25 October 2018). "Keeping a tradition alive, from the outside in". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
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