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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
Feb 2, 2015 · Leading the four through the snows of Niseko, the ski resort on the northern island of Hokkaido, is Fiona Graham. She’s an Australian citizen who first moved to Japan when she was just 15 and...
Nov 9, 2009 · From her rounded bun hairstyle to her pigeon-toed tabi socks, Sayuki, otherwise known as anthropologist Fiona Graham, is decked out so immaculately in true geisha style that her admirers utter...
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...
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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Jun 5, 2011 · Oxford-educated Melburnian Fiona Graham, 47, was the only foreigner in 400 years to be accepted into the ranks of the geisha, whose skills in traditional Japanese dance, poetry and music are a ...
