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western geisha
Jan 8th, 2008, 12:15am
 
A few days ago I happened to read a very interesting article, it seems that in Tokyo a western woman made a debut as a geisha.
Some more info :
http://yeinjee.com/asianpop/sayuki-the-first-white-geisha/
http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=219573
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/01/07/wgeisha107.xml
http://www.sayuki.net/
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Re: western geisha
Reply #1 - Jan 11th, 2008, 11:36pm
 
Nowadays everything can happen.  Huh
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Reply #2 - Apr 23rd, 2009, 8:23pm
 
Interesting, especially Sayuki. But even in places like Asakusa, it must be really hard to be accepted as foreigner.
But is Asakusa really a geisha district? I have never seen geisha there.
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Sayuki's interview
Reply #3 - Apr 24th, 2009, 1:32pm
 
I managed to get interview from Sayuki.
The interview will be available soon, maybe today.
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Reply #4 - Apr 24th, 2009, 2:27pm
 
Here is the interview of Sayuki
http://www.hanamiweb.com/topstory24042009.html
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Reply #5 - Apr 27th, 2009, 2:54am
 
Interesting read, thank you.
I look forward to her book.
She has not given many interviews at all, but one thing I'd would have like to know why she does not consider Liza Dalby's research about geisha as credible.
In early interviews she even spoke quite rudely about Dalby who many consider to have written the best english work about geisha.
(Liza Dalby would be interesting person to interview, just for a suggestion Wink)
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Reply #6 - Apr 27th, 2009, 6:52am
 
Certainly. I decided not to mention Liza Dalby in the interview because of this reason.. Isn't Liza Dalby her rival?
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