Sayuki – Geisha of Asakusa
SAYUKI OF ASAKUSA
Though hundreds of years old, the Tokyo geisha districts have maintained such a strict code of secrecy that they remain less famous overseas than their Kyoto counterparts. Tokyo geisha, however, practice the same arts as their southern sisters, entertaining guests with traditional music and dance in exclusive tea houses by the banks of the Sumida River.
Newest of the Asakusa geisha is Sayuki, who completed the rigorous apprenticeship in 2007 to become the first westerner to become a fully-fledged geisha. Sayuki, who originally hails from Australia and holds a doctorate in cultural anthropology from Oxford University, has left her name behind her to join the ranks of Asakusa geisha and fully understand the “flower and willow world.”
Sayuki regularly attends geisha banquets in Tokyo, playing the yokobue flute and entertaining customers. Sayuki is the perfect guide into Tokyo’s “flower and willow world,” and a geisha banquet with Sayuki present will truly be the experience of a lifetime.
Exclusive Options with Sayuki
DINNER WITH GEISHA
1. Come to a tea-house in the geisha district of Asakusa
2. Sayuki’s banquet (weekly event – starting soon!)
3. Call a geisha out from Asakusa
OTHER WAYS TO MEET GEISHA
4. Evening with geisha at the Kabuki, Sumo, or other Japanese cultural events
5. Geisha Tea Ceremony
6. Kimono Shopping
Book by contacting www.sayuki.net
