What its really like to be a geisha in 2026 | Foreign Correspondent @ABCNewsIndepth
What its really like to be a geisha in 2026 | Foreign Correspondent @ABCNewsIndepth
Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
For Koume, conversations she had with her host family as an exchange student in Ballarat, Victoria, inspired her to learn more about her home country of Japan – and eventually dedicate her life to becoming a geisha in Tokyo.
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