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Hokkaido farm head talks on charm of flowers, gardens

SAPPORO, Japan - Sayuki Ueno, representative of Ueno Farm in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, talks about the attractiveness of alpine flowers and gardens on Nov. 21, 2014, at an event in Sapporo to announce the outline of the Hokkaido Garden Show 2015 which will open next May.

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Western geisha denied independence

SYDNEY, Australia - File photo shows Australian geisha Sayuki (R) puts geisha makeup on a student while lecturing on Japan's geisha culture at Keio University in Tokyo in June 2010. The Australian newspaper reported in June 2011 that Sayuki, who in 2007 became Japan's first Western geisha, was denied independent operation because she is a foreigner. The paper gave her name as Fiona Graham. (Kyodo)

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Australian geisha

TOKYO, Japan - Australian geisha Sayuki (2nd from R) teaches students how to wear kimono during a lesson at Keio University in Tokyo on June 10, 2010. Sayuki, who works as a geisha in Tokyo's Asakusa area, teaches Japan's geisha culture mainly to students from outside Japan at the university. (Kyodo)

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Hokkaido farm head talks on charm of flowers, gardens

SAPPORO, Japan - Sayuki Ueno, representative of Ueno Farm in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, talks about the attractiveness of alpine flowers and gardens on Nov. 21, 2014, at an event in Sapporo to announce the outline of the Hokkaido Garden Show 2015 which will open next May. (Kyodo)