Sadayakko
Sadayakko is often regarded as Japan's first modern actress.
As a child, Sadayakko was educated in reading & writing, judo, and horseback riding. She later became a mistress to Prime Minister Itô Hirobumi, before marrying actor & theatre troupe leader Kawakami Otojirô, with whom she toured the United States.
References
- "36 historical photographs of geisha and apprentice geisha beauties," RocketNews24.com, 20 Jan 2014.