My name is Satsu. You may have never heard of me before, but you have heard of my younger sister, for she is the legendary geisha, Sayuri. I have not seen my sister for many years, ever since the day I ran away from my own okiya, but I have heard many stories of her success. The night I ran away, Sayuri and I had planned to meet and go away together, but she never arrived at our meeting place. I was forced to go on by myself. This is the tale of what happened to me after that night, this is my story. It is not the tale of a geisha, but rather one of a girl struggling to survive, and to find her way home.