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Hanako first studied piano from the age of three, and began clarinet at the age of fourteen. She graduated from Doshisha Women`s University with a degree in clarinet performance, receiving both the Buffet Crampon Fighting Spirit Award while attending Western-Japanese music lecture, and, with the recommendation of the department head, the Masako Ishimura Award. In 2003, she performed in the Kansai New Musicians` Concert.
In the winter of 2005-2006, she took up residence in Boston. Beginning with a performance in the Berklee College of Music concert "Sing Sing Sing", Hanako gained an interest in jazz. In 2006, she performed in "A Chamber Music Concert with Tomorrow`s Young Musicians" in Karuizawa. She first performed the commissioned piece "Kazemoyo" at the Ellis Chamber Music Concert in 2007. Hanako was selected in the Oikawa Music Company`s 16th New Musician Audition, winning the Best New Performer award. She is a member of the Flumus Ladies Orchestra, and has studied under Yoshiki Terazawa, Masatomi Kaigawa, Nobuyuki Kanai, and Chiaki Mangyo. Hanako is currently performing live and actively recording in the Tokyo area, in such diverse styles as chamber music, orchestral, and Latin music.
In the winter of 2005-2006, she took up residence in Boston. Beginning with a performance in the Berklee College of Music concert "Sing Sing Sing", Hanako gained an interest in jazz. In 2006, she performed in "A Chamber Music Concert with Tomorrow`s Young Musicians" in Karuizawa. She first performed the commissioned piece "Kazemoyo" at the Ellis Chamber Music Concert in 2007. Hanako was selected in the Oikawa Music Company`s 16th New Musician Audition, winning the Best New Performer award. She is a member of the Flumus Ladies Orchestra, and has studied under Yoshiki Terazawa, Masatomi Kaigawa, Nobuyuki Kanai, and Chiaki Mangyo. Hanako is currently performing live and actively recording in the Tokyo area, in such diverse styles as chamber music, orchestral, and Latin music.