[2] After studying for a short time at the Sorbonne,[3] she formed the band Muscats in 1992 with Japanese noise musicians Masami Akita (Merzbow) and Masaya Nakahara (Violent Onsen Geisha).

[4] Later that year Hanayo was featured on the cover of The Face magazine's December issue in full geisha attire.

[3] In 1995 Hanayo retired from her geisha work[5] and moved to London, where she married a German man and gave birth to her daughter Tenko.

She moved to Berlin and worked with him on several projects, such as portraying Yoko Ono in the performance Mein Filz, mein Fett, mein Hase (English: My Felt, My Fat, My Hare) at documenta X in Kassel,[7] taking part in Schlingensief's performance Passion Impossible at the Deutsches Schauspielhaus in Hamburg,[8] and playing a role in Die letzten Tage der Rosa Luxemburg (English: The Last Days of Rosa Luxemburg) at the Berliner Ensemble.

[10] She has performed with musicians and bands such as Violent Onsen Geisha, Red Crayola, Vapid Dolly,[3] The Black Dog,[11] Jun Miyake,[12] Merzbow, Woodman, Kai Althoff,[6] Terre Thaemlitz,[13] The Panacea,[14] Pain Cake (with Locust Fudge),[15] and Ponpons.