Yuko Suzuhana began studying classical piano at the age of three, as her mother is a piano teacher, and later became a kitsuke (a kimono dresser). Her father, an architect, died when she was 19 years old. She also has a younger brother. At the age of five she began studying
Shigin (poetry chanted recitation) and
Kenshibu (sword and fans interpretative dancing). After graduating from Ibaraki Prefectural Mito Daini Senior High School, Suzuhana studied at the
Tokyo College of Music. After working as pianist and lecturer in a piano class, she started singing in the classical pop unit Asty, formed with her pianist and violinist classmates at the university. In 2011, Suzuhana won the grand prize in the Youth Division of the National Ginpo Concours sponsored by
Nippon Columbia. In February 2012, Suzuhana co-founded the folk-classical band
Hanafugetsu with
shakuhachi player Daisuke Kaminaga and
koto player Kiyoshi Ibukuro. A year later, she conceived a band that fused the traditional and modern sides of Japanese culture, leading to the formation of
Wagakki Band. In 2016, Suzuhana released her first solo album
Cradle of Eternity. In March 2017, she was appointed Ambassador in the Ibaraki and Mito prefectures. In June 2019, Suzuhana transferred her office and label from
Avex Trax to
Universal Music Japan. On June 28, 2021, Suzuhana announced the restart of her solo career with the music video "Campanula", which premiered on her
YouTube channel on June 30. == Personal life ==