1962-
male
Born in Ureshino-cho, Fujitsu-gun, Saga Prefecture.
1987 Returned to his hometown and studied under his father Tanaka Kazuaki.
1996 The Minister of Education’s Honorable Mention at the Saga Prefectural Exhibition, and the Japan New Craft Prize at the Japan New Craft Exhibition.
1998 Excellent Prize at the West Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition. Second Prize at the Kyushu-Yamaguchi Ceramic Exhibition.
1999 Awarded the Newcomer Prize of the Saga Bank Cultural Foundation. Purchased the work “White Summer” from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
2001 Awarded the Japan New Craft Honorable Mention at the Japan New Craft Exhibition.
2005 Served as a judge at the 27th Japan New Craft Exhibition.
2007 Chosa Miyuki Memorial Prize at the Japan New Craft Exhibition.
2008 The Ueno Royal Museum Prize at the Japan New Crafts Exhibition.
2009 Grand Prize at the Kyushu New Craft Exhibition.
2010 Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Prize at the Kyushu-Yamaguchi Ceramic Exhibition. Currently a member of Nitten. Member of the Japan Federation of New Craftsmen. Member of Kyushu New Craftsmen Association. Member of Saga Ceramic Society. Director of the Saga Art Association.
