Tanaka begun his own dance activities in ’74 and made his international debut in ’78. He has continued his dance activities with farming as its basis since ’85, when he moved to a village on the mountainside. His has performed in Japan and abroad extensively over 3,000 times and counting. In ’22, the feature documentary film him, “The Unnameable Dance,” directed by Isshin Inudo, was released. 
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Major awards
-1990 Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters from the French government 
-2006 Asahi Performing Arts Award and Kirin Dance Double Award 
-2020 Japan Dance Forum Awards Grand Prize