Career
Tanaka began skating in 2002. He trains in Osaka and Kurashiki under coaches Utako Nagamitsu and Yusuke Hayashi. He finished 2nd at the Junior National Championships.
He was 7th in his second trip to the World Junior Championships.
After finishing 3rd at Junior Nationals, he was selected to go to the 2013 World Junior Figure Skating Championships but withdrew due to injury. He finished 4th after placing 1st in the short program and 4th in the free skate.
He finished 8th at the 2014-2015 Japanese National Championships and 2nd at the Gardena Spring Trophy later that season.