Masato Tamura was born in Fife, Washington, United States.
[2] In 1969, Tamura was awarded the Black Belt Magazine Hall of Fame for Judo Instructor.
[4] Mas Tamura was promoted to 3rd degree black belt by Jigaro Kano.
[5] Tamura is a former president of the United States Judo Federation.
[1] Two of his daughters Rosemarie and Diane Tamura were competitors in Judo.