At the club, he played with many Japan national team players Shigeyoshi Suzuki, Haruo Arima, Tamotsu Asakura, Shigeru Takahashi, Shojiro Sugimura, Nagayasu Honda, Ko Takamoro and Michiyo Taki.
In August 1927, when Tamai was a Waseda University student, he was selected Japan national team for 1927 Far Eastern Championship Games in Shanghai.
At this competition, on August 27, he debuted and scored a goal against Republic of China.
On December 23, 1978, Tamai died of heart failure in Kobe at the age of 75.
This biographical article related to a Japanese association football forward is a stub.