As a single skater, he is a two-time Japanese national champion and represented Japan at the 1998 Winter Olympics, placing 17th.
[1] Competing in single skating, Tamura won two Japanese national titles.
He was selected to represent Japan at the 1998 Winter Olympics and placed 17th.
Tamura also competed briefly in pair skating, winning the 1997 national title with Marie Arai.
Tamura is a coach at the Kansai University Skating Club in Takatsuki, Osaka alongside Mie Hamada.