A tape printer including a tape transfer device (11, 14, 63) that transfers a long length of tape, a printing device that prints on the tape and a cassette housing part, to which a tape cassette accommodating the tape is mounted in a removable manner, comprising: a device side antenna arranged in a predetermined position in the cassette housing part; a read/write device that, via the device side antenna by wireless communication, reads plural types of predetermined information from a wireless information circuit element or writes the plural types of predetermined information thereto, the wireless information circuit element including an IC circuit part being arranged in a predetermined position in the tape cassette to store the plural types of predetermined information and an IC circuit-side antenna being connected to the IC circuit part to transmit and receive information; an input device, by which a user inputs a selection condition for selecting one type of predetermined information from among the plural types of predetermined information; an information selection device that selects the one type of predetermined information based on the selection condition inputted by the input device; an information storing device that, if the one type of predetermined information selected by the information selection device is not stored beforehand, stores the one type of predetermined information; and a drive control device that executes drive control of the tape transfer device (11, 14, 63) and the printing device based on the one type of predetermined information selected by the information selection device, wherein the plural types of predetermined information include print control information on the tape cassette. a device side antenna arranged in a predetermined position in the cassette housing part; a read/write device that, via the device side antenna by wireless communication, reads plural types of predetermined information from a wireless information circuit element or writes the plural types of predetermined information thereto, the wireless information circuit element including an IC circuit part being arranged in a predetermined position in the tape cassette to store the plural types of predetermined information and an IC circuit-side antenna being connected to the IC circuit part to transmit and receive information; an input device, by which a user inputs a selection condition for selecting one type of predetermined information from among the plural types of predetermined information; an information selection device that selects the one type of predetermined information based on the selection condition inputted by the input device; an information storing device that, if the one type of predetermined information selected by the information selection device is not stored beforehand, stores the one type of predetermined information; and a drive control device that executes drive control of the tape transfer device (11, 14, 63) and the printing device based on the one type of predetermined information selected by the information selection device, wherein the plural types of predetermined information include print control information on the tape cassette.