| Year |
Article |
| 1886 |
The foundation of Joshi Kyôiku Shôreikai (Association for the Promotion
of Women's Education) was distributed. |
| 1887 |
The promoters of Joshi Kyôiku Shôreikai had a meeting at the Official Residence
of the Prime Minister and selected Mr. Hirobumi ITÔ, the first Prime Minister
of Japan, as the chief of its Funding Commitee. |
| Joshi Kyôiku Shôreikai named its school as Tokyo Jogakkan. |
| Joshi Kyôiku Shôreikai was lent an manor (Unshû-yashiki) at Nagata-chô
from Imperial Household (Kunai-shô). |
| 1888 |
Tokyo Jyogakkan as a school was allowed to establish by Tokyo Governor
and was inaugurated on September 11. |
| Tokyo Jogakkan Tsû-soku (mission statement) was set to provide Japanese women with a high-quality education equivalent of education to Western women. |
| 1890 |
Tokyo Jogakkan moved to Toranomon where the College of Engineering was
ex-located. People used to call Tokyo Jogakkan as "Toranomon (Jogakkô)." |
| 1891 |
The first commencement. |
| 1893 |
Mr. Shinji TSUJI was named as the first director of Tokyo Jogakkan. |
| 1894 |
Elementary school was opened in this year and was closed in 1899. |
| 1898 |
Mr. Torataro YOSHIMURA took over Tokyo Jogakkan as the second director. |
| 1899 |
Mr. Hisamoto HIJIKATA was chaired the third director. |
| 1900 |
Five years regular course and two years preliminary course for secondary
education were set at Tokyo Jogakkan according to Kôtô Jogakkô Rei (Ministry
of Education's Decree for Girls' Middle School). |
| 1912 |
"Hana wa Uruwasiki (elegant flowers)" was first sung at the commencement. |
| 1917 |
Alumna was named as "Shiragiku-kai (white chrysanthemum association)" at 30 years birthday of Tokyo Jogakkan. Shiragiku-kai have published her newsletter, "Shiragiku", from 1918. |
| 1918 |
Mr. Noritake KANDA became the fourth director. |
| 1923 |
The big earthquake struck Tokyo metropolitan area (Kanto Dai Shinsai) and
destroyed the school building at Toranomon. |
| The temporary school building was constructed at the land of Hanezawa which had been lent from Kunai-syô before earthquake. |
| 1924 |
Mr. Ei-ichi SHIBUSAWA took director's office as the fifth director. |
| 1927 |
A sailor collar suit, a jumper, and a overblouse were taken as the standard school clothes. |
| 1928 |
Zaidan-hôjin Tokyo Jogakkan Iji-kai (the foundation to maintain Tokyo Jogakkan)
was established. |
| New school building (Hanezawa kôsya) was inaugurated at 40 years birthday. |
| 1929 |
Elementary school named as "Shôgaku-bu" was established and Mr. Ei-ichi SHIBUSAWA became the first principal. |
| Minister of Education accredited that Tokyo Jogakkan was a qualification
school according to Kôtô Jogakkô Senmon-gakkô Nyûgaku Kentê Kitê. |
| Mr. Syôgo NAGASAKI became a vice director. |
| 1930 |
A white sailor collar suit was chosen as a school uniform. |
| Mr. Ryûji NISHIKAWA became a vice director. |
| Jyosi Kyôiku Shôreikai was closed and Zaidan-hôjin Tokyo Jogakkan (the
foundation of Tokyo Jogakkan) was established. |
| 1931 |
Mr. Jyôji SAKURAI became the sixth director. |
| 1933 |
The land which Tokyo Jogakkan rented from Kunai-syô and the close land
was given to Tokyo Jogakkan by Kunai-syô. |
| 1936 |
"Shôgaku-bu" and "Fûtsu-ka" were named "Syôto-ka"
and "Chyûtô-ka," respectively. |
| 1938 |
The fifty years birthday. |
| 1939 |
Mr. Shinjirô MATSU-URA took Tokyo Jogakkan over as the seventh director and resigned in 1940. There had been no director at Tokyo Jogakkan till 1947. The government asked school "Kinrô-hôshi (labor sevice of students)." |
| 1943 |
School emblem (designed by Ms. Junko TSUJI) and school flag were made when Tokyo Jogakkan students join "Gakuto-shutsujin (college students were forceed to be soldiers.) Sôkôkai (farewell ceremony was frequently held with their family, students, teachers, and faculty by military force.)" |
| 1945 |
The gymnasium was broken by air bombing and the auditorium was burned by
incendiary bombs. |
| 1947 |
Mr. Gen-ichi SAWADA became the eighth director. Chûgakko was opened according
to new legislation for 6-3-3- education system. |
| 1948 |
High school was opened according to new legislation. Mr. SAWADA, the director, became a principal of the middle and high schools. |
| Kôka (school song), Kaika-no-hikage Atarasiku (New enlightenedness, lyricist
and composer were Saishû ONO-E and Kôsuke KOMATSU,respectively). |
| 1951 |
Zaidan-hôjin Tokyo Jogakkan was reorganized to Gakkô-hôjin Tokyo Jogakkan. |
| 1954 |
Two years Senkô-ka for high school graduates was founded. |
| A learning facility with accommodation was built at Karuizawa (Karuizawa
Gakusyû Ryô). |
| 1956 |
A junior college was established at Hiro-o and Senkô-ka was closed. Mr.
SAWADA, the director, became the first president of the college. |
| 1961 |
An elementary school building was inaugurated. |
| 1966 |
An ex-library was inaugurated. |
| 1969 |
A memorial hall including gymnasium, swimming pool, and cafeteria was inaugurated. |
| 1975 |
Mr. Harukuni MIYAJI became the ninth director and he was a principal of the schools and a president of the college. |
| 1977 |
Fubo-no-kai (fathers and mothers association) of middle and high schools
was organized. |
| 1978 |
A junior college building was inaugurated and junior college moved from
Shibuya to Minami-machida. |
| The fifty years birthday of an elementary school. |
| 1979 |
The memorial relief plate for Tokyo Jogakkan birth place was embedded on
stone wall of the official resident of the Speaker of House of Representatives
of National Diet at Nagata-chô in Chiyoda-ku. |
| 1987 |
Mr. Jirô ARIMITSU took over the director's office as the tenth director. |
| 1988 |
The centennial anniversary was held at Kokugi-kan and "The brief history of Tokyo Jogakkan for a century" was published. |
| Karuizawa Gakusyû Ryô was rebuilt. |
| 1990 |
Mr. Jinrô ARIMITSU became director emeritus and Mr. Matsuo MURAYAMA
became the eleventh (acting) director. |
| 1991 |
"The centurial history of Tokyo Jogakkan" was published. |
| 1994 |
Mr. Masahide SHIBUSAWA became the twelfth director. |
| A library and peripheral facility of junior college, Sansi-kan, was inaugurated. |
| The first stage construction of school building at Hiro-o, Minami-kan (south
building), and elementary school building was inaugurated. |
| 1995 |
Classes of elementary and high schools were started at new school building. |
| Junior College made two departments, International Culture Studies and
Information and Social Studies. |
| 1999 |
Mr. Keizo TAMPO has become the eighth principal of elementary school. |
| Mr. Masahide SHIBUSAWA became the sixth president of junior college. |
| 2000 |
The directorate of Tokyo Jogakkan decided student recruitment for 2001
of junior college was stopped. |
| Mr. Keizo TAMPO became the eleventh principal of secondary school. |
| 2001 |
Kimiaki MIYAZAKI became the seventh president of the junior college. |
| TJK Junior College stopped recruiting students. |
| 2002 |
The TJK College(Division of International Studies) began. Chie NAKANE became
the first president. |
| Nobuo SHIMAHARA became vice president, and simultaneously assumed the role
of eighth president of the junior college. |
| 2003 |
Shoichi ANZAI became the thirteenth principal of the middle and high school,
and simultaneously assumed the role of ninth principal of the primary school. |
| Nobuo SHIMAHARA became the second president of the college. |
| Keizo TAMPO became the third president (interim) of the college, and simultaneously
assumed the role of ninth president of the junior college. |
| The Board voted to establish an International Class in the middle and high
school (May). |
| TJK Junior College closed (October). |
| 2004 |
Makoto ASO became the thirteenth director, and simultaneously assumed the
role of fourth president of the college. |
