| Oct 1900 |
| Private Women’s School of Fine Arts (PWSFA) is officially established with an accreditation by the Government. |
| Apr 1901 |
| The school opens at its campus in Hongo-Yumimachi, Tokyo (now part of Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo.) |
| July 1909 |
| The school is moved to a new campus in Hongo-Kikusaka-cho, Tokyo. |
| Apr 1915 |
| Affiliated Women’s High School opens and Shizu Sato is appointed Principal. |
| Feb 1916 |
| Affiliated Women’s High School is renamed Private Sato Women’s High School. |
| Jun 1929 |
| PWSFA is accredited as a vocational college by the Government and renamed Women’s Academy of Fine Arts (WAFA). |
| Jan 1935 |
| WAFA is moved to its present campus in Suginami Ward, Wada. |
| Apr 1947 |
| Sato Junior High School opens due to educational system reforms by the Government. |
| Mar 1948 |
| Sato High School opens due to educational system reforms by the Government. |
| Feb 1949 |
| Women’s College of Fine Arts (WCFA) opens due to educational system reforms by the Government. |
| Mar 1950 |
| Junior College of Art and Design opens. |
| Jul 1951 |
| Sato High School and Junior High School are renamed Joshibi High School and Junior High School of Art and Design. |
| Aug 1960 |
| Karuizawa Student Dormitory opens in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture. |
| Sept 1974 |
| Construction of the gymnasium is completed. |
| Apr 1990 |
| Joshibi University of Art and Design opens new Sagamihara Campus (1900 Asamizodai, Sagamihara, Kanagawa) |
| Apr 1994 |
| Master’s Degree Program of Graduate School Fine Arts is launched at Joshibi University of Art and Design. |
| Apr 1996 |
| Doctoral Degree Program of Graduate School Fine Arts is launched at Joshibi University of Art and Design. |
| Oct 2000 |
| Ceremony is held to commemorate the centennial of Joshibi’s founding. |
| Oct 2001 |
| Joshibi Art Museum (JAM) opens in commemoration of the centennial anniversary of Joshibi’s founding. |
| Feb 2003 |
| JAM is presented with a piano. |