| May 1875 | Six members of Masao Furukawa, Sen Tsuda, Dr. G. Burchardt et al. organized a philanthropic society named Rakuzenkai to start on education of the deaf, dumb and blind. |
| March 1876 | The Rakuzenkai established a “Kun-mou-jo” (Educational Center for the Blind). |
| January 1880 | Renamed “Kun-mou-in” (Educational Institution for the Blind). Two blind students entered in February, and an additional 5 blind students and 2 deaf students entered in June. |
| May 1884 | Renamed “Kun-mou-a-in” (Educational Institution for the Blind, Deaf and Dumb). |
| May 1891 | Moved to Sashigaya, Koishikawa in Tokyo. |
| April 1910 | Renamed Tokyo School for the Deaf and Dumb. |
| February 1946 | Moved to its current location, Kounodai in Ichikawa City. |
| April 1950 | Renamed the National Education School for the Deaf affiliated with Tokyo University of Education. |
| April 1951 | Became part of the Department of Education in Tokyo University of Education. |
| April 1978 | Renamed School f o r the Deaf, University of Tsukuba. |
| April 2004 | Renamed School for the Deaf, University of Tsukuba (National University Corporation) |
| April 2007 | Renamed School for Special Needs Education School for the Deaf. |
Edited by Special Needs Education School for the Deaf,University of Tsukuba, Jan. 24, 2013