Jigoro Kano's Life & Achievements..!!
1860
28 October: Born as the third son of Kano Jirosaku Kireshiba in the town of Mikage (now Kobe), Hyogo Prefecture1870Moved to Tokyo with his father
1881
July: Guraduated from the University of Tokyo1882January: Employed as a teacher at Gakushuin
February: Founded the Kano JukuMarch: Founded the Kobunkan (English school) in Minami-Jimbocho
May: Founded the Kodokan Institute on the grounds of Eishoji Temple in Shitaya-Inaricho
July: Graduated from the Faculty of Ethics and Aesthetics in the University of Tokyo's Department of Aesthetics and Morals
1885
April: Appointed steward and professor at Gakushuin
1886
June: Appointed professor and head teacher at Gakushuin
1891
August: Appointed principal at the Fifth Higher Secondary School
1893
January: Appointed Director of the Archives Division in the Education Minister's Secretariat
June: Appointed principal of the First Higher Secondary SchoolSeptember: Appointed principal of the Higher Normal School
1896
April: Accepted 13 government-sponsored students from China
1897
September: Resigned as principal of the Higher Normal School
November: Appointed principal of the Higher Normal School
1898
June: Appointed director of primary education at the Ministry of Education (until November that year)
1899
October: Established the Akaraku-shoin School in Kanda Misakicho for receiving students dispatched by the Chinese government. This relocated to Nishigokencho in Ushigome Ward and was renamed Kobun Gakuin in January 1902.
1909
July: Closed the Kobun Gakuin due to a decline in the number of students from China
Fall: Appointed as a member of the International Olympic Committee
1911
April: Established a judo teacher training school in the Kodokan
July: Established the Japan Sports Association and was appointed president
1912
July: Japan's first participation in the Olympic Games at the 5th Olympiad in Stockholm
1920
January: Retired as principal of Tokyo Higher Normal School
1921
March: Retired as president of the Japan Sports Association and became honorary president
1922
January: Established the Kodokan Culture Association
1924
March: Appointed honorary professor of Tokyo Higher Normal School
1936
July: Attended the IOC Session in Berlin where Tokyo succeeded in its bid to host the 12th Olympic Games (1940)
1938
March: After attending the IOC Session in Cairo, traveled to North America and fell ill with pneumonia on the NYK Line's MV Hikawa Maru out of Vancouver, passing away on 4 May. His body arrived at Yokohama Port on 6 May. He was 79 years old at the time of his death.
28 October: Born as the third son of Kano Jirosaku Kireshiba in the town of Mikage (now Kobe), Hyogo Prefecture1870Moved to Tokyo with his father
1881
July: Guraduated from the University of Tokyo1882January: Employed as a teacher at Gakushuin
February: Founded the Kano JukuMarch: Founded the Kobunkan (English school) in Minami-Jimbocho
May: Founded the Kodokan Institute on the grounds of Eishoji Temple in Shitaya-Inaricho
July: Graduated from the Faculty of Ethics and Aesthetics in the University of Tokyo's Department of Aesthetics and Morals
1885
April: Appointed steward and professor at Gakushuin
1886
June: Appointed professor and head teacher at Gakushuin
1891
August: Appointed principal at the Fifth Higher Secondary School
1893
January: Appointed Director of the Archives Division in the Education Minister's Secretariat
June: Appointed principal of the First Higher Secondary SchoolSeptember: Appointed principal of the Higher Normal School
1896
April: Accepted 13 government-sponsored students from China
1897
September: Resigned as principal of the Higher Normal School
November: Appointed principal of the Higher Normal School
1898
June: Appointed director of primary education at the Ministry of Education (until November that year)
1899
October: Established the Akaraku-shoin School in Kanda Misakicho for receiving students dispatched by the Chinese government. This relocated to Nishigokencho in Ushigome Ward and was renamed Kobun Gakuin in January 1902.
1909
July: Closed the Kobun Gakuin due to a decline in the number of students from China
Fall: Appointed as a member of the International Olympic Committee
1911
April: Established a judo teacher training school in the Kodokan
July: Established the Japan Sports Association and was appointed president
1912
July: Japan's first participation in the Olympic Games at the 5th Olympiad in Stockholm
1920
January: Retired as principal of Tokyo Higher Normal School
1921
March: Retired as president of the Japan Sports Association and became honorary president
1922
January: Established the Kodokan Culture Association
1924
March: Appointed honorary professor of Tokyo Higher Normal School
1936
July: Attended the IOC Session in Berlin where Tokyo succeeded in its bid to host the 12th Olympic Games (1940)
1938
March: After attending the IOC Session in Cairo, traveled to North America and fell ill with pneumonia on the NYK Line's MV Hikawa Maru out of Vancouver, passing away on 4 May. His body arrived at Yokohama Port on 6 May. He was 79 years old at the time of his death.
