history History
| 1966 | Founded Nippon Shashin Senmon Gakuin (Nippon College of Photography) in Jingumae, Shibuya, Tokyo Akira Ibuka is appointed as the first Dean |
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| 1977 | Establishment of the GO Educational Foundation |
| 1978 | Shotaro Akiyama is appointed as Dean |
| 1981 | Construction and relocation of school facilities to Ohashi in Meguro-ku, Tokyo |
| 1982 | Under Article 82.2 of the School Education, approved as a specialized training college by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Renamed to Nippon Photography Institute, appointed Shotaro Akiyama as the first Principal Graphics Postsecondary Daytime Course/2 Year Curriculum Commercial Photography, Portrait Photography Press/Art Photography Course, Press Photography Major/Art Photography Major Secondary Education Operations/Part II/1 Year Curriculum Co-establishment of Photography Techniques/Specialized Course Application of student discount approved by JR East Joined the Metropolitan Tokyo Professional Institution Association |
| 1983 | Approved as a free employment placement business provider by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare |
| 1985 | Completion of the campus, relocation from Meguro-ku to current premises Establishment of the Graphics Postsecondary Evening Course Commercial/Portrait Photography Course, Press/Art Photography Course |
| 1994 | Title of Diploma approved for graduates from the Postsecondary/ Daytime courses |
| 1995 | Course term of the Evening Postsecondary courses changed to 2 years |
| 1996 | Under the Ordinance for the Enforcement of the Vocation Training Act, eligibility of all daytime/evening Postsecondary course students to take the National Skills Test for Photography was approved by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare |
| 1997 | Established Graphics Postsecondary Daytime Course/Photography Course 3 Year Curriculum |
| 2002 | Joined in academic alliance with NEOMODE Photography Institute (Korea) |
| 2003 | Hideki Fujii appointed as Principal Sebastião Salgado appointed as Honorary Advisor |
| 2004 | Graphics Postsecondary Daytime Course/3 Year Curriculum Established the Photography Course Photo Fieldwork Seminar |
| 2007 | Designated as the school for the Professional Photographers of Japan organization |
| 2008 | Change the course name of the Graphics Postsecondary Daytime and Evening Courses to the Photography Course |
| 2010 | Toshinobu Takeuchi appointed as Principal |
| 2015 | The 3 Year Photography Course, Graphics Postsecondary Course I is approved by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology as an Applied Professional Postsecondary Course School |
| 2017 | The 2 Year Photography Course, Graphics Postsecondary Course I is approved by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology as an Applied Professional Postsecondary Course School |
| 2018 | Graphics Postsecondary Daytime Course/3 Year Curriculum Established the Photo Social_Business Course |
| 2020 | Received recognition as a school eligible for the Japan government’s higher education support program. |
| 2022 | NOGUCHI, Asawo appointed as principal. NIPPON DESIGNERS SCHOOL Malaysia College established. |
| 2024 | Herbie Yamaguchi appointed as principal. |