- 1919
- Namiki Women's and Children's Dressmaking School established.
- 1922
- Bunka Sewing School opened.
- 1923
- School name changed to Bunka Sewing School for Women. Accredited as Japan's first school of Western-style sewing. Decision that June 23 be the anniversary of the school's founding.
- 1935
- Incorporated Foundation Namiki Gakuen authorized.
- 1936
Bunka Sewing School for Women changed its name to Bunka Fashion College (Bunka Fukuso Gakuin).- 1948
- Bunka Fashion College Chain School System established.
- 1950
- Bunka Women's Junior College opened.
- 1951
- School reorganized as Educational Foundation Namiki Gakuen.
- 1955
Circular school building completed.- 1957
- Bunka Fashion College Correspondence Education Division set up.
- 1962
- Hokuryuko Lodge and Bunka Hokuryuko Ski Area opened.
- 1964
- Bunka Women's University opened.
Bunka Women's Junior College becomes Bunka Women's University Junior College. - 1965
- Bunka Publishing Bureau office building completed.
- 1967
- Karuizawa Lodge opened.
- 1969
- Bunka Women's University Muroran Junior College opened.
Bunka Women's University Library (currently Bunka Gakuen Library) opened. - 1972
- Bunka Women's University Graduate School established.
Sumire Kindergarten affiliated with Bunka Women's University opened. - 1973
- Corporate name changed to Educational Foundation Bunka Gakuen.
- 1974
- Suginami Senior High School affiliated with Bunka Women's University opened.
- 1976
- Kindergarten affiliated with Bunka Women's University Muroran Junior College opened.
- 1979
Endo Memorial Hall completed.
Bunka Gakuen Costume Museum opened.- 1980
- Bunka Institute of Language opened.
- 1983
- Nagano High School and Nagano Vocational School affiliated with Bunka Women's University opened.
- 1985
Kodaira campus completed.- 1986
- Suginami Junior High School affiliated with Bunka Women's University opened.
- 1996
- Bunka Fashion Open College opened.
- 1998
A 21-story skyscraper (A, B and C Wings) completed as the new school building.- 1999
- Bunka Gakuen Fashion Resource Center opened.
Bunka Research Lab for General Study of Fashion, the Bunka Research Lab for Style and Function of Fashion, and the Bunka Research Lab for Future Fashion established. - 2000
- The Plaza completed.
- 2002
- Bunka Gakuen International Communication Center completed.
- 2003
- Shinjuku Bunka Quint Building completed.
Bunka Fashion Business School opened.
Bunka Research Lab for Clothing Environment and the Bunka Research Lab for Dwelling Environment opened. - 2005
- Bunka Gakuen Intellectual Property Center opened.
- 2006
- Bunka Fashion Graduate University (BFGU) opend.
