| 1843 Feb 15 |
Shimeta Niijima born Edo, Japan on the estate of Lord Itakura of Annaka, Kozukenokuni. Father Niijima Tamiji was recording secretary to Lord Itakura. |
| 1861 Mar 18 |
Kanzo Uchimura born, Edo, Japan |
| 1861 |
Niijima enters Tokugawa Naval School, studies mathematics and navigation |
| 1864 |
Niijima stows away on American Schooner |
| 1865 |
The Wild Rover reaches Boston, Massachusetts. The Hardy family takes custody of Shimeta Niijima; he legally changes his name to Joseph Hardy Neesima |
| 1866 |
Neesima baptized in a Congregational Church, Neesima attends Philips Academy Andover |
| 1868 |
Neesima enters Amherst College |
| 1870 |
Neesima graduates Amherst College |
| 1874 |
Neesima awarded an LLD by the Andover Theological Seminary
Neesima founds Doshisha University with Kakuma Yamamoto in Kyoto, Japan
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| 1874 September 24 |
Neesima ordained, Boston, Massachusetts |
| 1876 January 3 |
Neesima weds Yage Yamamoto, sister of Kakuma Yamamoto |
| 1879 |
First commencement of Doshisha University, fifteen graduates |
| 1881 |
Uchimura: B.S., Imperial College of Agriculture, Sapporo, Japan |
| 1887 |
Doshisha Hospital and nurse school open. (Closed 1906)
Graduates Amherst College
Uchimura graduates Amherst College
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| 1889 |
Neesima awarded LL. D. by Amherst College |
| 1890 Jan 23 |
Neesima dies near Tokyo, Japan |
