| 1961 February |
Idea of establishing a concert association introduced |
| 1963 October 18 |
Min-On Concert Association founded |
| 1963 November |
First Min-On subscription concert held in Tokyo |
| 1964 May |
Series of admission-free town concerts initiated in Tokyo |
| 1965 January |
Min-On legally registered as an incorporated foundation under the Japanese Ministry of Education |
| 1965 January |
First Music Master Class held with Art Blakey |
| 1965 March |
Monthly magazine “Min-On” published |
| 1966 May |
First Min-On Competition for Vocalists held (forerunner of the Tokyo International Music Competition) |
| 1966 September |
First installment of the World Ballet Series held; Novosibirsk Ballet invited |
| 1966 December |
December First exchange with Jeunesses Musicales de France (JMF); Cecile Ousset piano recital |
| 1967 May |
The 20th Century Ballet of the Monnaie Royal Theater, the National Theater of Belgium invited |
| 1967 July |
First Min-On Music Competition for Conducting held |
| 1969 February |
First Min-On Contemporary Music Festival held |
| 1970 March |
Orquesta José Basso invited in the first installment of the Min-On Tango Series |
| 1971 Jan |
First installment of the Asian Folk Dance and Song Series started |
| 1972 July |
National Ballet of the Republic of Guinea, Djoliba invited |
| 1973 March |
Grand Ballet of the National Theater of the Opera of Paris invited |
| 1973 April |
Min-On dispatches Kikunokai (Japanese traditional dance troupe) for first India tour |
| 1973 May |
May School Concerts Series initiated in Hokkaido |
| 1974 January |
Min-On makes first presentation of phonographic records to an elementary school |
| 1974 September |
Bayerische Staatsoper Munchen invited for Japan premiere |
| 1974 November |
The Min-On Music Library established December Min-On Music Competition for Chamber Ensembles initiated |
| 1974 December |
Min-On Music Competition for Chamber Ensembles initiated |
| 1975 April |
The Royal Ballet invited |
| 1975 May |
First Min-On Italian Music Festival held |
| 1977 July |
Min-On dispatches first team to research music and dance culture along the Silk Road |
| 1979 July |
First installment of A Musical Voyage along the Silk Road series held |
| 1980 September |
Wiener Staatsoper invited for Japan debut |
| 1981 September |
Teatro alla Scala invited for Japan debut |
| 1983 September |
Min-On sponsors its own independent production of opera, Le Nozze di Figaro |
| 1984 June |
Grand Ballet of Canada invited |
| 1984 July |
First installment of A Musical Voyage along the Marine Road series held |
| 1986 January |
J. Neumeier and the Hamburg Ballet invited |
| 1986 September |
The Royal Opera invited |
| 1988 February |
Kikunokai tour of Malaysia |
| 1988 June |
Ballet Folklorico Nacional de Colombia invited |
| 1988 July |
Min-On receives Japanese Foreign Ministry Commendation |
| 1989 June |
JMF-Min-On Joint Concert held in Paris |
| 1989 September |
First installment of Pan-Pacific Music Festival held in Tokyo |
| 1989 October |
October Franco-Japanese Contemporary Music Festival held in Paris |
| 1990 June |
The Netherlands Dance Theater invited |
| 1991 July |
Min-On Week held in Vienna |
| 1991 August |
First Tokyo International Choreography Competition held |
| 1992 February |
Oper der Stadt Koln invited |
| 1992 July |
Japan Arts Ensemble dispatched for a tour in Egypt and Turkey |
| 1992 September |
Festival of the Joint ASEAN Performing Troupe held |
| 1994 October |
Min-On receives Special Certificate of Merit from Bulgarian Ministry of Culture |
| 1995 January |
Royal Winnipeg Ballet invited |
| 1995 November |
Japanese Dance troupe Kikunokai dispatched for Nepal tour |
| 1997 September |
Min-On Culture Center inaugurated. Min-On International Award for Arts established and presented to John Neumeier of the Hamburg Ballet. |
| 1998 March |
China Central Song and Dance Ensemble of Nationalities invited |
| 1999 August |
First installment of A Musical Voyage Across Africa series held |
| 2000 September |
Min-On dispatches young musicians to exchange concerts with the Princess Christina Concours Foundation of the Netherlands |
| 2001 January |
Min-On Culture Center welcomes its 500,000th visitor since its opening |
| 2002 October |
First Min-On Symposium “Asia Now” held |
| 2003 November |
Min-On receives the Order of Cultural Merit from the Polish Ministry of Culture |
| 2003 December |
Min-On Music Library renamed Min-On Music Museum following an official designation as a music museum by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education |
| 2004 May |
Min-On Music Museum opens |
| 2008 October |
Min-On celebrates 45th anniversary of its establishment |
| 2008 November |
Korean Traditional Music Association presents commendation to Min-On founder |
| 2008 December |
Japan tour of the Jordanian National Folklore Group marks the 100th country with which Min-On has engaged in exchange |
| 2009 June |
The Order of the Horseman of Madara in the Second Degree presented by Bulgarian government |
| 2009 November |
November Republic of Korea presents Hwa-Gwan Order of Cultural Merit to Min-On founder |
| 2010 August |
Buenos Aires presents Argentina Bicentennial Commemorative Medal to Min-On founder |
| 2011 June |
Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of Poland presents Gold Medal for Cultural Merit to Min-On founder |
