| 1867 |
Born in Shizuoka Prefecture (Yamaguchi-mura, Fuchi-no-kori, Totomi-no-kuni) |
| 1890 |
Visits National Exhibition of Japan in Tokyo
Invents Toyoda wooden hand loom |
| 1894 |
Invents yarn winder |
| 1896 |
Invents Toyoda power loom made of wood and iron |
| 1897 |
Establishes Okkawa Menpu (Cotton Cloth), where power loom operations start |
| 1899 |
Establishes lgeta Shokai |
| 1901 |
Invents warp let-off motion |
| 1902 |
Establishes Toyoda Shokai ; continuous full-capacity production possible because of wide acceptance of Toyoda power looms |
| 1904 |
Invents cop-change automatic loom |
| 1906 |
Invents circular loom |
| 1909 |
Invents automatic shuttle changer |
| 1910 |
Visits the U.S. and Europe |
| 1911 |
Establishes Toyoda Jido Shokufu Kojo |
| 1912 |
Receives Medal of Honor with Blue Ribbon from the Japanese government |
| 1918 |
Establishes Toyoda Boshoku |
| 1921 |
Establishes Toyoda Boshoku Shou Works in Shanghai |
| 1924 |
Receives second Medal of Honor with Blue Ribbon (with Bar for Additional Services) from the Japanese government
Completes non-stop shuttle change automatic loom, Type G |
| 1925 |
Donates¥1,000,000 prize money for invention of a storage battery to the Imperial Institute of Invention and Innovation |
| 1926 |
Establishes Toyoda Jido Shoki Seisakusho (today's Toyoda Automatic Loom Works, Ltd.)
Receives Commemorative Imperial Award from the Imperial Institute of Invention and Innovation |
| 1927 |
Receives Third Class Order of the Sacred Treasure from the Japanese government.
Granted personal audience by His Majesty the Emperor at the Imperial Villa in Nagoya |
| 1929 |
Transfers patent for automatic loom to Platt Brothers & Co., Ltd. of the U.K. |
| 1930 |
Dies October 30 ; posthumously awarded the Junior Grade of the Fifth Rank of Honor by the Japanese government |
