1895: Tokichi earns first prize at the 4th National Entrepreneurial Expo, and many other honours and awards at various product exhibition shows, and by regional products assessment associations.

1913: Tokichi succeeds in automating the milling of matcha leaves, registering the mechanism on 29th November under the patent number 25028 with the name "Nakamura-type Milling Machine".

1915: The imperial household appoints Tokichi tea as supplier for His Majesty Emperor Taisho's enthronement ceremony.

1928: Tokichi is honoured to supply His Majesty Emperor Showa with the thick tea "Chiyo-no -Mukashi", which the imperial household purchased for the occasion of His Majesty's enthronement ceremony.

1939: Two of Tokichi's century old trees are selected as part of 106 stumps to be used to improve cultivation for Kyoto's regional gyokuro, tencha, and sencha teas. What is now the Kyoto Prefectural Tea Research Institute would use parts of these trees to make the new trees "Kyou Midori" for gyokuro, and "Uji Hikari" for sencha and gyokuro.

1949: Tokichi becomes a corporate entity (stock company), changing the company name to "Nakamura Tokichi Honten, Inc".

1951: At the 1st Uji Tea Festival, Tantansai Oiemoto, the grand master of the Urasenke (one of the 3 great Japanese tea schools), bestows upon Tokichi the tea names of "Ukishima-no-Shiro" (thin t ea), "Sono-no-Mukashi" ( thick tea ).

1980: Houunsai Oiemoto, the household chief of the grand master of the Urasenke, bestows upon Tokichi "Fuji-no-Shiro" (thin tea), "Shou-no-Mukashi" ( thick tea ).

1994: At the 400th marking of the passing of the great Sen-no-Rikyu, Houunsai Oiemoto bestows upon Tokichi the tea name "Senun-no-Shiro"(thin tea) and "Seiko-no-Mukashi" ( thick tea ).

1998: Tokichi starts to produce new sweets "Soft ice cream" and " Chocolate(like Ganache)" using matcha. All of which are acclaimed by various newspapers, magazines and television reviews.

2001: Tokichi renovates a tea manufacturing factory built in the Meiji-Taisho era, leaving the basic structure intact, modernizing the interior, and adding a beautiful open terrace. In June, the facility is reborn into a cafe where Uji tea and sweets are served, gaining immediate praise from both locals and tourists.

2002: In December, Tokichi introduces new taste chocolate(with Hojicha) which is once again acclaimed by various newspapers, magazines, and television reviews.

2003: Tokichi starts selling " Fresh matcha jelly ", available from May for order from anywhere in Japan, gaining rapid popularity.

2004: Tokichi presents "Matcha Cookie", "Chiffon Cake, Matcha ", and "Chiffon Cake, Hoji-cha ".

2006: Tokichi renovates the interior of the inn “Kikuya Manpeki-ro”, and on 1st of April it is reborn as the "Nakamura Tokichi Byodoin Branch". This fantastic piece of architecture beloved by many literary figures is situated near the Byodo-in along the Uji-river. The first Japanese prime minister, Hirobumi Ito called it the "Geikakuro" (crane inviting natural beauty) in honour of its splendor. The exterior is left intact while the interior is modernized for the comfort of visitors.
From the terrace, the same breathtaking seasonal view of the river Uji, and Mount Asahi in the opposite shore, can be enjoyed.

2008: On the 13 th of February, blessed with another opportunity, Tokichi opens the "Nakamura Tokichi Kyoto Station Branch" in the 3rd floor of the SUVACO JR Kyoto Isetan department store, located inside the commercial area along the North-South passage of the JR Kyoto station.

2009: On the 12th of February, "Nakamura Tokichi Main Branch" and "Nakamura Tokichi Byodoin Branch (ex-Kikuya Manpeki-ro)" are selected as one of Uji's "Culturally Important Landscapes" by the Agency for Cultural Affairs.