- 1974 - born in Tokyo, Japan.
- 1998 - founded the independent record label "Hydeout Productions" and his own record stores in Shibuya, Tokyo.
- 2003 - releases his first solo album: Metaphorical Music, receives universal acclaim.
- 2004 - in collaboration with the artists Force of Nature and Fat Jon, Jun makes two soundtrack albums for Samurai Champloo: Departure and Impressions, the former is critically lauded and is the best known album from the series.
- 2005 - releases Modal Soul, his second full-length album. This was the final studio album released during his lifetime.
- 2007 - his record label releases Hydeout Productions 2nd Collection a compilation album mostly comprised of Nujabes songs, it also features many other hip hop artists notably Shing02.
- 2010 - dies at the age of 36 after being involved in a traffic collision.
- 2015 - his last album, Luv(Sic) Hexalogy is released and finalized posthumously in collaboration with the artist Shing02.
The vision of hip-hop that he displayed is beautiful, full of life and meaning.
I'm just ordinary guy. - Nujabes, speaking to his fans.
I am grateful for this gift of love and passion, thank you Nujabes.