History of the Civil Engineering Research Institute for Cold Region (Hokkaido)
| Aug. 1937 | Founded as the Testing Laboratory of the Civil Engineering Department, Hokkaido Prefectural Government |
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| Sep. 1947 | Became independent as the Hokkaido Civil Engineering Institute |
| July 1950 | Eatablished six divisions (River and Port Engineering, Road, Structure, Dam, Geology and Machinery) |
| July 1951 | Attached to the newly established Hokkaido Development Bureau and renamed as Civil Engineering Research Institute |
| Apr. 1959 | Established Three divisions (Applied Science, Soil Conservation and Special Soil Development) Dam Division was renamed Geotechnical Division, and Machinery Division was closed |
| Apr. 1962 | River and Port Engineering Division was divided into two divisions; River Engineering and Port and Harbor Engineering |
| Apr. 1964 | Established Concrete Division |
| Apr. 1966 | Established Pavement Division |
| Apr. 1968 | Established Foundation Work Division |
| May 1972 | System of three Directors changed to system of four Directors |
| Apr. 1978 | Established General Affairs Department |
| Apr. 1979 | Established Fisheries Engineering Division |
| Apr. 1985 | Special Soil Development Division was reorganized into Agricultural Engineering Division |
| May 1985 | Established Various research programs (Joint Research, Commissioned Research, Admission of Temporary Researchers and Specially Assigned Trainees) |
| Apr. 1986 | Established Research Coordinator |
| Apr. 1988 | Reorganized the entire body |
| Apr. 2001 | Renamed the Independent Administrative Institution Civil Engineering Research Institute of Hokkaido |
| Apr. 2003 | Established Director for Special Research |
