About Us (History)
History
Mar. 2000 Establishment of Hydro-soft Technology Institute Co., Ltd. (Chuo-ku, Osaka, Japan)
Sept. 2001 Establishment of Tokyo research center (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan)
Aug. 2003 Osaka head quarter moved to Nishi-ku, Osaka, Japan.
Apr. 2005 Tokyo research center moved to Etou-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
Feb. 2012 Tokyo research center moved to Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
May 2013 Tokyo research center was renamed "Tokyo Branch".
Sept. 2013 Osaka head quarter moved to Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan.
July 2014 Awarded PWRI President's Award 2014 and Best Engineer Award
Apr. 2018 Company name changed from Hydro-soft Technology Institute Co., Ltd. to Hydro Technology Institute Co., Ltd.
July 2018 Established Kyushu branch office in Sawara Ward, Fukuoka City
Oct. 2020 Tokyo branch moved to Meguro-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
July 2021 Obtained patent (Patent No.6910506: RIVER WATER FLOW MEASURING APPARATUS, METHOD THEREOF, PROGRAM THEREOF, AND RECORDING MEDIUM)
May 2024 Hydro-STIV received JSCE Innovative Technique Award 2023
March 2025 Obtained patent (Patent No.7648728: Camera parameter computation device, method, program, and recording medium; and river flow measurement device, method, program, and recording medium)
May 2025 Kyushu branch moved to Chuo-ku, Fukuoka, Japan.