| April, 1970 | Akita University School of Medicine was established |
| July, 1972 | Center Research Laboratory was established |
| April, 1977 | A new building for animal experimentation (900m2) was built, and named "Animal Center" |
| May, 1980 | The center became independent of the Center Research Laboratory,and named "Animal Facilities for Experimental Medicine" |
| April, 1981 | The Animal Facilities for Experimantal Medicine was approved by a ministerial ordinance |
| March, 1982 | The builiding was extended to cover a total floor space of 2,700m2 |
| October, 1998 | The Guideline for Animal Experimentation, Akita University, Akita University School of Medicine was established |
| April, 2004 | Animal Facilities for Experimental Medicine became one the departments in Bioscience Education-Research Center Akita University, and was renamed "Animal Research Laboratory " |
| April, 2008 | The Regulation for Animal Experimentatio of Akita University was established |
| March, 2009 | The builiding was repaired and extended to cover a total floor space of 3,450m2 |
 used for scientific experiments | Every autumn those who involved in animal experiments pray for the spirits of animals in front of the monument |