Subway and Bus Commuting Guide For a Safe & Pleasant Student Life

The Sendai Tozai Subway Line openedne in December 2015.

There are Tozai Line stations on the Kawauchi and Aobayama campuses. Therefore, we recommend you use of the subway lines for a safer, more pleasant commute.

Sendai Transportation Bureau website: http://www.kotsu.city.sendai.jp/subway/index.html

Use Subways and Buses for a Safe, Pleasant Commute The first thing to consider in terms of having a safe student life is how you will commute to the university. Commuting by bicycle or motorcycle carries many risks. One serious accident could derail your entire college career. Please consider using the subway or bus to commute! The Gakuto Sendai City Bus/Subway Free Pass (a discounted pass for students) provides an economical option for using subways and buses. It is also extremely flexible, as you are allowed to get on/off at any stop on the eligible lines. Gakuto Sendai City Bus/Subway Free Pass (per month)

City Bus : JPY 5,940 (Fares applicable from October 1,2018) Subway + City Bus (Fares applicable from October 1,2018) Subway Tozai Line : JPY 6,950 Tozai Line + City Bus : JPY 11,080 Namboku Line : JPY 6,950 Namboku Line + City Bus : JPY 11,080 Tozai/Namboku Lines : JPY 8,340 Tozai/Namboku Lines + City Bus : JPY 12,260

Gakuto Sendai Free Pass for City Bus/Subway website: http://www.kotsu.city.sendai.jp/fare/freepass/hanbai_index.html

Kawauchi Station Kawauchi Station (interior) Áïâáùáíá Óôáôéïî Observe Traffic Laws Examples of penalties for unsafe cycling Commuting by bicycle or motorcycle always carries certain risks. When road conditions are poor due to rain, snow, or ice, accidents are more likely to occur on hills, and even flat stretches of road. Please observe traffic laws to lessen the likelihood of accidents, and always drive carefully. Cycling while wearing headphones Failure to obey stoplights/stop signs Cycling while using mobile devices

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Rain/Snow/Ice Drive slowly Be careful of skidding/falling

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Fine of up to JPY 50,000 Fine of up to JPY 50,000 ＊Repeat offenders will be required to attend a safety class.

Commuting by bicycle or motorcycle carries large risks. Please consider using public transportation or walking instead.

Useful Subway / Bus Commuting Information

ǪSendai City Bus & Subway Navi You can view Sendai City Subway/Bus routes, fares, and timetables at the website below: http://www.navi.kotsu.city.sendai.jp/

ǪIC Card (icsca) Instructions on how to use the icsca IC card to pay public transportation fares can be found here: http://www.kotsu.city.sendai.jp/icsca/index.html

ǪDoko Bus Sendai This Internet-based service provides information on nearby buses: http://www.dokobasu.kotsu.city.sendai.jp

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Dorm (Meizen Dorm・・MatsukazeMatsukaze Dorm) Dorm) JR Toshogu Stn. Ǵ ±· 4 Kunimi Kunimi E.S. (Joshun Dorm) Ǵ 6 Kamisugi Umedamachi Sanjomachi Toricho E.S. Ǵ E.S.and J.H.S Attached to Miyagi Univ.of Education 5 Miyamachi （Fuzoku E.S.and J.H.S Miyagi Univ.of Education) Area 2: Sendai City Center (UH Katahira) Shiheimachi 4 Miyamachi Saiwaicho JR Kunimi Stn. 1 Kashiwagi Ǵ ˁCan reach campus in 4 minutes using the Tozai Subway Line from Kitarokubancho E.S. Aoba-dori Ichibancho Station. ²· Fukuzawamachit 3 Kashiwagi 5 Kamisugi ˁNear Katahira Campus. 2 Kunimi 1 Nakae 2 Kamisugi Aramaki Ǵ ˁRent is more expensive than in other parts of the city. Daini J.H.S. 2 Kimachidori ˁMany retail shops and restaurants. Seiryo Campus 3 Miyamachi Kita Yobancho Atago-Kamisugi-dori 4 Kamisugi 3 Kunimi Ǵ Ǵ 2 Kashiwagi ±µ Stn. Osaki Okaji Area 3: Hachiman/Sanjo/Kunimi Daiichi Higashi- Ǵ nibancho- 3 Kamisugi 6 Odawara Hachiman J.H.S. dori Kamisugi Shrine 2 Hachiman Tohoku Univ.HP (UH Sanjo/Jyoshun Dormitory) 4 Hachiman Ǵ Ǵ yamadori E.S. 7 Odawara Hachiman E.S. Kimachidori 1 Kamisugi E.S. Futsukamachi ˁThere are buses to Kawauchi Campus. Sendai Kousei HP 1 Kimachidori 2 Nishikicho 2 Miyamachi ǴNHK ˁThe Hachiman area is relatively flat. On the other hand, Kunimi is very hilly. 5 Hachiman 5 Odawara Hirosemachi Ǵ Ǵ 1 Hachiman Hasekuramachi Aoba 1 Nishikicho ˁThere are many supermarkets and other shops along the major road (Route 48). Ward Office Tokiwagi-Gakuin H.S. 3 Hachiman Miyagi-Daiichi H.S. Miyagi 4 Odawara Sendai Prefectural Office JR Tohoku Line Shimizunuma Area 4: Kamisugi/Kashiwagi/Kimachidori City Hall 3 Honcho Ǵ Hirose River 3 Kokubuncho 1 Miyamachia Goroku Shokei-Gakuin Kasugamachi 2 Kakyoin (Meizen/Matsukaze Dormitories) Tokyo Electron Kotodai Koen Stn. Ǵ Hall Miyagi ±´ Higashi-Rokubancho 2 Tsunogoro ˁSendai Station can be reached by the Namboku Subway Line and many Dominiko Gakuin Ǵ Nishikicho Park E.S. Ǵ 1 Odawara 2 Odawara 1 Tsunogoro Citizen Hall Ǵ Mediatheque Ǵ buses. From there, Kawauchi Station can be reached in 6 minutes by Kawauchi- Mitsukoshi Jozenji-dori 1 Honcho yodomibashi- Kawauchi- 2 Honcho transferring to the Tozai Subway Line. dori kawamaecho 1 Kakyoin Kawauchi- 2 Kokubuncho Teppomachi ˁNear Seiryo Campus. daikumachi 4 Ichibancho Hirose Dori Stn. ˁThere are many supermarkets and other shops in this area Miyagi Museum Ǵ Sendai-Daini H.S. Kawauchi- Kawauchi Station of Art Tachimachi Nijuninmachi Gorin sanjuninmachi Kawauchi- ±² bus stop motohasekura Area 5: Yagiyama/Mukaiyama Tohoku Kosai HP Nakakecho Higashi-Shichibancho Ǵ Ǵ Higashi-Kubancho JR Miyaginohara Stn. Kawauchi Stn. Kawauchi- Tachimachi E.S. Hirose-dori Denryoku Ǵ (Ibun/Seifu/Nisshu Dormitories) nakanosemachi 1 Kokubuncho JR Aoba dori Ǵ building 2 Chuo JR Sendai Stn. Tsutsujigaoka E.S. ±· 3 Ichibancho Stn. 1 Chuo Kokusai Center Stn. Sendai Citizen and ǴAEON 2 Tsutsujigaoka ˁNear Aobayama Campus. -Can reach Kawauchi Station in 6 minutes using the Nishi Park Community Foundation ǴFujisaki ±³ ±³ Tsutsujigaoka Park Kawauchi-kameokacho Tozai Subway Line from Yagiyama Zoological Park Station. ± BansuisodoǴ 3 Tsutsujigaoka Omachi Nishi Koen Stn. Aoba dori Ichibancho Stn. ¶ 2 Omachi 1 Omachi ´ Ǵ ˁRent is less expensive than in other parts of the city. Kawauchi Campus Ǵ Miyaginohara Ǵ Higashi Nibancho E.S. Yodobashi Camera Miyagi Univ. of Education ³ Subway 4 Tsutsujigaoka General Athletic Field ˁMany steep hills. Beware of snowy/icy road conditions in winter. Aoba-dori 2 Ichibancho 3 Chuo Sendai Stn. 1 Tsutsujigaoka ǴTsutsujigaoka-Library ±µ International Center ¸ Otemachi 1 Katahira JR Tsutsujigaoka JR Senseki Line Miyagino dori Stn. Stn. Miyagino Area of Subway Coverage Minamimachi-dori 4 Chuo High Court , 1 Ichibancho Imusu Meirikai Sendai ˁSubway lines can be used to reach Tohoku University s campuses. Aobayama Campus Ǵ general HP 1 Shintera 2 Shintera ˁResidential neighborhoods in areas served by the new Tozai Subway Line Hyojogawara Park ǴKatahiracho E.S. Sendai City Museum Rakuten Seimei Park Miyagi are expected to develop in the near future. Kawauchi- 3 Shintera ² oimawashi University House Katahira Ǵ ˁThe areas south of Kawaramachi Station and north of Dainohara Station on the Aobayama Stn. Tohoku Univ. Centra Post Office 1 Itsutsubashi Namboku Subway Line already have well-developed residential neighborhoods. Botanical Garden Ǵ Kadan Kitamemachi Otamayashita 3 ItsutsubashiNika J.H.S / H.S. Toka J.H.S. Ǵ 1 Rembo Ǵ University House Aobayama Katahira Campus Rembokoji E.S. Ǵ Katahira Campus Ǵ Itsutsubashi Stn. Aobayama Aobajoshi Ǵ ±² Rembo Stn. Seiwa-Gakuen H.S. Head Office, Institute for Materials Research, Institute of Fluid Science, 1 Komegahukuro Itsutsubashi J.H.S. Higash Higashi- New Campus Shichibancho Kinoshita Site of Mutsu Kokubunji Temple 2 Itsutsubashi Kubancho Research Institute of Electrical Communication, Institute of Multidisciplinary Higashi- ±° Hachibancho Rembokoji Research for Advanced Materials, professional graduate schools, other Sendai Subway Motochiyabatake Ǵ Yakushido Stn. Shimizukoji graduate schools, etc. Zuihoden 2 Komegahukuro Sendai-Daiichi H.S. Ǵ ±² Tozai Line Tohoku-Gakuin Univ. Minamikaji Kawauchi Campus Ǵ Naritamachi 1 Tsuchitoi AramachiAramachi Faculty of Arts and Letters, Faculty of Education, School of Law, Faculty of 2015.12.6 open Ǵ 3 Komegahukuro E.S. Oroshimachi Stn. ±µ Aoba 1 Mukaiyama Miyagi Kogyo H.S. Atagobashi Aramaki Miyagi daini kogyo H.S. Nishi-Shincho Higashi-Shincho Economics, graduate schools, extracurricular facilities, etc. Tohoku Broadcasting Ǵ ±´ Ishigakicho Rokuchonome Stn. ±· Aobayama Campus Sendai Yuminomachi Time required to reach station from Yagiyama Benny Land Yagiyama-Kasumicho Tsuchitoi (amusement park) Arai Stn. School of Engineering, Faculty of Science, Faculty of Pharmacy and Kawauchi Station by subway/train Ǵ 2 Mukaiyama ²° ±³ Ǵ Ǵ Namboku and JR lines include transfer time at Sendai station Stations East Pharmaceutical Sciences, graduate schools, etc. ＊ Yagiyama Tohoku Institute of Tatamiyamachi Technology Univ. Zoological Park Yagiyama-Matsunamicho Ǵ Eat of Yakushido Station Kokucho Rokujuninmachi Ǵ Aobayama New Campus Mukaiyama H.S. Koeji Sakuragimachi Wakabayaashi Ipponsugi Yagiyama Dobutsu Koen Stn. Ǵ Minamikoizumi J.H.S. ¶ 4 Mukaiyama Funacho Ward Office Faculty of Agriculture (from AY 2017), International Research Institute of Sendai-Jonan H.S. Yagiyama-Midoricho Ǵ 3 Mukaiyama Ishinazaka Ǵ Mukaiyama E.S. Minamisomeshimachi Ǵ Sei-Urusura-Gakuin-eichi H.S. Disaster Science, etc. Tohoku Univ.Dorm 1 Yagiyama-Honcho Yagiyama Shrinemae bus stop Seiryo Campus (Ibun Dorm・Seihu Dorm・Nisshu Dorm) Minamizaimokucho Doba Yagiyama-Yayoicho 1 Mogasaki Bunkamachi School of Medicine, School of Dentistry, University Hospital, Matsugaoka Kawaramachi Stn. Hagigaoka ±¶ Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, graduate schools, etc. 1 Aoyama 4 Mogasaki For details, please see the Tohoku University website. Yasoen Wild Plants Garden 1 Kawaramachi Ǵ Minamikoizumi 2 Yagiyama-Honcho Yagiyama E.S. Negishimachi http://www.tohoku.ac.jp/japanese/profile 2 Aoyama Nagamine Wakabamachi 2 Kawaramachi Ǵ (For Refererence) Commuting to Kawauchi Campus by Subway Yagiyama J.H.S. Sekijuji HP Keiwacho Ǵ Futatsuzawa Sendai-Minami H.S. Ǫ Using the Namboku Line Kano-honcho Monzenmachi 26 min. from the northernmost station (Izumi Chuo Station) 4 Midorigaoka 2 Nagamachi 1 Yagiyama-Higasi Ǵ 1 Nagamachi 23 min. from the southernmost station (Tomizawa Station) 2 Yagiyama-Higasi Otoyamachi Sendai-Sanoh H.S. Wakabayashi 4 Nagamachi Ǵ 2 Yagiyama-Minami Ǫ Using the Tozai Line Yagiyamaminami E.S. Nagamachi Itchome Stn. ±· Kongozawa 2 Nishinodaira 6 min. from the westernmost station (Yagiyama Zoological Park) 20 min. from the easternmost station (Arai Station)

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Rarara-Hall Direct Bus Routes Bus Stops Taihaku-Library Doteuchi Ǵ Bus Routes Nagamachi Stn. ±¹ JR Nagamachi Stn. Lalagarden ±¹ Nagamachi You can view subway/bus routes, fares, and timetables on the Ǵ Stations South of Ǵ ǴThe Mall Sendai Nagamachi Nishitaga J.H.S. Nagamachi Minami Stn. 100 500 Sendai Transportation Bureau website. Nagamachi Minami Stn. Tomizawa 0 300 1000m http://www.navi.kotsu.city.sendai.jp/ Stn.ߋด ²³ ²± ǴTaihaku Ward Office