Location
Tohoku University (Katahira Campus)
Address: 2 Chome-1-1 Katahira,
Aoba Ward, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8577, Japan 宮城県仙台市青葉区片平2-1-1
Tohoku University is a public
research university in Sendai, Miyagi, Japan. It
is colloquially referred to as Tohokudai or
Tonpei. Established in 1907 as the third of the
Imperial Universities, after the University of
Tokyo and Kyoto University, it initially focused
on science and medicine, later expanding to
include humanities studies as well. The Katahira
Campus, located in central Sendai, makes the
best use of its convenience thus increasing
opportunities for the extension courses of Law
School, etc. and is widely open to the public
for citizen exchange. Moreover, its identity as
the birthplace of Tohoku University and renowned
success is with the construction of its
international research base in material related
fields. The Katahira Campus, the original site
of the Tohoku Imperial University, was founded
in 1907; and as the main campus, it concentrated
in many faculties and institutions up to about
1965.
Since the Department of Engineering and others
moved out to the Aobayama and Kawauchi Campus;
the Institute for Materials Research, Research
Institute of Electrical Communication, and
others within the campus have been improved in
global excellence as the Administrative Center
of the university.
The Department of Science, the Chemistry Rooms
of Tohoku Imperial University (built in 1927),
was reconstructed recently as the University
Headquarters Building, and the Department of
Engineering, the Material Engineering Rooms of
Tohoku Imperial University (built in 1924) , was
reconstructed recently as the WPI-AIMR Main
Building.
In addition, the North Gate (the main entrance
of Katahira Campus) was reformed as "open-door"
campus.
Route Directions:
☞ By taxi :
5 minutes from Sendai Station. 40 minutes from Sendai Airport.
☞ By subway :
Take the subway from Sendai Station to Aobadori Ichibancho
Station (2 mins). Exit at South 1. Turn left and walk straight
ahead for 550m towards the North Entrance of Katahira Campus.
Take the subway from Sendai Station to Itsutsubashi Station (2
mins). Exit at North 2 or North 4. Turn left and walk straight
ahead for 450m towards the South Entrance of Katahira Campus.
☞ By bus :
Catch a bus from platform 11 at the west entrance in front of
Sendai Station.
bound for the"Miyagi University of Education / Aobadai" or "Dobutsukoen
Circle via Aoba-dori"
get off at "Aoba dori ichibancho 1-A"
Approx. a 5 min ride, 10 min walk from the bus stop
☞ By foot :
About 15 minutes from the Sendai Station west exit