Conference Venue Details:

The conference proceedings will take place at the beautiful AER Building.

The AER Building is located at 1 Chome-3-1 Central, Aoba Ward, Sendai, Miyagi 980-0021, Japan

See on a map here.

Accommodations:

Please note, due to numerous conferences and a large concert coinciding with SMRA 2023, it’s imperative that you book your hotel as soon as possible. Please consult the map and list of hotels provided below. There are no hotel room blocks so please utilize the travel booking site of your choice.

 Travel Recommendations:

Recommendations from our Scientific Co-Chairs and host:

Airport Options when travelling to Sendai:

The SMRA 2023 organizing committee recommends flying into Tokyo  (Haneda Airport) and securing a train into Sendai. See below for some tips if travelling into the Haneda airport:

Trains: Considering factors such as flight delays and other unforeseen delays, train tickets to Sendai should be booked onsite.To get to from Haneda Airport to Tokyo station you can utilize a limousine, bus or 2 railway routes.

Once you’ve arrived at the Tokyo Station, the express train, Hayabusa, takes 90 minutes to travel from Tokyo to Sendai. It is sometimes fully booked.

A second option is Yamabiko, which will travel from Tokyo to Sendai in 120 minutes.

Our recommended travel route:

First, buy tickets to Sendai Station at Haneda airport JR ticket service center.
Take Tokyo Monorail to Hamamatsu cho.
Transfer to JR local line (Yamanote line or Keihin-Tohoku line) from Hamamatsu cho to Tokyo.
Transfer to JR Tohoku Shinkansen Express train.

For a more in depth power point please visit this link.

Japan Rail (JR) train pass:

The JR is the major train system in Japan. You may find there are 1-, 2-, and 3-week passes. There are also two kinds of train seats, ordinal and green.
Both ordinal and green class passengers can preassign their reserve seats, and green class is like business class. There is another Gran class like first class, but there is no JR pass available.

Link: https://www.japan-rail-pass.com/transportation/japan-rail-pass/national

East Tohoku Area Pass:

There is a regional train for the East Tohoku area, 5 days for $140. See the link below to find the train schedule that fits your travel plan in Japan.

Link: https://www.japan-rail-pass.com/transportation/japan-rail-pass/regional/east-tohoku-area-pass

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