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Sendai
Sendai boasts a wonderful balance of beautiful nature and academic research. The city is the political and economic core of the Tohoku region and is devoting energy toward attracting and hosting conventions. In addition to easy access from Tokyo (around 90 minutes on the Tohoku Shinkansen), the new Sendai Subway Tozai Line has made it even easier to move around the city center. Sendai has gained global attention as the host city of the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in 2015 and the G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors’ Meeting in 2016. The city has ideal venues for a variety of events, from the Sendai International Center for large-scale conventions to city hotels for urban conventions and the Akiu and Sakunami hot spring districts for resort-style conventions. Many language service volunteers are also available to provide support for your international conference.
Access
Sendai Airport→JR Sendai Station：17 min. or more by train (Sendai Airport Line)
JR Tokyo Station→JR Sendai Station：91 min. or more by train (Tohoku Shinkansen)
Venues overview
| Facility | Rooms | |
| Hotel | 135 | 31,422 |
| Ryokan | 73 | 4,139 |
| Total | 208 | 35,561 |
Pre-/Post-Convention Programs
- Earthquake Disaster Ruins at Arahama Elementary School
Arahama Elementary School, which was used as a disaster evacuation facility at the Great East Japan earthquake, has been preserved as a disaster ruin and is now open to the public. Visitors can walk through the school, where classrooms have been turned into exhibit rooms displaying photos, videos and lessons on how to prepare for disasters. Visitors can learn about the true power and danger of tsunami - Various Experience Programs
Escape to the quiet retreat of the Akiu district for a resort-style convention at a hotel with hot spring baths, and enjoy popular hands-on experiences like painting kokeshi wooden dolls. Matsushima, a group of islands designated as one of the top three scenic sites of Japan, is a place to enjoy a cruise of the bay, take walks through history, and experience making Buddhist prayer beads.
Sustainability
Support Programs for Convention
| Support for bidding process | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Type of Support | Availability | Languages |
| Site inspection | Arranging an inspection trip for site selection | ✓ | English, Chinese |
| Support for hosting/preparation | |||
| Category | Type of Support | Availability | Languages |
| PR | Support for encouraging participation in the event | ✓ | English, Chinese, Korean |
| Supporting other PR activities | ✓ | English, Chinese | |
| Conference and event preparation | Providing information on PCOs, travel agencies and event management companies | ✓ | English, Chinese |
| Providing information on reception venues (including unique venues) | ✓ | English, Chinese | |
| Providing information on related programs (local attractions, traditional performing arts, post-convention programs, sightseeing and hands-on experiences with Japanese culture for persons accompanying conference participants) | ✓ | English, Chinese | |
| Providing tourism information | ✓ | English, Chinese | |
| Requesting nominal support | ✓ | English, Chinese | |
| Coordinating with relevant organizations | ✓ | English, Chinese | |
| Conference and event operation | Arranging reception venues (including unique venues) | ✓ | |
| Arranging volunteers | ✓ | English | |
| Setting up an information desk | ✓ | English, Chinese | |
| Providing maps/guidebooks for participants | ✓ | English, Chinese, Korean | |
| Arranging shuttle buses | ✓ | ||
| Providing convention bags | ✓ | English, Chinese | |
| Hospitality | Welcome posters and digital signage | ✓ | English |
| Welcome message by the head of the local government | ✓ | English | |
| Providing discount tickets to tourist facilities | ✓ | English | |
| Providing discounts on public transportation | |||
| Dispatching tourism ambassadors | ✓ | ||
| Related programs | Making arrangements for attractions and traditional performing arts | ✓ | English |
| Making arrangements for post-convention programs | ✓ | English | |
| Making arrangements for sightseeing and hands-on experiences of Japanese culture for persons accompanying conference participants | ✓ | English | |
| Arranging tour interpreters and guides | ✓ | English | |
Support Programs for Incentive Travel
| Support for Promoting Incentive Travel | |
|---|---|
| Type of Support | Availability |
| Site inspection support (provision of accommodation, food, tourist activities) | - |
| Creation of draft proposals, providing information | - |
| Support During Incentive Travel | |
| Type of Support | Availability |
| Accommodation | ✓ |
| Airport transfer services | - |
| Welcome banners | ✓ |
| Chartered transport (e.g. coaches) | ✓ |
| Prepaid cards for public transport | ✓ |
| Venues (MICE facilities, unique venues) | ✓ |
| Event management services | - |
| Recruiting volunteers to assist at events | - |
| Excursions, technical visits etc. | ✓ |
| Attractions, entertainment etc. | ✓ |
| Experience programs | ✓ |
| Local cuisine, traditional cuisine | ✓ |
| Greeting at airport or station | ✓ |
| Greeting or welcome letter from local government head | - |
| Travel brochures | ✓ |
| Discount coupons | - |
| Giveaways | - |
Venues
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Unique VenueSendai Umino-Mori Aquarium
Sendai
An aquarium at night - something which cannot usually be seen. You can hold your party in...
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Unique VenueAOBA NO KAZE TERRACE
Sendai
This all-weather event space with a cafe is offering the three varieties of an outdoor gr...
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Unique VenueShokeikaku: Restaurant in a Former Date Clan Residence
Sendai
This site retains Japanese-style architecture of the late Meiji Era, and is redolent of t...
