Sendai Station is a central station in Sendai, the central city of the Tohoku region.
All the Tohoku Shinkansen trains passing through Sendai Station stop here. The Shinkansen works as high-speed access from Miyagi Prefecture to Tokyo. Business people, tourists and others, more than 40,000 travelers per day, use the Shinkansen. For local lines, Tohoku Line, Senzan Line for Yamagata, and Senseki Line for Ishinomaki run from Sendai Station. Also, the Joban Line runs to Iwaki City located along the sea coast in Fukushima Prefecture. Connects Sendai Station and Sendai Airport Access Line in about 17 minutes at the shortest. The Sendai City Subway Line runs north-south and connects with the station.
The "Sendai Tourist Information Center" is on the 2nd floor of the station. They can provide you with overall tourist information on Sendai, from access to trains, buses, etc. to specialties. An English-speaking staff stands by. Please feel free to use the center.

Change for the Shinkansen to Morioka/Akita:

Change for the Shinkansen to Fukushima/Koriyama:

Change for a local line to Yamagata/Sendai Airport Access Line:

Change for a bus to Yamagata Zao:

Access from JR Tokyo Station to JR Sendai Station

JR Tokyo Station

Tohoku Shinkansen

JR Sendai Station

Route Maps

Shinkansen lines

Conventional lines

For Morioka/Akita, go up to 3F, pass through the Shinkansen Central Ticket Gate or South Ticket Gate, and go to Shinkansen Platform 11/12 (inbound/outbound) following the signboard for the platform.
When taking the Akita Shinkansen "Komachi," follow the signboards of "Akita Shinkansen Komachi" and "Please wait here for KOMACHI." Get on the Akita Shinkansen Komachi on Cars 16-11.
You can go to Morioka by either Tohoku Shinkansen "Hayate" or "Yamabiko," or Akita Shinkansen "Komachi." "Hayate" is for Hachinohe, "Yamabiko" is for Morioka, and "Komachi" is for Akita.

JR Sendai Station 3F Map

Tohoku Shinkansen "Hayate" and "Yamabiko" Timetable (outbound):

http://jreast-shinkansen-reservation.eki-net.com/pc/english/common/timetable/e_tohoku_d/index.html

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Akita Shinkansen "Komachi" Timetable (outbound):

http://jreast-shinkansen-reservation.eki-net.com/pc/english/common/timetable/e_akita_d/index.html

	Tohoku Shinkansen "Hayate" Connects Sendai Station and Morioka Station in about 44 minutes at the shortest. Nonstop between Omiya-Sendai. All seats are reserved.		Tohoku Shinkansen "Yamabiko" Connects Sendai Station and Morioka Station in about 1 hour and 10 minutes at the shortest. From Sendai Station (some trains are from Koriyama Station) to Morioka Station, the train stops at every station.
	Akita Shinkansen "Komachi" Connects Sendai Station and Akita Station in about 2 hours and 20 minutes at the shortest. All ordinary car seats are reserved. It links with "Hayate" between Tokyo Station and Morioka Station.

Shinkansen for Morioka or Akita

When taking the Shinkansen for Morioka or Akita, get on the Tohoku Shinkansen "Yamabiko" or “Hayate," or Akita Shinkansen "Komachi" at Tohoku/Akita Shinkansen Platform 11/12 (inbound/outbound.) For Akita, get on the Akita Shinkansen "Komachi."

Tohoku/Akita Shinkansen - Platform 11/12 (inbound/outbound)

When taking the Akita Shinkansen "Komachi," follow the signboard for "Cars No. 16-11" and get on Cars No. 16-11.

For Fukushima/Koriyama, go up to 3F, pass through the Shinkansen Central Ticket Gate or South Ticket Gate, and go to the Tohoku/Akita Shinkansen Platform 13/14, or Tohoku/Akita Shinkansen Platform 11/12 (inbound/outbound) at 3F, following the signboards for each platform.
For Fukushima/Koriyama, get on Tohoku Shinkansen "Max Yamabiko" or "Yamabiko." Since some Shinkansen trains do not stop at Koriyama Station, you need to be careful.

JR Sendai Station 3F Map

Tohoku Shinkansen "Max Yamabiko" and "Yamabiko" Timetable (inbound):

http://jreast-shinkansen-reservation.eki-net.com/pc/english/common/timetable/e_tohoku_u/index.html

Tohoku Shinkansen "Max Yamabiko" Connects Sendai Station and Koriyama Station in about 48 minutes at the shortest. All cars are double-decker.

Tohoku Shinkansen "Yamabiko" Connects Sendai Station and Koriyama Station in about 39 minutes at the shortest. From Sendai Station (some trains are from Koriyama Station) to Morioka Station, the train stops at every station.

Shinkansen for Fukushima/Koriyama

When taking the Shinkansen for Fukushima/Koriyama, get on Tohoku Shinkansen "Max Yamabiko" or "Yamabiko" at Tohoku/Akita Shinkansen Platform 13/14 (inbound) or Platform 11/12 (inbound/outbound)

Tohoku/Akita Shinkansen - Platform 13/14 (inbound).Since some trains leave from and arrive at Platform 11/12, you need to be careful.

When changing for a local line for Yamagata or Sendai Airport Access Line, passing through "Tohoku Line, Joban Line, Senzan Line and Sendai Airport Access Line Transfer" following the signboard, go to the local line platforms on the 2nd floor.
When taking the Senzan Line for Yamagata, get on at Local Line Platform 7/8.
When taking the Sendai Airport Access Line for Sendai Airport, get on at Local Line Platform 3/4.

JR Sendai Station 3F Map

JR Sendai Station 2F Map

Senzan Line Timetable (outbound) (*in Japanese):

Sendai Airport Access Line Timetable (outbound) (*in Japanese):

http://www.jreast-timetable.jp/

Senzan Line Connects Sendai Station and Yamagata Station in about 1 hour and 21 minutes at the shortest. The line color of the train is yellowish green.

Sendai Airport Access Line Connects Sendai Station and Sendai Airport Access Line in about 17 minutes at the shortest.

Local Line for Yamagata/Sendai Airport Access Line

For Yamagata, get on the Senzan Line at Local Line Platform 7/8 on the 2nd floor.
For Sendai Airport, get on the Sendai Airport Access Line at Local Line Platform 3/4 on the 2nd floor.

Signboard of the Senzan Line for Yamagata, Sendai Airport Access Line for Sendai Airport

Senzan Line for Yamagata - Platform 7/8

Sendai Airport Access Line for Sendai Airport - Platform 3/4

If you want to change for a bus to Yamagata Zao, exit the Shinkansen Central Ticket Gate and go down to the 2nd floor of the station following the signboard "for West/East Exit." On the 2nd floor, pass through the East-West accessway following the signboard "for East Exit" and go to the East Exit pedestrian deck. Go to East Exit Bus Pool No. 46, using the elevator, escalator, or stairs with the sign of "D." You need to be careful. Since buses other than the one for Yamagata Zao also use this bus stop.
If you need to purchase a bus ticket or need bus information, go to the pedestrian deck on the 1st floor using the elevator, escalator, or stairs with the "bus ticket counter" sign and go to the JR Bus East Exit Information Center.

JR Sendai Station 2F Map

JR Sendai Station East Exit Bus Pool Map

East Exit Bus Pool No. 46, Sendai-Yamagata Zao Nonstop Bus Timetable (*in Japanese):

http://www.yamakobus.co.jp/jikokuhyou/se-yaza.html

Sendai-Yamagata Zao Nonstop Bus Connects Sendai and Yamagata Zao in about 1 hour and 40 minutes. Runs as a seasonal service from December, at the time of the opening of the ski resort to the end of March. Contact: Yamako Bus Reservation Center: +81-(0)23-632-7280 (Open: 09:00-19:00) Miyagi Kotsu Yamagata Operation Office: +81-(0)23-623-1323

Bus Stop for Yamagata Zao

For the bus to Yamagata Zao, get on at the East Exit Bus Pool No. 46.

3F Shinkansen Central Ticket Gate

Signboard for "East Exit and East Exit Bus Pool"

When going straight from the East Exit pedestrian deck, there is an elevator escalator and stairs with the sign of "D," to go down to Bus Pool No. 46.

Bus Pool "No. 46" where buses for Yamagata Zao stop. Go down to Bus Pool No. 46, using the elevator, escalator, or stairs with the sign of "D" from the pedestrian deck.

Sendai is the birthplace of Gyutan or beef tongue dishes. On "Gyutan Dori" located near the Ticket Gate of the Shinkansen on the 3rd floor, restaurants stand side by side, and have prepared variegated menus from routine and popular dishes to arranged dishes. At Sushi Dori restaurants, you can taste fresh seafood at reasonable prices, since nearby Sendai Bay is a good fishing ground.

For further information on "Gyutan Dori" and "Sushi Dori" (in Japanese):

JR Sendai Station 3F Map

Gyutan Dori (Beef Tongue Street) and Sushi Dori (Sushi Street)

You can enjoy gyutan (beef tongue) and sushi at the restaurants located on the 3rd floor, immediately after getting off the Shinkansen.

There are 4 restaurants on Gyutan Dori and 6 restaurants on Sushi Dori.

JR PASS Information

JR offers economical and convenient rail passes to travel around Japan.

JR EAST PASS

You can reserve seats on Shinkansen, limited express, and ordinary express trains on JR East lines at no charge. Please choose any PASS out of the following three types of validity periods according to your travel schedule. A Flexible type is usable to travel on consecutive or non-consecutive days within 1 month. There is also a Youth type.

JR EAST PASS cannot be purchased inside Japan. Please purchase an exchange order before leaving for Japan.

For further information and on-line purchase:

http://www.jreast.co.jp/e/eastpass/

JAPAN RAIL PASS

You can reserve seats on Shinkansen, limited express, and ordinary express trains on nationwide JR lines at no charge. However, the pass is not valid for “Nozomi” trains on the Tokaido and Sanyo Shinkansen lines, and sleeper trains, etc. Please choose any PASS out of the following three types of validity periods according to your travel schedule.

Japan Rail Pass cannot be purchased inside Japan. Please purchase an exchange order before leaving for Japan.

For further information:

http://www.japanrailpass.net

JR East Japan Shinkansen Reservation

Before leaving for Japan, you can reserve seats for green car (superior class) or ordinary car (coach class) of Shinkansen trains and main limited express trains on local lines within the JR East Japan service area, on the Internet. This is on-line system to reserve easily in advance. You can use this site to get the train timetable and fare.

For further information and on-line purchase:

http://www.jreast.co.jp/e/eastpass/

"JR East InfoLine" (Telephone assistance service in English, Korean, and Chinese) 

Call 050-2016-1603 10:00-18:00 (except year-end and New Year holidays)

For further information on JR East Japan:

http://www.jreast.co.jp/e/