Location of the TUHEP laboratories
The Particle Theory and Cosmology Group at Tohoku University (TUHEP), has laboratories on the 9th and the 10th floors of the Science Complex B (理学研究科合同Ｂ棟: rigaku kenkyu-ka goudou B), which is placed up on the hill of Aoba-yama campus. The group secretaries' office (#1037) is located on the 10th floor. Students and postdoctoral researchers can be found on the 9th floor. Faculty members are distributed on both floors.
From Sendai Station
Local bus
Two bus stops are accessible to the science complex B: one at Faculty of Natural Sciences and the other at Department of Information Science. You can use either depending on your arrival time at Sendai Station. Bus route for each bus stop is explained below.Bus No. 719 for Faculty of Natural Sciences, departs from bus stop No. 9 around Sendai Station. It costs 220 yens and takes about 15 minutes. Get off at the bus stop
理学部自然史標本館前(rigakubu shizenshi hyouhonkan mae: Faculty of Natural Sciences/Museum of Natural History). The Science Complex B is on the other side of the road. Be careful when you cross the road since vehicles aproaching uphill may not be easily visible.
Buses No. 710, 713, and 715, for Faculty of Engineering, depart from bus stop No. 9 around Sendai Station. It costs 220 yens and takes about 17 minutes. Get off at the bus stop
情報科学研究科前(jouhou kagaku kenkyuuka mae: Department of Information Science). It takes about four minutes to walk from the bus stop to the Science Complex B shown on the map below.
At bus stop No. 9, there are two queues.
They are indicated by red and blue colors in the picture.
(They are not really colored on the spot.)
The red one is for Faculty of Natural Sciences (No. 719), and
the blue one is for Faculty of Engineering (No. 710, 713, 715).
You may look at the time table on the bus stop sign before
standing in a queue.
When you get on the bus,
do not forget to pick up a paper token shown on the right.
The display inside the bus shows the next bus stop, but only in
Japanese characters.
The vocal announcement is also in Japanese only.
For signaling to the bus driver that you want to get off,
press an alighting button.
Put the coins and the paper token together into the fare box
when you get off.
If you do not have the exact amount of coins, exchange
a 1000 yen note or a big coin for smaller coins,
using the fare box before paying.
A 2000 yen note or bigger cannot be exchanged.
Taxi
There is a taxi pool in front of Sendai Station. You may show the following sentence to a taxi driver to direct him or her to the Science Complex B.More instructions for a taxi driver are available for printing in HTML format and in PDF format.東北大学青葉山キャンパスの理学研究科合同Ｂ棟（自然史標本館前）までお願いします。
Please go to the Scinece Complex B of Tohoku University (in front of the Museum of Natural History).
Beware of a big taxi (typically black). They cost twice the fare of a usual one.
From Sendai Airport
Sendai Airport Line
Sendai Airport Station is directly connected to Sendai Airport through an overpass. It costs 630 yens and takes 17 minutes for a rapid train or 25 minutes for a local train, from the airport to Sendai Station.
Insert money into a vending machine and touch the button 630on the screen to buy a ticket. Should you need an English instruction (which is rarely the case), you may touch the
Englishbutton available on the screen. You should press a button, shown on the right, to open a door when you get on or off a train.
At Sendai Station, catch a bus or a taxi.
Airport limousine bus
Airport limousine buses are available from Sendai Airport to Sendai Station as well. It costs 700 yens and takes about 40 minutes. Round-trip discount is not available. Buy a ticket at a vending machine before going to a bus stop.
From Tokyo Station
Tohoku Shinkansen superexpress train
Tohoku Shinkansen superexpress train connects Tokyo Station and Sendai Station. It costs about 10000 yen or more depending on the day and seat type (non-reserved, reserved, green-comfort). The travel time is about 1 hour and 40 minutes for a Hayate train, and 2 hours or more for a Yamabiko train. Avoid a Max Yamabiko (different from Yamabiko) unless you want to enjoy a double-decker train for ages.A ticket can be either for a reserved seat or for a non-reserved seat. With a non-reserved ticket, you can take any non-reserved seat on any train any time while the ticket is valid. With a reserved ticket, you should take the specified seat on the specified train. However, should you miss the train, you can still get on a later train and take a non-reserved seat. No non-reserved seat is available on a Hayate.
After getting off at Sendai Station, catch a bus or a taxi.
From Narita Airport
Narita Express
Narita Express takes about 60 minutes from Narita Airport to Tokyo Station. The regular fare is 2940 (+-200) yen. (It costs less if you purchase a JR ticket directly through Sendai than buying two separate tickets.) A rapid train is also available at a lower fare of 1280 yens. It takes about 84 minutes.At Tokyo Station, catch a Tohoku Shinkansen train.
Skyliner
Skyliner on Keisei Line connects Narita Airport and Keisei Ueno Station. It costs 2400 yen and takes about 45 minutes. A limited express train takes 71 minutes and costs 1000 yen.After getting off at Keisei Ueno Station, walk to JR Ueno Station and catch a Tohoku Shinkansen train. Virtually every Tohoku Shinkansen train stops there. Note that JR Ueno Station is not a commencing station. Therefore, if you buy a non-reserved ticket, it sometimes happens that all non-reserved seats in a train are already occupied, and you may have to stand up in a car or wait for the next train.