Participasts for Inter-Governmental and
Multi-Stakeholder Segments

Accommodation
http://www.bosai-sendai.jp/en/accommodation.html
Shuttle services
Complementary shuttle service will be offered during the conference. The shuttle bus will run on eight routes in Sendai City between hotels and the Sendai International Centre. The conference shuttle bus will also be available between the Sendai International Centre and the public forum venues. For some hotel locations, the shuttle pick-up and drop-off areas will be within a few blocks of the hotel entrance.
This will allow the shuttle routes to run as efficiently as possible. The conference shuttle bus will run one to three round trips per hour from 6:30 until 30 minutes after the closure of the meetings, during the Conference. The timetable will be updated before the Conference and shuttle stops will be announced at JR Sendai Station, major hotels and the conference venues. On Friday 13 March, the conference shuttle bus will be operated between JR Sendai Station and the Reception Building of the Sendai International Centre. Smoking is not permitted on board, seat belts should be fasten at all times. Advance reservation is not required. Details of the conference shuttle bus are subject to change.
Official Shuttle Bus Information/Timetable & Map Service (PDF)
The bus for Yume Messe Miyagi ("Bosai" Industry Fair) also stop at Mediatheque. Timetable is here.
・ To the “BOSAI” Industry Fair in Sendai(YUME MESSE MIYAGI)Timetable(PDF)
・ Outline of “BOSAI” Industry Fair in Sendai(PDF)
Bicycle services
The Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction is a green conference.Sendai City is pleased to offer an electric community bicycles service (called Date Bike) to accredited participants, free of charge. 195 Date Bikes are available in the city of Sendai with 32 cycle ports (pick-up stations) around the city.
During the Conference, four temporary ports will be designated at the Sendai International Centre, Hagi Hall of Tohoku University, Cafeteria at Kawauchi Campus of Tohoku University, and Sendai Mediatheque. A Date Bike can be collected at the Sendai International Centre to cycle to the center of the city, where most official hotels are located.
Floor Plan
Tohoku OMOTENASHI Center

During the course of the conference, the Tohoku OMOTENASHI Centre will be open to welcome and offer conference participants exceptional services. It will be established in the lobby on the first floor of the Sendai City Museum which is located 5 minutes’ walk of the main conference venue. There you can enjoy complimentary good drinks and snacks of the Tohoku region, as well as some demonstrations of Japanese traditional culture.
Venue: | Sendai City Museum (Lobby on the first floor) |
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Dates: | March 14-17 10:00-17:00 March 18 10:00-16:00 |
Organizer: | Sendai Committee for the UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction |
Special Exhibition at the Sendai City Museum

On the second floor, the Special Exhibition “DAIMYO.
Masterpieces of Sendai-Han and DATE family (Feudal Lord of Sendai area)” will be held. There you can enjoy a collection of materials, including those of UNESCO’s Memory of the World and Japan’s national treasures, and try on a crescent-moon-bearing helmet (replica) dedicated to Masamune Date, the first lord of the Sendai Clan. Please stop by when you have the time between the conference sessions.

Venue: | Sendai City Museum (Special Exhibition room on the second floor) |
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Dates: | March 14-17 9:00-19:00 March 18 9:00-16:00 |
Organizer: | Sendai City Museum, City of Sendai |
Short Sightseeing Trip in Sendai
A bus tour will be offered to conference participants. The tour will visit major sightseeing spots in Sendai, which include two sites from Zuiho-den, the ruins of Sendai Castle, and Osaki Hachimangu Shrine. No need for prior reservation for the tour.
Meeting place: | Travel Desk on the 2nd floor of the reception building in the main conference venue |
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Dates: | March 14 12:00-14:00, 14:00-16:00 March 15-18 10:00-12:00, 12:00-14:00, 14:00-16:00 |
Duration: | 2 hours |
Price: | Free |
Price includes: | Transfers, entrance fees |
Organizer: | City of Sendai |
Banking facilities
Generally, retailers in Japan do not accept currencies other than Japanese yen. It is therefore necessary to change foreign currency into Japanese yen to make cash payments. Foreign currency can be exchanged into yen at the foreign exchange sections of b anks and other authorized money exchangers. Normally, banks are open from 9:00 to 15:00 weekdays.
You can withdraw cash using your international brand credit, de bit, prepaid and cash cards nationwide at ATMs of Seven Bank (http://www.sevenbank.co.jp/intlcard/index2.html) and Japan Post Bank (http://www.jp-bank.japanpost.jp/en/ias/en_ias_index.html).
On the venue, you can buy yen or withdraw cash.
On the Second Floor of Reception Building |
Exchange counter *77 Bank |
It is only possible to exchange US dollars or EURO into Japanese yen. (Not from Japanese yen into US dollars or EURO.) Please note that an exchange fee will be charged. Open hours: 11:30am to 4:00pm everyday |
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On the Second Floor of Reception Building |
ATMs *Seven Bank |
It is possible to withdraw Japanese yen using a foreign issued cash card and credit card. |
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Outside of the buildings | ATM car *Seven Bank |
It is possible to withdraw Japanese yen using a foreign issued cash card and credit card. |
Mobile connection for WCDRR visitors
Sendai City offers mobile connection environment for WCDRR visitors
(1)Free Wi-Fi
WCDRR main conference area
Wi-Fi service is available for free in the areas below:
(2)Public Forum venue
Wi-Fi service is available for free in some area of public forum venue, showing by the sign below. For details, contact an information center of each venue.
(3)The center of Sendai
Free Wi-Fi is available at more than 2000 spots in downtown Sendai, serviced by NTT East and TRAVEL JAPAN Wi-Fi with the signs below.
1-NTT East Free Wi-Fi Japan (Japan Connected-free Wi-Fi)
The service available at 1,200 spots with the signs below.
Input your ID enclosed in your envelope and password. The Wi-Fi service will be validate for consecutive 14 days.
2-Wi2 300(TRAVEL JAPAN Wi-Fi)
The service available at 1,500 spots with the sign below.
Input your ID enclosed in your envelope and password. The Wi-Fi service will be for consecutive 7 days. Alternatively, by downloading the “TRAVEL JAPAN Wi-Fi” app and the service is extended to 14 days in 240,000 spots.
Shortcut route between Sendai International Center and
Tohoku University Centennial Hall(Hagi Hall)
Sendai Memorial Concert
Power of Music; Reconstruction and Hope for the Future
In conjunction with the 3rd World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in Sendai (WCDRR), a memorial concert will be held to look back the supporting activities of Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra, such as reconstruction concerts, with the images and live music.
Participants for WCDRR are invited to this concert on a first-come, first-served basis (Maximum 200 people). Please be reminded that seat availability is limited.
Date and Time/ 7:00PM, Friday, March 13 (Doors open at 6:00PM)
Venue/ Tokyo Electron Hall Miyagi (3-3-7 Kokubun-cho, Aoba-ku, Sendai)
Hosted by: Sendai City, Sendai Committee for the UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction, Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra
Cooperation: Center for Recovery through the Power of Music, Tohoku
Participants for WCDRR are invited to this concert on a first-come, first-served basis (Maximum 200 people). Please show your Conference ID at the registration desk and receive a ticket. The registration desk will open at 5:45PM.
Study Tours & Excursions in Sendai and Tohoku
http://www.bosai-sendai.jp/en/studytours.html
Restaurant “San-no-maru” in the Sendai City Museum
Communicate with our staff using a communication board.
Special dishes using poultry will be served as well.
Opening hours:
March 14 to 17 : 9 am to 7 pm (LO : 6 pm)
March 18 : 9 am to 4 pm (LO : 3 pm)
Restaurants in Kawauchi North Campus of Tohoku University
Restaurants in Kawauchi North Campus of Tohoku University are opened.
Other stay information
