by subway
get off at kotodai station after 3-minute ride from sendai station on the subway bound for izumi-chuo. 5-minute walk from the exit 'koen 2.'
by bus
approximately 10-minute ride from JR sendai station on a bus bound for 'kotsukyoku daigaku byoin via jozenji-dori.' get off at sendai mediatheque stop.
on foot
approximately 20-minute walk from sendai station
by taxi
approximately 7-minute ride from the west exit taxi stand outside sendai station
by car
approximately 10-minute ride from sendai miyagi IC on the tohoku expressway
the office hours of smt are between 9:00 and 20:00
the office hours of the sendai shimin library are between 10:00 and 20:00.
on saturdays, sundays and national holidays, the closing time is 18:00.
- 7f
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inquiries : 9:00-21:00
- 5/6f
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gallery3300/4200 : 10:00-19:00
depends on exhibition
no entry on thursdays as it is a preparation day - 3/4f
- sendai shimin library (including children's library on 2nd floor) : 10:00-20:00 (sat., sun., and national holidays until 18:00)
- 2f
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inquiries for the sight- and hearing-impaired : 10:00-20:00 (sat., sun., and national holidays until 18:00)
multimedia inquiries : 10:00-20:00(sat., sun., and national holidays until 18:00)
- 1f
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information counter : 9:00-21:00
cafe (crepuscule cafe) : 10:00-21:30(last order 21:00)
- b1f
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parking : 9:00-22:00
parking charge
- 200 yen for the first 1 hour
- 400 yen for the first 2 hours
- 150 yen for each additional 1/2 hour after 2 hours
days when smt is closed:
sendai mediatheque is closed between december 29 and january
3, and once a month for maintenance.
the days when the sendai shimin library is closed are mondays (except for national
holidays), the day following a holiday, day for readjustment of books,
year-end and new year holidays (dec. 28 to jan. 4), and a special
period for rearrangement of books.