The Lu Xun Lecture Hall will be closed:
Friday, August 8, 2025, 3 - 4 p.m.
Wednesday, August 13, 2025
Friday, August 15, 2025
Friday, October 3, 2025, 3:30 - 4 p.m.

• Location: Katahira Campus ( Map )
• Address: 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8577 Japan
• Opening days: Wednesdays and Fridays
  ( Excluding public holidays and university holidays: June 22, August 10-16, December 29 to January 3, and so on. )
• Facility Hours: 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. / 1:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m.
• Rules when visiting:
  - For visitors, please send the 'Tour Application Form' prior to your visit.
  - Please visit the reception at Lu Xun's Lounge (Map).
• Photo taking is OK. However, posting on websites, blogs, or social media (facebook, instagram, etc) is prohibited.
• For the latest information, please check the 'Tour Application Form'.
• Application: Google Form
  
• Website: Tohoku University Archives
• Tel: 022-217-5040 (domestic calls only)
• Email: desk-tuagrp.tohoku.ac.jp

The lecture hall was built in 1904 and is named after the scholar and literary giant Lu Xun, who studied there. Often referred to as the father of modern Chinese literature, Lu Xun studied in the hall when it was part of the Sendai Medical College before being integrated into Tohoku University.

The old wooden school house has survived World War 2 air raids and the 2011 Tohoku earthquake. It is a popular destination for Chinese visitors and serves as a symbol of Tohoku university's century-old ties with Chinese students.

Directions

By taxi:

5 minutes from Sendai Station. 40 minutes from Sendai Airport

By Subway:

Take the subway from Sendai Station to Aobadori Ichibancho Station (2 mins). Exit at South 1. Turn left and walk straight ahead for 550m towards the North Entrance of Katahira Campus.

By foot:

About 15 minutes from the Sendai Station west exit