Ⅱ. Life on Campus

1. Academic Calendar 2012

1st Semester (April 1 - September 30)
Entrance Ceremony	April 5
Special Orientation for New International Students	April 11
Showa Day（Holiday）	April 29
Constitution Memorial Day（Holiday）	May 3
Greenery Day (Holiday)	May 4
Children’s Day（Holiday）	May 5
Annual Health Checkup	April 2 - 5
University Foundation Day	June 22
Marine Day（Holiday）	3rd Monday of July
Respect for the Aged Day（Holiday）	3rd Monday of September
Autumnal Equinox Day（Holiday）	September 22
Semester End Vacation	August 8 - September 28
2nd Semester (October 1 - March 31)
Health and Sports Day（Holiday）	2nd Monday of October
Special Orientation for New International Students	October
Culture Day （Holiday）	November 3
Labor Thanksgiving Day （Holiday）	November 23
Emperor’s Birthday （Holiday）	December 23
Winter Vacation	December 25 - January 4
New Year’s Day（Holiday）	January 1
Coming of Age Day （Holiday）	2nd Monday of January
National Foundation Memorial Day （Holiday）	February 11
Vernal Equinox Day （Holiday）	March 20
Commencement	March 27

Notes:

1. ⑴ National holidays are denoted by "(Holiday)".
   If a national holiday falls on a Sunday, the following Monday is counted as a holiday.
2. ⑵ Dates for Semester End and winter vacation are subject to change.

2. Tutoring System

This system is designed to assist international students new to Japan and help them adjust to their new surroundings as smoothly as possible. International students can request tutors, recruited from the university’s Japanese students, who will assist them in various matters, such as their studies and daily life.

① Students eligible for this system are:

• Undergraduate students: within two years of admission (one year for those admitted to classes above the freshman course）
• Graduate and research students: within one year of admission (excluding those who have graduated from a university in Japan）
• Others considered to be in urgent need of assistance with their studies

As a rule, tutors are not provided for Intensive Japanese Language Course trainees, nor for recipients of one-year Japanese government scholarships for Japanese studies.

② Duration of tutoring

• Undergraduate students:two years starting from the time of admission
• Others : one year starting from the time of admission

Students who desire a tutor should consult their academic advisors and staff in charge of international student affairs in their faculties, institutes, etc.

3. List of Procedures

Description	1st and 2nd year students		3rd and 4th year students, Graduate students
	Location	Office
Class Registration
Class Registration	Online registration can be performed on any computer connected to the campus LAN. However, Future Global Leadership (FGL) Undergraduate Program students must register using a paper form. Please submit forms to the below office.
	Window No. 5 – No.7 on 2nd floor of Management office on Kawauchi Kita Campus	Liberal Education Operations Section, Instruction Division (Undergraduate Academic Affairs Section, Faculty of Science for 2nd year students taking 4 semester courses.)	Instruction Section at each faculty, school, graduate school or institute. (Instruction Section in student’s department office for 3rd or 4th year students in the School of Engineering.)
Tuition
Tuition payment	Automatic withdrawal from student's 77Bank or Mizuho Bank account
Application for enrollment fee exemption	Window No.3 on 1st floor of Management office on Kawauchi Kita Campus	Financial Support Section, Student Services Division, Education and Student Support Department
Application for tuition exemption
Application for postponement of tuition payment/ enrollment fee payment
Application for monthly tuition payment plan
Change of Status
Request to begin/end an academic leave of absence	Instruction Section at each faculty, school, graduate school or institute
Request for faculty/ department transfer, or change of major
Application for study abroad or withdrawal from university
Notification of address change	Window No.2 on 1st floor of Management Office on Kawauchi Kita Campus	Support Planning Section, Student Services Division	Instruction Section at each faculty, school, graduate school or institute
Various Certificates
Certificate of school-commuting	Window No.3 on 1st floor of Management Office on Kawauchi Kita Campus	Financial Support Section, Student Services Division	Instruction Section at each faculty, school, graduate school or institute
Reissue of Student ID	2nd floor of Management Office on Kawauchi Kita Campus	Liberal Education Operations Section, Instruction Division
Certificate for JR student discount	Issued by Certificate Issuing Machine on each campus : Financial Support Section or Liberal Education Operations Section, Kawauchi Kita Campus 8:30 - 21:00 Instruction Office of Faculty of Education, Kawauchi Minami Campus 8:30 - 19:00 Student Support Section of Faculty of Science, Kita Aobayama Campus 8:30 - 21:00 Student Support Section, School of Engineering Aobayama Campuss 8:30 - 21:00 Instruction Office of Faculty of Medicine, Seiryo Campus 8:30 - 21:00 Instruction Office of Faculty of Agriculture, Amamiya Campus 8:30 - 18:00 Law School, Katahira Campus 8:30 - 17:00
Certificate of enrollment
Academic transcript
Certificate of [prospective] graduation/ completion
Certificate of Grantee of Japanese Government （MEXT） Scholarship, Certificate of Honors Scholarship (JASSO)	Instruction Section at each faculty, school, graduate school or institute
Certificate of withdrawal from university
Health-check certificate	Health Administration Center on Kawauchi Kita Campus
Information on Part-time Jobs & Housing
Part-time job information	2nd floor of Management Office on Kawauchi Kita Campus	Job Section, Center for Career Support	Bulletin Boards (on campus) Web (Center for Career Support homepage)
Housing information	2nd floor of Center for International Exchange on Kawauchi Kita Campus	Student Management Section, Student Exchange Division
	Window No.4 on 1st floor of Management Office on Kawauchi Kita Campus	Life Support Section, Student Services Division
Counseling
Health counseling	Health Administration Center on Kawauchi Kita Campus
Academic advising	University Counseling Center on Kawauchi Kita Campus
Study abroad information	Student Exchange Program Section Student Exchange Division on Kawauchi Kita Campus
International Students' Counseling Room	Center for International Exchange on Kawauchi Kita Campus
Counseling on Harassment	Sexual Harassment Office in the University Counseling Center on Kawauchi Kita Campus or office of each faculty, school or graduate school
Career
Job information service and advising	2nd floor of Management Office on Kawauchi Kita Campus	Job Section Center for Career Support	Instruction Section ateach faculty, school, graduate school or institute (Instruction Section of department office for students of Science and Engineering: Job Information Center in Research Building of Humanities for students of Arts and Letters, Education, Law and Economics.)
Survey of desired career options	-	-	Instruction Section at each faculty, school, graduate school or institute (Instruction Section of department office for students of Science and Engineering.)
Notification of informal job offers	-	-
Other
Lost and Found	Kawauchi Campus	Support Planning Section, Student Services Division Window No.2 on the 1st floor of Management Office on Kawauchi Kita Campus
	Other campuses	Instruction Section at each faculty, school, graduate school or institute

Extracurricular Activities
Request for use of classroom/extracurricular activities room	Kawauchi Kita Campus	Activity Support Section, Student Services Division Window No.1 on the 1st floor of Management Office on Kawauchi Kita Campus	Other Campuses	Instruction Section at each faculty, school, graduate school or institute
Request for overtime use of extracurricular activities facilities
Request for use of university gym & exercise facilities		Office of Kawauchi Campus Gym
Registration of university student organization		Activity Support Section, Student Services Division Window No.1 on the 1st floor of Management Office on Kawauchi Kita Campus
Endorsement of COOP discount application for group trips
Accident Report		Support Planning Section, Student Services Division Window No.2 on the 1st floor of Management Office on Kawauchi Kita Campus
Request for loan of property for extracurricular activities		Activity Support Section, Student Services Division Window No.1 on the 1st floor of Management Office on Kawauchi Kita Campus
Event Implementation Report
Application for parking permit on Kawauchi campus for extracurricular activities
Application to commission club president and vice president
Notification of change of captain and student committee of arts clubs
Application to link to Tohoku University homepage		Support Planning Section, Student Services Division Window No.2 on the 1st floor of Management Office on Kawauchi Kita Campus
Request for use of Memorial Auditorium		Activity Support Section, Student Services Division Window No.1 on the 1st floor of Management Office on Kawauchi Kita Campus
Request for use of Yamagata University Zao Lodge
Request for use of Kawatabi Seminar Center

4. List of Contact Offices

Campus Directory
Department/Division		Section	Address	Phone Number (Area Code 022) e-mail
Education & Student Support Dep.	Instruction Division	Liberal Education Operations Section	41 Kawauchi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 980-8576	795-7558、7562 kyom-j@bureau.tohoku.ac.jp
	Student Services Division	Support Planning Section	41 Kawauchi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 980-8576	795-7818
		Activity Support Section		795-3983
		Life Support Section		795-3943, 3944
		Financial Support Section		795-7816
	Student Exchange Division	Student Exchange Program Section	41 Kawauchi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 980-8576	795-3745 studyab@bureau.tohoku.ac.jp
Faculty of Arts and Letters, Graduate School of Arts and Letters		Instruction Section	27-1 Kawauchi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 980-8576	795-6004 art-kyom@bureau.tohoku.ac.jp
Center for Northeast Asian Studies			41 Kawauchi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 980-8576	795-6009 asiajimu@cneas.tohoku.ac.jp
Faculty of Education, Graduate School of Education		Instruction Section	27-1 Kawauchi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 980-8576	795-6105 sed-kyomu@bureau.tohoku.ac.jp
Graduate School of Educational Informatics Education Division
School of Law, Graduate School of Law		Instruction Section	27-1 Kawauchi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 980-8576	795-6175 law-kyom@bureau.tohoku.ac.jp
		Law school and School of Public policy Affairs Section	2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8577, JAPAN	217-4945 law-pro@bureau.tohoku.ac.jp
Faculty of Economics, Graduate School of Economics and Management		Instruction Section	27-1 Kawauchi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 980-8576	795-6265 eco-kyom@bureau.tohoku.ac.jp
Faculty of Science, Graduate School of Science		Undergraduate Academic Affairs Section	6-3 Aoba, Aramaki -aza, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 980-8578	795-6350 sci-kyom@bureau.tohoku.ac.jp
		Graduate Academic Affairs Section		795-6351 sci-in@bureau.tohoku.ac.jp
		Student Support Section		795-6403 sci-sien@bureau.tohoku.ac.jp
Tohoku University Museum			6-3 Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 980-8578	795-6767
School of Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine		Undergraduate Academic Affairs Section	2-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 980-8575	717-8009 med-kyo2@bureau.tohoku.ac.jp
		Graduate Academic Affairs Section		717-8010 m-daigakuin@bureau.tohoku.ac.jp
		Academic Affairs Section for Health Science Course		717-7905 cms-kyom@bureau.tohoku.ac.jp
School of Dentistry, Graduate School of Dentistry		Instruction Section	4-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 980-8575	717-8248 den-kyom@bureau.tohoku.ac.jp
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences		Instruction Section	6-3 Aoba, Aramaki-aza, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 980-8578	795-6803 kyoumu@mail.pharm.tohoku.ac.jp
School of Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering		International Affairs Section	6-6-04 Aoba, Aramaki-aza, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 980-8579	795-5817 eng-mon@bureau.tohoku.ac.jp
		Undergraduate Academic Affairs Section		795-5818 eng-kyom@bureau.tohoku.ac.jp
		Graduate Academic Affairs Section		795-5820 eng-in@bureau.tohoku.ac.jp
		Student Support Section		795-5822 eng-kose@bureau.tohoku.ac.jp
Faculty of Agriculture Graduate School of Agricultural Science		Instruction Section	1-1, Tsutsumidori Amamiya-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai 981-8555	717-8609 agr-kyom@bureau.tohoku.ac.jp
Graduate School of International Cultural Studies		Instruction Section	41Kawauchi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 980-8576	795-7556 int-kkdk@bureau.tohoku.ac.jp
Graduate School of Information Sciences		Instruction Section	6-3-09 Aoba, Aramaki-aza Aoba-ku, Sendai, 980-8579	795-5814 is-kyom@bureau.tohoku.ac.jp
Graduate School of Life Sciences		Instruction Section	1-1, 2-chome, Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8577	217-5706 lif-kyom@bureau.tohoku.ac.jp
Graduate School of Environmental Studies		Instruction Section	6-6-20 Aoba, Aramaki-aza, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8579	795-4504 kyomu@mail.kankyo.tohoku.ac.jp
Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering		Instruction Section	6-6-12 Aoba, Aramaki-aza, Aoba-ku, Sendai-shi 980-8579	795-4824 bme-kyom@bureau.tohoku.ac.jp
Institute for Materials Research		General Affairs Section	1-1, 2-chome, Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8577	215-2181 imr-som@imr.tohoku.ac.jp
Center for Low Temperature Science		General Affairs Section		215-2181 imr-som@imr.tohoku.ac.jp
Center for Interdisciplinary Research		Office	6-3 Aoba, Aramaki-aza, Aoba-ku Sendai 980-8578	795-5757 office@cir.tohoku.ac.jp
Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer		General Affairs Section	4-1 Seiryo-machi Aoba-ku Sendai 980-8575	717-8443 ida-som@bureau.tohoku.ac.jp
Institute of Fluid Science		General Affairs Section	1-1, 2-chome, Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8577	217-5302 shomu@ifs.tohoku.ac.jp
Research Institute of Electrical Communication		General Affairs Section	1-1, 2-chome, Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8577	217-5420 shomu@riec.tohoku.ac.jp
Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials		Research Cooperation Section	1-1, 2-chome, Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8577	217-5208 kenkyu@tagen.tohoku.ac.jp
Cyclotron and Radioisotope Center		Office	6-3 Aoba, Aramaki-aza, Aoba-ku Sendai 980-8578	795-7800 cyric-jm@bureau.tohoku.ac.jp
Cyberscience Center		General Affairs Section	6-3 Aoba, Aramaki-aza, Aoba-ku Sendai 980-8578	795-3407 syomu@isc.tohoku.ac.jp

Announcements for students are posted on the notice (bulletin) board of the faculty offices at the university. Students should check faculty, graduate school, and Institute notice boards frequently to avoid missing important information.

5. Tuition and Other School Expenses

⑴ Entrance Examination and Admission Fees, Tuition

⑵ Exemption from Tuition and Other Fees

6. Scholarships

⑴ Procedures for Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship Students

⑵ Scholarships for Privately Financed International Students

Scholarships Available in Japan（from the Japanese Government or Private Foundations）

No.	Names of Scholarship Foundation	Qualifications				Monthly amount of Scholarship	Duration	Application Accepted
		U.G.	Master	Doctor	Research S
1	Japanese Government Scholarship (MEXT) Domestic Selection	4y (6y Med. Den.)				119,000	briefest study term	Nov
			○			146,000	briefest study term
				○		147,000	briefest study term
2	Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO) Honors Scholarship for Privately Financed International Students	○				48,000	1 year	Apr
			○	○	○	65,000	1 year
3	JEES ITOCHU Scholarship	3y				125,000	2 years	Dec-Jan
4	JEES JT Asia Scholarship		○	○		150,000	2 years	Dec-Jan
5	JEES Mitsubishi Corporation International Student Scholarship	2-4y				100,000	1 year	Dec-Jan
			○	1y		150,000	1 year	Dec-Jan
6	JEES International Student Scholarship for Japanese Language Proficiency Test at Excellent Scorers	○	○	○		50,000	2 years	Feb-Apr
7	JEES Scholarship for Successful Candidate of Japanese Language Teaching Competency Test	○	○	○		50,000	2 years	Feb-Apr
8	Japanese Major International Student Scholarship	○	○	○		50,000	2 years	Feb-Apr
9	JEES Docomo Int'l Student Scholarship		1y			120,000	max 2 years	Feb-Apr
10	JEES Leopalace21 Scholarship	○	○	○		30,000	1 year	Feb-May
11	JEES TIS International Student Scholarship	3y	1y			70,000	1 year	Mar-Apr
12	JEES Kansai Paint Scholarship	3y	1y			100,000	max 2 years	Mar-May
13	JEES Ishibashi Foundation		○	○		150,000	2 years	Mar-May
14	JEES Social Innovation Scholarship		○	○		80,000	1 year (Oct-Sep)	Jun
15	JEES Social Innovation Scholarship		○	○		200,000	just once	Jun
16	Sendai International Friendship Society	○	○	○		100,000	just once	Dec-Jan
17	All Sendai Lions Club	○	○	○		100,000	just once	Mar
18	Kamei Memorial Foundation	3-4y				50,000	briefest study term	Apr-May
			○	○		60,000	briefest study term
19	JGC-S Scholarship Foundation (2nd class)		○	○		250,000	just once	Jun
20	KDDI Foundation		○	○		150,000	6 months or 1 year	Jun-Jul
21	Sato Yo International Scholarship Foundation	○				120,000	2 years	Jul-Aug
			○	○		180,000	2 years
22	TAKASE Scholarship Foundation		○	○		100,000	1 years	Jul-Aug
23	Interchange Association (Application in Japan)		○			154,000	briefest study term	Aug-Oct
				○		155,000	briefest study term
					○	152,000
24	Rotary Yoneyama Memorial Foundation	3-4y (5-6y Med. Den.)				100,000	max 2 years	Sep-Oct
			1-2y (2-3y Med. Den.)	2-3y (3-4y Med. Den.)		140,000	max 2 years
25	Heiwa Nakajima Foundation	2-4y	○	○		100,000	max 2 years	Sep-Oct
26	Watanuki International Scholarship Foundation		○	○		150,000	1 year	Sep-Oct
27	Mizuho International Foundation	1-3y	1y	1-2y		120,000	2 years	Oct
28	Hirose International Scholarship Foundation General Scholarship	4y	○	○		100,000	1 year	Oct
29	Hirose International Scholarship Foundation Sakai Memorial Scholarship	○				100,000	max 2 years	Oct
			○			100,000	max 2 years
				○		100,000	max 3 years
30	Tokyu Foundation for Inbound Students		○	○		160,000	max 2 years	Oct-Nov
31	ITO Foundation for International Education Exchange Scholarships for Foreign Students		1y			180,000	max 2 years	Oct-Nov
32	Honjo International Scholarship Foundation		○	○		200,000	1 or 2 years	Oct-Nov
						180,000	3 years
						150,000	4 or 5 years
33	Kawashima Shoji Memorial Scholarship Foundation	3-4y	○	○		100,000	2 years	Oct-Dec
34	TOKUSHUKAI Scholarship Foundation	○				100,000	1 years	Oct-Dec
35	Epson International Scholarship Foundation		○	○		100,000	max 2 years	Nov-Dec
36	Asian Foundation For International Scholarship Interchange	○	○			60,000	1 year	Nov-Dec
				○		70,000	1 year
37	NITORI International Scholarship Foundation	3-4y				110,000	max 2 years	Nov-Jan
			○			110,000	max 2 years
38	Yuasa International Foundation		○	○		100,000	1 year	Dec
39	LOTTE International Scholarship Foundation	○	○	○		180,000	2 years	Dec
40	Iwatani Naoji Foundation		○	○		150,000	1 year	Dec
41	Kyoritsu International Foundation Scholarship	1-3y	1y	1-2y		100,000	2 years	Dec-Jan
42	Kyoritsu Maintenance scholarship Foundation	○				60,000	1 year	Dec-Jan
43	Kamenori Foundation		1y	1y		200,000	briefest study term	Dec-Jan
44	Setsutaro Kobayashi Memorial Fund			○		1,200,000	just once	Jan-Feb
45	Kobayashi International Scholarship Foundation (General Scholarship)	3y (5y Med. Den.)				120,000	max 2 years	Feb
			○	○		150,000	max 3 years
46	Kobayashi International Scholarship Foundation (Special Scholarship)	3y (5y Med. Den.)				200,000	briefest study term	Feb
			○	○		200,000	max 5 years
47	Tsuji Asia Scholarship Foundation	3-4y	○	○		100,000	2 years	Feb
48	Sagawa Scholarship Foundation	3y (5y Med. Den.)				100,000	2 years	Feb-Mar
			1y	2y (3y Med. Den.)		100,000	2 years
49	The Asahi Glass Scholarship Foundation		1y	1-2y		100,000	max 2 years	Feb-Apr
50	Park Yong Koo Scholarship Foundation		○	○		70,000	1 year	Mar
51	AEON 1% Club AEON Scholarship	○	○			100,000	max 2 years	Mar-Apr
52	Hashiya Scholarship Foundation	○	○	○	○	100,000	briefest study term	Mar-Apr
53	The Korean Scholarship Foundation	2-4y				25,000	1 year	Mar-Apr
			○			40,000	1 year
				○		70,000	1 year
54	Yasuda Scholarship Foundation	3y				100,000	briefest study term	Mar-Apr
55	The Ushio Foundation		○	○		120,000	briefest study term	Mar-Apr
56	Tohoku Kaihatsu Memorial Foundation			2-3y (3-4y Med. Den.)		50,000	1 year	Apr
57	Sojitz Foundation	3-4y				70,000	2 years	Apr
			○	○		100,000	2 years
58	Japan Federation of Construction Contractors	○	○	○		20,000	1 year	Apr
59	The Mitsubishi UFJ Trust Scholarship Foundation	2-4y				70,000	briefest study term	Apr
			○	○		100,000	briefest study term
60	Mabuchi International Foundation	○				100,000	1 year	Apr
61	SEIHO Scholarship Foundation	2-4y				50,000	max 2 years	Apr
			○	○		70,000	max 2 years
62	Ajinomoto Scholarship Foundation		○	○		150,000	max 2 years	Apr-May
63	JGC-S Scholarship Foundation (3rd class)		○	○		180,000	briefest study term	Apr-May
64	Otsuka Toshimi Foundation		○	○		1,000,000 ～ 1,500,000	just once	Apr-May
65	Sendai West Rotary Club	○	○	○		50,000	just once	Apr-May

※JASSO：Japan Student Services Organization　　JEES：Japan Educational Exchanged and Services

7. University Libraries

Tohoku University's libraries include the Main Library, Medical Library, Kita-Aobayama Library, Engineering Library, and Agricultural Library.

These libraries facilitate various activities, such as quiet individual study, finding information using library materials and databases, preparing reports on computers, and group discussion.

8. The Students' Friendship Association （Extracurricular Activities）

Sports Clubs

Athletic Sports Club, Baseball Club, Semi-Hardball Baseball Club, Tennis Club, Soft-ball Tennis Club, Rugby Football Club, Volleyball Club, Soccer Club, Basketball Club, Table Tennis Club, Mountaineering Club, Swimming Club, Rowing Club, Yacht Club, Skating Club, Horse-Riding Club, Badminton Club, Judo Club, Skiing Club, Handball Club, Flight Club, Kendo Club, Kyudo Club, Karatedo Club, Motorcar Club, Hiking Club, Golf Club, Aikido Club, Fencing Club, Cheerleaders Club, Cycling Club, Bodybuilding Club, Shorinji Kempo Club, Gymnastic Club, American Football Club, Orienteering Club, Competition Dancing Club, Archery Club, Triathlon Club, Lacrosse Club, Ice-Skating Club, Racing Cart Club, Kyokushin Karate Club, Sumo Wrestling Club, Softball Club, Chinese Material Arts Club, Bougu Karatedo Club

Culture Clubs

Male Chorus Club, Mixed Chorus Club, Symphony Orchestra Club, Literary Arts Club, Fine Arts Club, Movie Club, Drama Club, Photography Club, Tea Ceremony Club, Noh Club, Japanese Music Club, Broadcasting Study Club, Amateur Wireless Club, Rakugo Study Club, English Speaking Society Club, Go Club, Juggling Club, Light Music Club, Mandolin Music Club, Chemistry Club, Audiophile Club, Wind Music Club, Japanese Chess Club, Calligraphy Club, Seikatsu Club, Press Club

9. Events for International Students

Details concerning dates and destinations will be announced in advance by the office of each faculty and institute.

10. Support Groups for International Students

There are several support groups for international students.

● Tohoku University Foreign Students Association (TUFSA）

● @home: A Japanese students’ group that assists international students

11. Cooperative Society (Co-op) and Other Facilities

Each campus of the university has co-op stores and cafeterias, where students can eat and shop.

1. Kawauchi-Kita Campus : Travel co-op, cafeteria, bookstore, watchmaker's shop, optician's shop, barbershop, ATM
2. Kawauchi-Minami Campus : cafeteria, bookstore
3. Katahira Campus : cafeteria, campus shop (books, stationary, sporting goods) print co-op, barbershop, watchmaker's shop
4. Aobayama Campus : cafeteria, tea room, bookstore, campus shop and barbershop, ATM
5. Seiryo Campus : cafeteria, campus shop, bookstore, barbershop and watchmaker's shop
6. Amamiya Campus : cafeteria, campus shop

* On campuses with no Travel Coop office, the co-op store handles tickets for trains, planes, concerts, movies, etc.