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A shuttle bus connects Futaba station to the venue (fare: 200 yen, time: 6 minutes). Click here to check the bus timetables.
Please note that it takes between 20-30 min to walk from Futaba station to the venue!
Please use the map above for directions.
Driving to Futaba takes approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes from Sendai city, 1 hour from Iwaki city, and 1 hour and 40 minutes from Fukushima city via highway.
If you will be staying at Hotel Arm, Futaba, which is closest to our venue, you can use the hotel’s parking space. We also have a space at our venue (adjacent to Hotel Arm) which you can use at no cost.
Fukushima Airport and Sendai Airport are located 83 and 89 km away from Futaba, respectively.
From Sendai Airport, take the Sendai Airport Access Line to Sendai Station (fare: 660 yen, time: 40 minutes).
From Sendai Station, take the Hitachi Super Express Train to Futaba Station. Click here to check the train timetables.
From Futaba Station to the venue, you can either walk (time: ~20 minutes), or take the bus (fare: 200 yen, time: 6 minutes). Click here to check the bus timetables
The best way to reach Futaba Station is by the Hitachi Super Express Train from Tokyo Station (fare: ¥7,390, time: 3 hours and 6 minutes). Timetables:
From Tokyo: 07:52 (Futaba at 11:10), 12:53 (Futaba at 15:59) and 15:53 (Futaba at 19:02)
From Futaba: 11:30 (Tokyo at 14:42), 17:29 (Tokyo at 20:48), 19:28 (Ueno at 22:44)
You can also take the Hitachi Super Express Train from Sendai (fare: ¥ 2,710, time: 1 hour 16 minutes). Click here to check the train timetables.
From Futaba Station to the venue, you can either walk (time: ~20 minutes), or take the bus (fare: 200 yen, time: 6 minutes). Click here to check the bus timetables
Swastika is from New Delhi, India. She came to Japan for the first time 5 years ago as a short-term exchange student. Fascinated by the Japanese language, she studied linguistics at Tohoku University and received her Master’s degree in 2022. In October 2023, she joined F-ATRAs as its first full-time employee. She is also interested in education and focuses on teaching Japanese language to children whose mother tongue is not Japanese.
Tatsuhiro is a resident of Futaba Town, originally from Hachioji City, Tokyo. After the Great East Japan Earthquake, he made a career in supporting reconstruction efforts and joined Futaba Town, Fukushima Prefecture in 2013 as a commissioned employee. In 2019, he established F-ATRAs, a social venture that aims to revitalize the region through the tourism industry and the creation of exchange among old and new populations in the coastal towns of Fukushima. He is also a member of the town assembly.