| REPRESENTATIVE | President Hitoshi Takahashi |
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| CONTACT ADDRESS | 〒980 - 0803 4F, Sendai Kyoritsu Bldg. 1, 1-8-13 Kokubuncho, Aoba-ku, Sendai TEL : 022-224-2581 FAX : 022-302-3406 E-mail : sendai@unesco.or.jp |
| URL | https://www.unesco.or.jp/sendai/ |
| DATE OF FOUNDATION | 1947 year 7 month |
| MEMBERSHIP FEE | Group: 20,000 yen/year, Individual: 5,000 yen/year, Youth: 2,000 yen/year |
| DATE OF ACTIVITY | Year round *Dates announces on the Sendai UNESCO website |
| PUBLICATION | Sendai UNESCO News Letter Working Holiday Report：3/year |
| MEMBERS | 会員数：219 (as of May 2026) MEMBERSHIP RECRUITMENT : Yes MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENT : Those who agree with UNESCO's activities. |
| PURPOSE OF FOUNDATION | Formed in Sendai as the world’s first ever public UNESCO Association after WW2, by those who resonated with the principals of UNESCO. Since then, over the last 79 years we have been conducting activities to attain world peace. |
| INTRODUCTION | Our charitable corporation was reorganized in 2014. Our main activities include the World Terakoya Movement(literacy education support), world heritage inheritance, and promoting SDGs and international understanding. In particular, we host the “UNESCO College”, “Civil Society UNESCO Day”, “Children’s Film Exhibition”, “SDGs UNESCO Seminar”, Youth Division Project “Miyagi UNESCO Kids Camp”, and the “Peace Prayer Tanabata Project” and “Kimono Dressing Experience Course”, which are based on the memorandum with the Tohoku University Global Learning Center. We are starting a new “Chinese” cultural appreciation course, which will be held on three Saturdays a month. . |
| PR | After the pandemic, we began utilizing online platforms to conduct exchange with our overseas counterparts. We also host seminars on SDGs geared towards corporations and events, and conduct various activities based around plans to support the children of the future. Please join us in our efforts. [Updated: September 17, 2026] |
| TARGET AREA | Unspecified |
| MAIN ACTIVITIES | [INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE] CROSS CULTURAL EXCHANGE/INTRODUCTION OF JAPANESE CULTURE EXCHANGE WITH FOREIGN RESIDENTS [INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION/DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION] Chinese Language Classes [INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION] ENVIRONMENT |
| ACTIVITIES FOR BOTH MEMBERS AND NON-MEMEBERS | Seminar Symposium Exchange Event Study Tour |
| VOLUNTEER RECRUITMENT | Event Assistants For film exhibition displays, Tanabata production and camps |