Ōmiya 大宮 is a Japanese word originally used for the imperial palace or shrines, now a common name, and may refer to:
People
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Ōmiya (surname) Ōmiya, Omiya, Oomiya or Ohmiya (written: 大宮, 近江谷 or おおみや in hiragana) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*, Japanese curler
*, Japanese cyclist
*, Japanese voice actor and actor
*, Japanese curler and ...
, a Japanese surname
*Ōmiya, or is a female character in ''The
Tale of Genji'', an 11th-century novel
Places
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Ōmiya Palace
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Ōmiya Bonsai Village, famous for bonsai pot gardening is located in Kita-ku, Saitama, Japan
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Ōmiya-shuku, the fourth station on the 17-19th-century Japanese national highway Nakasendō, located in current Ōmiya-ku, Saitama
*Railway stations: See
Ōmiya Station (disambiguation) for an incomplete list
*Refugee Camps: Omiya Refugee Camp in Gwere, Uganda.
*Local governments:
** Current ward/government names
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Ōmiya-ku, Saitama, Ōmiya, Saitama, Japan.
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Hitachi-Ōmiya, Ibaraki, Ōmiya, Naka District, Ibaraki, Japan
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:ja:Ōmiya ,
Miyazaki, Miyazaki
is the capital city of Miyazaki Prefecture on the island of Kyushu in Japan. The city was founded on April 1, 1924. As of July 2022, the city had an estimated population of 399,788 and a population density of 621 persons per km2. The total area ...
was Ōmiya, Miyazaki District, Miyazaki, Japan
** Past government names
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Ōmiya, Kitaadachi District, Saitama was a city and its area is now
Kita-ku,
Minuma-ku,
Nishi-ku and
Ōmiya-ku of
Saitama, Saitama
is the capital and the most populous city of Saitama Prefecture, Japan. Its area incorporates the former cities of Urawa, Ōmiya, Yono and Iwatsuki. It is a city designated by government ordinance. Being in the Greater Tokyo Area and lying 1 ...
, Japan
*** Ōmiya, Chichibu District, Saitama was a town and now is a part of
Chichibu, Saitama, Japan
*** Ōmiya, Watarai District, Mie was a town and now is a part of
Taiki, Mie, Japan
*** Ōmiya, Naka District, Kyōto was a town and now is a part of
Kyōtango, Kyoto, Japan
*** Ōmiya, Fuji District, Shizuoka was a town and now is part of
Fujinomiya, Shizuoka, Japan
*** Ōmiya, Minami-Aizu District, Fukushima was a village and now is a part of
Minamiaizu, Fukushima, Japan
*** Ōmiya, Shioya District, Tochigi was a village and now is a part of
Shioya, Tochigi, Japan
*** Ōmiya, Shimotsuga District, Tochigi was a village and now is a part of
Tochigi, Tochigi, Japan
*** Ōmiya, Oku District, Okayama was a village and now is divided into
Okayama, Okayama
is the capital city of Okayama Prefecture in the Chūgoku region of Japan. The city was founded on June 1, 1889. , the city has an estimated population of 720,841 and a population density of 910 persons per km2. The total area is .
The city is ...
and
Setouchi, Okayama, Japan
*** Ōmiya, Hino District, Tottori was a village and now is a part of
Nichinan, Tottori, Japan
*** Ōmiya, Inashiki District, Ibaraki was a village and now is a part of
Ryūgasaki, Ibaraki, Japan
Sports
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Omiya Ardija, a professional football (soccer) club based in Ōmiya-ku, Saitama, Japan and
Ōmiya Park Soccer Stadium
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