Ōmiya

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Ōmiya (大宮、おおみや, Ōmiya^?) is an indigenous proper noun in the Japanese language. It can be decomposed to Ō (大, kun'yomi (Japanese reading) おお: large, great) and mi-ya (宮, kun-yomi み-や: noble or holy - house; palace or jinja (shinto shrine)).

It completes or comprises:

• Persons' family name.
• Ōmiya, or Ōmiya of the Third Street (三条の大宮, Sanjō no Ōmiya^?) is a female character in The Tale of Genji, an 11th century novel.
• Place name: it is or was used in the names of:
  • Railway stations: See Ōmiya Station for an incomplete list.
  • Local governments:
    • Current ward / government names
      • Ōmiya-ku, Saitama was Ōmiya, Saitama, Japan.
      • Hitachi-Ōmiya, Ibaraki was Ōmiya, Naka District, Ibaraki, Japan.
      • :ja:Ōmiya regional autonomous ward (ja:地域自治区, chiiki jichi-ku^?), Miyazaki, Miyazaki was Ōmiya, Miyazaki District, Miyazaki, Japan.
    • Past government names
      • 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 and Setouchi, Okayama, Japan.
      • Ōmiya, Hino District, Tottori was a village and now is a part of Nichinan, Tottori, Japan.
  • Sport clubs:
    • Omiya Ardija is a professional football (soccer) club based in Ōmiya-ku, Saitama, Japan and calls Ōmiya Park Soccer Stadium home.
  • Places of Interest:
    • Ōmiya Bonsai Village, famous for bonsai pot gardening is located in Kita-ku, Saitama, Japan.
    • Ōmiya-shuku, the fourth station on the 17-19th century Japanese national highway Nakasendō, located in current Ōmiya-ku, Saitama.