Ōmiya

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Ōmiya 大宮 is a Japanese word originally used for the imperial palace or shrines, now a common name, and may refer to:

People

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

Places

Ōmiya Palace
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
Railway stations: See Ōmiya Station (disambiguation) for an incomplete list
Local governments:
- Current ward / government names
  - Ōmiya-ku, Saitama, Ōmiya, Saitama, Japan.
  - Hitachi-Ōmiya, Ibaraki, 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

Sports

Omiya Ardija, a professional football (soccer) club based in Ōmiya-ku, Saitama, Japan and Ōmiya Park Soccer Stadium

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