ŌMIYA

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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)).
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★ Persons' family name.

★ Ōmiya, or is a female character in ''The Tale of Genji'', an 11th century novel.

★ Place name: it is or was used in the names of:

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★ Railway stations: See Ōmiya Station for an incomplete list.

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★ Ōmiya-ku, Saitama was Ōmiya, Saitama, Japan.

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★ Hitachi-Ōmiya, Ibaraki was Ōmiya, Naka District, Ibaraki, Japan.

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★ , Miyazaki, Miyazaki was Ōmiya, Miyazaki District, Miyazaki, Japan.

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★ Ōmiya, Chichibu District, Saitama was a town and now is a part of Chichibu, Saitama, Japan.

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★ Ōmiya, Watarai District, Mie was a town and now is a part of Taiki, Mie, Japan.

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★ Ōmiya, Naka District, Kyōto was a town and now is a part of Kyōtango, Kyoto, Japan.

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★ Ōmiya, Fuji District, Shizuoka was a town and now is part of Fujinomiya, Shizuoka, Japan.

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★ Ōmiya, Minami-Aizu District, Fukushima was a village and now is a part of Minamiaizu, Fukushima, Japan

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★ Ōmiya, Shioya District, Tochigi was a village and now is a part of Shioya, Tochigi, Japan.

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★ Ōmiya, Shimotsuga District, Tochigi was a village and now is a part of Tochigi, Tochigi, Japan.

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★ Ōmiya, Oku District, Okayama was a village and now is divided into Okayama, Okayama and Setouchi, Okayama, Japan.

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★ Ōmiya, Hino District, Tottori was a village and now is a part of Nichinan, Tottori, Japan.

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★ Sport clubs:

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

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★ Places of Interest:

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★ Ōmiya Bonsai Village, famous for bonsai pot gardening is located in Kita-ku, Saitama, Japan.

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★ Ōmiya-juku, the fourth station on the 17-19th century Japanese national highway Nakasendō, located in current Ōmiya-ku, Saitama.