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 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.
- 大宮地域自治区 , 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:
- Places of Interest: