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{{nihongo|'''Ōmiya'''|大宮区|Ōmiya-ku}} is a [[wards of Japan|ward]] of [[Saitama, Saitama|Saitama]] city, [[Saitama Prefecture]], [[Japan]]. It is in the [[Greater Tokyo Area]] and about 25 km north of central [[Tokyo]]. Ōmiya-ku is surrounded by [[Nishi-ku, Saitama|Nishi-ku]] (to the west), [[Kita-ku, Saitama|Kita-ku]] (north), [[Minuma-ku, Saitama|Minuma-ku]] (east), [[Urawa-ku, Saitama|Urawa-ku]] (southeast), [[Chūō-ku, Saitama|Chūō-ku]] (south), and [[Sakura-ku, Saitama|Sakura-ku]] (southwest) of Saitama city.
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{{nihongo|'''Ōmiya'''|大宮区|Ōmiya-ku}} is one of ten [[Wards of Japan|ward]]s of the city of [[Saitama, Saitama|Saitama]], in [[Saitama Prefecture]], [[Japan]], and is located in the northeastern part of the city. {{As of|2021|03|01}}, the ward had an estimated [[population]] of 119,298 and a [[population density]] of 9,300 persons per km². Its total area was {{convert|12.80|sqkm|sqmi}}.<ref name="Saitama-hp">{{cite web |url=https://www.city.saitama.jp/006/013/005/001/p077762.html |title= Saitama city official statistics|location= Japan|language= ja}}</ref> Although Urawa-ku is the governmental center of Saitama City, Ōmiya-ku is the most active commercial and business centre in both Saitama City and Saitama Prefecture thanks to its transport infrastructure, especially railways connected at [[Ōmiya Station (Saitama)|Ōmiya Station]].


==Geography==
Ōmiya-ku is the most active commercial and business centre in Saitama Prefecture thanks to its transport infrastructure, especially railways connected at [[Ōmiya Station (Saitama)|Ōmiya Station]].
Ōmiya Ward is within the Ōmiya Terrace of the [[Kantō plain]], in the center of Saitama City. It is in the [[Greater Tokyo Area]] and about 25&nbsp;km north of central [[Tokyo]].


===Neighboring Municipalities===
==The old Ōmiya city (1940 - 2001) and the new Ōmiya ward==
Until [[May 1]], [[2001]], it was a section of the [[cities of Japan|city]] of [[Ōmiya, Saitama|Ōmiya]] in Saitama Prefecture. The area of the original Ōmiya city now comprises the [[Kita-ku, Saitama|Kita-ku]] (north), [[Minuma-ku, Saitama|Minuma-ku]] (east), [[Nishi-ku, Saitama|Nishi-ku]] (west), and Ōmiya-ku (south) of Saitama.
Ōmiya-ku is surrounded by [[Nishi-ku, Saitama|Nishi-ku]] (to the west), [[Kita-ku, Saitama|Kita-ku]] (north), [[Minuma-ku, Saitama|Minuma-ku]] (east), [[Urawa-ku, Saitama|Urawa-ku]] (southeast), [[Chūō-ku, Saitama|Chūō-ku]] (south), and [[Sakura-ku, Saitama|Sakura-ku]] (southwest).

The [[bonsai]] nurseries in the neighbouring Kita-ku is usually referred to as the "[[Ōmiya Bonsai Village]]" because it was in the area of former Ōmiya city.


==History==
==History==
* For the history of the former city, see [[Ōmiya, Saitama]]
{{See also|Ōmiya, Saitama}}
Ōmiya derives its name from a famous [[Shinto shrine]], the [[Hikawa Shrine (Saitama)|Hikawa Shrine]], which has been a place of pilgrimage since at least the [[Heian period]]. During the [[Edo period]], the area flourished as [[Ōmiya-shuku]], a [[shukuba|post station]] on the [[Nakasendō]] highway, which connected [[Edo]] with [[Kyoto]]. Following the [[Meiji restoration]], it became part of Urawa Prefecture which merged with Iwatsuki, Urawa, and Oshi Prefectures in 1871 to form [[Saitama Prefecture]]. The modern town of Ōmiya was officially created within [[Kitaadachi District, Saitama]] with the establishment of the municipalities system on April 1, 1889.
On [[April 1]], [[2003]], when Saitama became a [[City designated by government ordinance (Japan)|designated city]], the former area of Ōmiya city was sectored into Kita-ku, Minuma-ku, Nishi-ku, and Ōmiya-ku.


On November 3, 1940 Ōmiya merged with the neighboring villages of Mihashi, Osato, Miyahara and Nisshin and was elevated to city status. Ōmiya continued to expand after the end of the war, absorbing the villages of Sashiougi, Mamiya, Uemizu, Katayanagi, Haruoka, and Nanasato on January 1, 1955.
==Points of interest==

On May 1, 2001 Ōmiya merged with [[Urawa, Saitama|Urawa]] and [[Yono, Saitama|Yono]] to form Saitama City. In April 2003 Saitama became a [[City designated by government ordinance (Japan)|city designated by government ordinance]], and now the area of former Ōmiya City was divided between [[Kita-ku, Saitama|Kita-ku]] (north), [[Minuma-ku, Saitama|Minuma-ku]] (east), [[Nishi-ku, Saitama|Nishi-ku]] (west), and Ōmiya-ku (south).

==Education==
Tertiary:
*[[Kokusai Gakuin Saitama Junior College]]
*[[University of Human Arts and Sciences]]

Urawa-ku has nine elementary schools, seven junior high schools, and eight high schools.

Public junior high schools:<ref name=SaitamaCityJHSchoollist>{{cite web|url=https://gakkoukyouiku.saitama-city.ed.jp/cyuuku.html|title=市立学校一覧 中学校（区別）|publisher=Saitama City Institute of Education (さいたま市立教育研究所)|accessdate=2023-01-02}}</ref>
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* No. 2 (Daini) Higashi (第二東中学校)
* Mihashi ([[:ja:さいたま市立三橋中学校|三橋中学校]])
* Omiya Higashi ([[:ja:さいたま市立大宮東中学校|大宮東中学校]])
* Omiya Kita ([[:ja:さいたま市立大宮北中学校|大宮北中学校]])
* Omiya Minami ([[:ja:さいたま市立大宮南中学校|大宮南中学校]])
* Onari ([[:ja:さいたま市立大成中学校|大成中学校]])
* Sakuragi ([[:ja:さいたま市立桜木中学校|桜木中学校]])
{{div col end}}

Municipal elementary schools:<ref name=SaitamaCityESchoollist>{{cite web|url=https://gakkoukyouiku.saitama-city.ed.jp/shouku.html|title=市立学校一覧 小学校（区別）|publisher=Saitama City Institute of Education (さいたま市立教育研究所)|accessdate=2023-01-03}}</ref>
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* Kamiko ([[:ja:さいたま市立上小小学校|上小小学校]])
* Mihashi ([[:ja:さいたま市立三橋小学校|三橋小学校]])
* Omiya ([[:ja:さいたま市立大宮小学校|大宮小学校]])
* Omiya Higashi ([[:ja:さいたま市立大宮東小学校|立大宮東小学校]])
* Omiya Kita ([[:ja:さいたま市立大宮北小学校|大宮北小学校]])
* Omiya Minami ([[:ja:さいたま市立大宮南小学校|大宮南小学校]])
* Onari ([[:ja:さいたま市立大成小学校|大成小学校]])
* Sakuragi ([[:ja:さいたま市立桜木小学校|桜木小学校]])
* Shibakawa ([[:ja:さいたま市立芝川小学校|芝川小学校]])
{{div col end}}

The ward also has a [[Chosen gakko|North Korean school]], Saitama Korean Elementary and Middle School ([[:ja:埼玉朝鮮初中級学校|埼玉朝鮮初中級学校]]). This school was previously in the [[Ōmiya, Saitama|City of Ōmiya]].<ref>"[http://www.geocities.co.jp/NeverLand/7455/annai.html 埼玉朝鮮初中級学校とは？]." Saitama Korean Elementary and Middle School. Retrieved on October 14, 2015. "〒330-0804 埼玉県大宮市堀之内町１の５０１の１"</ref>

==Transportation==
===Railway===
[[File:JR logo (east).svg|20px]] [[JR East]] – [[Tohoku Shinkansen]] / [[Joetsu Shinkansen]] / [[Akita Shinkansen]] / [[Yamagata Shinkansen]] / [[Hokuriku Shinkansen]] / [[Kawagoe Line]]
*{{STN|Ōmiya|Saitama}}
[[File:JR logo (east).svg|20px]] [[JR East]] – [[Tohoku Main Line]] / [[Takasaki Line]] / [[Keihin Tohoku Line]]
*{{STN|Saitama-Shintoshin}} - {{STN|Ōmiya|Saitama}}
[[file:Tōbu Tetsudō Logo.svg|35px]] [[Tōbu Railway]] – [[Tōbu Urban Park Line]]
* {{STN|Ōmiya|Saitama}} - {{STN|Kita-Ōmiya}} - {{STN|Ōmiya-kōen}}
[[File: Saitama New Urban Transit Logomark.svg|30px]] [[Saitama New Urban Transit]] ("New Shuttle") - Ina Line
*{{STN|Ōmiya|Saitama}} – {{STN|Tetsudō-Hakubutsukan}}

===Highway===
* [[File:Shuto Urban Expwy Sign S5.svg|24px|link=|alt=S5]] [[Shuto Expressway]] [[Ōmiya Route]]
* {{jct|country=JPN|Route|17}}

==Local attractions==
*[[Ōmiya Park]]
*[[Ōmiya Park]]
*[[Hikawa Shrine (Saitama)|Hikawa Shrine]]
*[[Hikawa Shrine (Saitama)|Hikawa Shrine]]
*[[Railway Museum (Saitama)|Railway Museum]]
*[[Railway Museum (Saitama)|Railway Museum]]
*Saitama Red Cross Hospital in Omiya
* The [[bonsai]] nurseries in the neighbouring Kita-ku is usually referred to as the "[[Ōmiya Bonsai Village]]" because it was in the area of former Ōmiya city.

==References==
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category-inline|Omiya-ku, Saitama|Ōmiya-ku, Saitama}}
*[http://members.iinet.net.au/~jold/bia/country/japan/omiya.shtml Bonsai in Japan - Omiya Bonsai Village]
*{{Official|https://www.city.saitama.jp/omiya/index.html}} {{in lang|ja}}


{{Saitama}}
{{Saitama}}
{{Authority control}}

{{coord missing|Japan}}


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[[Category:Wards of Saitama (city)]]


{{Saitama-geo-stub}}

[[de:Ōmiya-ku (Saitama)]]
[[es:Ōmiya (Saitama)]]
[[fr:Ōmiya]]
[[ja:大宮区]]
[[pl:Ōmiya]]
[[zh:大宮區]]

Latest revision as of 07:25, 18 January 2024

Ōmiya-ku, Saitama
大宮区
Ward
Ōmiya Ward
Ōmiya Ward Office
Ōmiya Ward Office
130px
Seal
Location of Ōmiya-ku in Saitama
Location of Ōmiya-ku in Saitama
Ōmiya-ku, Saitama is located in Japan
Ōmiya-ku, Saitama
Ōmiya-ku, Saitama
 
Coordinates: 35°54′23.2″N 139°37′43.1″E / 35.906444°N 139.628639°E / 35.906444; 139.628639
CountryJapan
RegionKantō
PrefectureSaitama
CitySaitama
Area
 • Total12.80 km2 (4.94 sq mi)
Population
 (March 1, 2021)
 • Total119,298
 • Density9,300/km2 (24,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
-FlowerSakura
Phone number048-835-3156
Address3-1 Daimon, Ōmiya-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama-ken 330-8501
WebsiteOfficial website

Ōmiya (大宮区, Ōmiya-ku) is one of ten wards of the city of Saitama, in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, and is located in the northeastern part of the city. As of 1 March 2021, the ward had an estimated population of 119,298 and a population density of 9,300 persons per km². Its total area was 12.80 square kilometres (4.94 sq mi).[1] Although Urawa-ku is the governmental center of Saitama City, Ōmiya-ku is the most active commercial and business centre in both Saitama City and Saitama Prefecture thanks to its transport infrastructure, especially railways connected at Ōmiya Station.

Geography

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Ōmiya Ward is within the Ōmiya Terrace of the Kantō plain, in the center of Saitama City. It is in the Greater Tokyo Area and about 25 km north of central Tokyo.

Neighboring Municipalities

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Ōmiya-ku is surrounded by Nishi-ku (to the west), Kita-ku (north), Minuma-ku (east), Urawa-ku (southeast), Chūō-ku (south), and Sakura-ku (southwest).

History

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See also: Ōmiya, Saitama

Ōmiya derives its name from a famous Shinto shrine, the Hikawa Shrine, which has been a place of pilgrimage since at least the Heian period. During the Edo period, the area flourished as Ōmiya-shuku, a post station on the Nakasendō highway, which connected Edo with Kyoto. Following the Meiji restoration, it became part of Urawa Prefecture which merged with Iwatsuki, Urawa, and Oshi Prefectures in 1871 to form Saitama Prefecture. The modern town of Ōmiya was officially created within Kitaadachi District, Saitama with the establishment of the municipalities system on April 1, 1889.

On November 3, 1940 Ōmiya merged with the neighboring villages of Mihashi, Osato, Miyahara and Nisshin and was elevated to city status. Ōmiya continued to expand after the end of the war, absorbing the villages of Sashiougi, Mamiya, Uemizu, Katayanagi, Haruoka, and Nanasato on January 1, 1955.

On May 1, 2001 Ōmiya merged with Urawa and Yono to form Saitama City. In April 2003 Saitama became a city designated by government ordinance, and now the area of former Ōmiya City was divided between Kita-ku (north), Minuma-ku (east), Nishi-ku (west), and Ōmiya-ku (south).

Education

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Tertiary:

Urawa-ku has nine elementary schools, seven junior high schools, and eight high schools.

Public junior high schools:[2]

Municipal elementary schools:[3]

The ward also has a North Korean school, Saitama Korean Elementary and Middle School (埼玉朝鮮初中級学校). This school was previously in the City of Ōmiya.[4]

Transportation

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Railway

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JR East – Tohoku Shinkansen / Joetsu Shinkansen / Akita Shinkansen / Yamagata Shinkansen / Hokuriku Shinkansen / Kawagoe Line

JR East – Tohoku Main Line / Takasaki Line / Keihin Tohoku Line

Tōbu Railway – Tōbu Urban Park Line

Saitama New Urban Transit ("New Shuttle") - Ina Line

Highway

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Local attractions

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References

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  1. ^ "Saitama city official statistics" (in Japanese). Japan.
  2. ^ "市立学校一覧 中学校（区別）". Saitama City Institute of Education (さいたま市立教育研究所). Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  3. ^ "市立学校一覧 小学校（区別）". Saitama City Institute of Education (さいたま市立教育研究所). Retrieved 2023-01-03.
  4. ^ "埼玉朝鮮初中級学校とは？." Saitama Korean Elementary and Middle School. Retrieved on October 14, 2015. "〒330-0804 埼玉県大宮市堀之内町１の５０１の１"
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