Ōmiya-ku, Saitama
Ōmiya is one of ten wards of the city of Saitama, in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, and is located in the northeastern part of the city.
Ōmiya 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). 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.
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Worth seeing in and around Ōmiya-ku, Saitama
7 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Saitama Super Arena
Saitama Super Arena, currently known as GMO Arena for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Chūō-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. It opened preliminarily on May 5, 2000, and then was officially opened on September 1 of the same year.
1.3 km · multi-purpose indoor arena located in Chūō-ku, Saitama City, Saitama, Japan · Wikipedia - 02Hikawa Shrine
Hikawa Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in Ōmiya-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. It is one of the two shrines claiming the title of ichinomiya of former Musashi Province.
1.2 km · Shinto shrine in Saitama, Japan · Wikipedia - 03NACK5 Stadium Omiya
NACK5 Stadium Omiya is a football stadium located in Ōmiya-ku, Saitama, Japan. It is the home stadium of J2 League club RB Omiya Ardija.
1.2 km · football stadium · Wikipedia - 04Railway Museum
The Railway Museum is a railway museum in Saitama, Saitama, Japan, which opened on 14 October 2007. It was built and is operated by the East Japan Railway Culture Foundation, a non-profit subsidiary of the East Japan Railway Company.
1.8 km · railway museum in Saitama, Saitama, Japan · Wikipedia - 05Ōmiya Velodrome
Ōmiya Velodrome is a velodrome located in Ōmiya-ku, Saitama that conducts pari-mutuel Keirin racing - one of Japan's four authorized "Public Sports" where gambling is permitted. Its Keirin identification number for betting purposes is 25#.
1.5 km · velodrome in Japan · Wikipedia - 06Saitama Prefectural Museum of History and Folklore
Saitama Prefectural Museum of History and Folklore is a prefectural museum in Saitama, Japan, dedicated to the history and folklore of Saitama Prefecture. The museum opened in 1971.
1.6 km · museum in Saitama, Japan · Wikipedia - 07Ōmiya Park
Ōmiya Park is a public park located 1 km northeast of Ōmiya Station and the most visited park in Saitama. The park encompasses a huge area of 67.9 ha and is famous for Japanese Red Pine forest and cherry blossoms.
1.4 km · public park in Saitama, Japan · Wikipedia
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Getting to Ōmiya-ku, Saitama
- Airports
- Tokyo Haneda (HND), 42 km · Narita (NRT), 70 km · Ibaraki (IBR), 77 km
- Stations
- Ōmiya Station, 400 m · Saitama-Shintoshin Station, 1.5 km · Omiya-koen Station, 1.9 km · Yono Station, 2.6 km · Kita-Yono Station, 1.7 km
- Tokyo → Ōmiya-ku, Saitama24 km · quickest by road, 44 min · ¥350–480
- Narita → Ōmiya-ku, Saitama63 km · quickest by road, 2h 4m · ¥990–1,350
- Omitama → Ōmiya-ku, Saitama75 km · quickest by road, 2h 5m · ¥1,030–1,410
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Next door to Ōmiya-ku, Saitama
Ōmiya-ku, Saitama is 3 km from Saitama, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Chūō-kuward of Saitama, Saitama, Japan2.5 km
- Kita-ku, Saitamaone of the ten wards of the City of Saitama2.7 km
- Yonodissolved municipality in Saitama prefecture, Japan2.5 km
- Saitama 5th districtlegislative district of Japan3.1 km