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Definition of Omiya
1. Noun. A city of east central Honshu; a suburb of Tokyo.
Group relationships: Hondo, Honshu, Japan, Nihon, Nippon
Lexicographical Neighbors of Omiya
Literary usage of Omiya
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Vacation Days in Hawaii and Japan by Charles Maus Taylor (1898)
"A journey to the interior—Outfit—At the station—Country people— Omiya — Second-class
... We intend going by rail from Nikko to Omiya, Mae-bashi, Karni-sawa, ..."
2. Transactions of the Asiatic Society of Japan by Asiatic Society of Japan (1893)
"SECOND SECTION : Omiya-SHIRAKAWA : 97 MILES. This line branches off ut Omiya
Station on the Maebashi line, 17 miles from Tokyo, and striking the great north ..."
3. A Handbook for Travellers in Japan Including the Whole Empire from Saghalien by John Murray (Firm), Basil Hall Chamberlain, W. B. Mason (1907)
"Narrow valleys leading up to various low passes are entered, where mountain,
rock, forest, and river give a charm to the scene. Omiya (Inn, Kado-ya) stands ..."
4. A Handbook for Travellers in Japan: Including the Whole Empire from Yezo to by Basil Hall Chamberlain, W. B. Mason, John Murray (Firm) (1901)
"Narrow valleys leading up to various low passes are entered, where mountain,
rock, forest, and river give a charm to the scene. Omiya (Inn, Kado-ya) stands ..."
5. Terry's Japanese Empire by Thomas Philip Terry (1914)
"A lateral line goes from Omiya to (3 M.) Suzukawa. The shallow but turbulent Fuji
River (one of the largest on the line) is now crossed on a 9-span steel ..."
6. Every-day Japan by Arthur Lloyd (1909)
"Of these about 3000 live in Urawa, 3560 in Omiya, the rest in the adjacent country.
... At Omiya, besides the railway works, there is a fine temple which is ..."
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