Ōmiya Station — Local services in Saitama

Omiya is a major stop for the bullet trains. There are many good restaurants nearby as well. So when traveling to Japan or if you are a resident, Omiya is a very convenient place no matter where you want to go. Besides, some buses go to Narita Haneda Airport and Disneyland.

I highly recommend purchasing the five-day pass for the JR East Tohoku Area at Omiya Station.

This pass gives you unlimited JR train and Shinkansen rides. It's a great value and you'll save money and time on the road.

My sister and I took a five-day and four-night trip to the Tohoku region last year.

It's a very beautiful area and we loved every place we visited, especially Aizuwakamatsu. We mainly took the Shinkansen to travel to the next place or hotel.

I suggest that you stay in a hotel near the station. Moreover, you should stay two nights at Aizuwakamatsu. This will allow you to visit more places nearby which we did not have time to see on our trip.

I hope you will find this information useful for your future...

2024 - This trip, I had time to spend here. I walked around the station and had a lot of fun exploring.

Eki stamp is here too! I didn't check the other companies, but JR did have one. A pretty decent size station. I was trying to beat the clock and one way was to jump on the Shinkansen bound for Tokyo or Ueno (I can't remember).

Once I arrived, I had to get upstairs and asked staff for help to make sure I was in the...

It was very confusing and inconvenient that requires buying 2 tickets per person to go to Echigo- Yuzawa.

We bought the tickets at the machine and the train was leaving in 6 mins (already in a rush), and we got told (in Japanese that I totally didn't understand) that we needed to go to the counter to get another ticket. It was such a horrible experience as a tourist, and we nearly...