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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Ōme

3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Ōme, Japan

Updated December 13, 2023

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Nyanya Magari Cat Alley

Ōme, Japan

Nyanya Magari Cat Alley

A hidden alley with seven corners and handmade cat decorations.
A collection of retro medicine packages.

Ōme, Japan

Showa Retro Packaging Museum

A collection of nostalgic items from the Showa era with an exhibit on the local ghost story of the Snow Woman.
Great Well of Ōme-Shinmachi

Ōme, Japan

Great Well of Ōme-Shinmachi

The largest example of the “snail well” unique to the Musashino Plateau region.
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The well at the bottom of the spiral pit.

Hamura, Japan

Gonokami Maimaizu Well

Originally built circa 13-14th century, this “snail well” was a resourceful means to draw water in a region where the soil was mostly loam.
3 miles from Ōme

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Tokyo Metropolitan Medicinal Botanical Garden

Home to a garden of poisonous plants and the only legal cannabis and opium farms in Tokyo.
9 miles from Ōme
Faret Tachikawa

Tachikawa, Japan

Faret Tachikawa

The former site of the U.S. military base redeveloped as an art district, boasting a collection of 109 public artworks from 36 countries.
9 miles from Ōme
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The Akasaka Love Hotel

The demolished ruins of a poorly located Japanese Love Hotel.
9 miles from Ōme
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