Tochigi Prefecture · Japan
Where to stay in Oyama
Oyama is a city in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, home to about 168,000 people. This guide covers 2 hotels in Oyama.
- Places to stay in this guide
- 2
- Nearest airport
- IBR57 km · Ibaraki Airport
- Currency
- JPYyen
- Time zone
- Asia/Tokyo
- Language
- Japanese
About
About Oyama
Oyama (Japanese: 小山市, Hepburn: Oyama-shi) is a city located in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 August 2020, the city had an estimated population of 167,647 in 70,928 households, and a population density of 980 persons per km2.
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Where to stay
Places to stay in Oyama
2 places to stay from the chains this guide covers, each linked to its own website.
| Place to stay |
|---|
| Toyoko Inn Oyama-eki Higashi-guchi No.1 hotel |
| Toyoko Inn Oyama-eki Higashi-guchi No.2 hotel |
When to go
The best time to visit Oyama
Oyama has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; September is the wettest, with about 201 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Oyama: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Ibaraki Airport (IBR), about 57 km from the city centre in a straight line; Narita International Airport (NRT, 81 km) and Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND, 85 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
One of the minor thrills of Oyama is to stand on the Shinkansen platform and watch the through-trains barrel past at full throttle and full volume on the middle tracks away from either platform. Oyama is on the Tōhoku Shinkansen between Tokyo and Aomori, and is served by the Nasuno and Yamabiko all-stations services. There is one train per hour from Tokyo to Oyama, with more frequent trains for the peak-direction rush (42 minutes, ¥3440 for an unreserved seat).
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IBR · Ibaraki Airport
NRT · Narita International Airport
HND · Tokyo Haneda International Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Oyama
Eat
If you want to grab a quick meal between trains, try the ground floor food court below the Val department store at the West Exit. The ramen shop doesn't stint on the pepper or garlic, and the soba shop provides fresh wasabi that you grate yourself (and little bags to take away the leftover stubs). For those with a little more time to kill, here are a few options outside the station.
Drink
If you want to grab a quick coffee between trains, Beck's is inside JR Oyama station, Starbucks is just outside the West Exit wickets at the entrance to Val department store, a quieter Tully's is on the second floor at the outside edge of Roble department store adjacent to Val, and a more traditional Cafe Colorado is just across the street from Roble.
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Questions
Oyama: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Oyama?
Oyama has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; September is the wettest, with about 201 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Oyama?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Ibaraki Airport (IBR), about 57 km from the city centre in a straight line; Narita International Airport (NRT, 81 km) and Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND, 85 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Oyama?
yen (JPY).
Nearby
Destinations near Oyama
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.