The Atlas Obscura Guide To Ōme

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

Updated December 13, 2023

Unusual Attractions in Ōme

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.

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

Kodaira, Japan

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

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

Tokyo, Japan

The Akasaka Love Hotel

The demolished ruins of a poorly located Japanese Love Hotel.

9 miles from Ōme

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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

Unusual Attractions in Ōme

Ōme, Japan

Nyanya Magari Cat Alley

Ōme, Japan

Showa Retro Packaging Museum

Ōme, Japan

Great Well of Ōme-Shinmachi

Hamura, Japan

Gonokami Maimaizu Well

Kodaira, Japan

Tokyo Metropolitan Medicinal Botanical Garden

Tachikawa, Japan

Faret Tachikawa

Tokyo, Japan

The Akasaka Love Hotel

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