Asuka (明日香村, Asuka-mura) is a village located in Takaichi District, Nara Prefecture, Japan. As of April 1, 2017, the village has an estimated population...

its name from this place. It is located in the present-day village of Asuka, Nara Prefecture. Some of the many theories of what the place was named after...

820214°E / 34.478731; 135.820214 Asuka-dera (飛鳥寺), also known as Hōkō-ji (法興寺), is a Buddhist temple in Asuka, Nara. Asuka-dera is regarded as one of the...

wrestler Asuka (wrestler, born 1998), professional wrestler also known as Veny outside of Japan Asuka, Yamato (飛鳥), an area in Yamato Province (now Nara Prefecture)...

greatly during the Asuka period, which is named after the Asuka region, about 25 km (16 mi) south of the modern city of Nara. The Asuka period is characterized...

Nara (奈良市, Nara-shi, [naꜜɾa] ) is the capital city of Nara Prefecture, Japan. As of 2022[update], Nara has an estimated population of 367,353 according...

Emperor Yūryaku Sakurai, Nara (Iware no Mikakuri Palace), 480–484 in reign of Emperor Seinei Asuka, Yamato (Chikatsu-Asuka-Yatsuri Palace), 485–487 in...

kofun (石舞台古墳) is a stone kofun or tumulus of the Asuka period in the east of Shimanoshō, Asuka, Nara Prefecture, Japan. The kofun is believed to be the...

Kengoshizuka Kofun is a Kofun in Asuka, Nara Japan. Specifically, it is an Octagonal Kofun. It is said to be the burial site of Empress Kōgyoku. it was...

political center. Ancient capitals of Japan were built on the land of Nara, namely Asuka-kyō, Fujiwara-kyō (694–710) and Heijō-kyō (most of 710–784). The capital...