Asuka
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Asuka is a Japanese personal, family and place name derived from Ashuku nyorai, the Japanese name for Akshobhya, one of the Five Wisdom Buddhas.
Places named Asuka include:
- Asuka, Yamato (飛鳥), an area in Yamato Province (now Nara Prefecture) where imperial palaces and centers of government were built in the 6th and 7th centuries
- Asuka, Nara (明日香), a village in Nara Prefecture in the same area as ancient Asuka (飛鳥)
- Asukayama Park (飛鳥山公園 Asukayama-kōen), a park in Tokyo.
Companies with the name include:
- Asuka (publisher), a French company that publishes manga.
Real people with the given name Asuka (which as a personal name may be either male or female) include:
- Aska (singer-songwriter) (born Ryo Aska (Asuka Ryō)) , a Japanese singer-songwriter, formerly a member of the duo Chage and Aska
- Asuca Hayashi, a Japanese singer
- Asuka Hinoi, a Japanese singer who is the leader of the Hinoi Team (named after her)
- "Asuka" Morin Olivier, a French presenter, "shoutcaster" of Warcraft3 at ESWC 2006 (Bercy)
- Asuka (born Asuka Barden), an American music producer and singer.
Fictional characters with the family name Asuka include:
- Daiki Asuka (also known as Asuka Jr. since his father was also named Asuka) in Saint Tail
- Kenji Asuka (aka Midoranger) in Himitsu Sentai Goranger
- Shinn Asuka in Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny.
Fictional characters with the given name Asuka include:
- Asuka Kasen in Grand Theft Auto III
- Asuka Honda in Asuka 120%
- Asuka Kazama in Tekken 5
- Asuka Motomura in Battle Royale II
- Asuka Mizunokouji in Urusei Yatsura
- Asuka Saginomiya in Ranma 1/2
- Asuka Langley Soryu in Neon Genesis Evangelion
- Asuka Sugo in Cyberformula
- Asuka Tenjouin (Alexis Rhodes) in Yu-Gi-Oh! GX
- Asuka in the game Sweet Home
- Asuka Tachibana in the anime s-CRY-ED
- Asuka, a former girlfriend of Yoji's in Weiss Kreuz
- Asuka Kuraku, the main character in the manga series Hana no Asuka-gumi
- Asuka Shin, Dyna’s human form in the Ultra Series Ultraman Dyna
Other uses of the name include:
- Asuka (magazine), a monthly shōjo manga magazine published by Kadokawa Shoten
- Asuka, the second album by the traditional/pop-rock group Rin'
- Asuka (TV series), a television drama series aired by NHK
- The Asuka Clan, a group of elite ninja who are wiped out in the PlayStation 2 video game Shinobido: Way of the Ninja after being betrayed by the main character, Goh "The Crow"
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