Asuka

Asuka may refer to:

Places

• Asuka, Yamato (飛鳥), an area in Yamato Province (now Nara Prefecture) in Japan, 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 Japan, in the same area as ancient Asuka (飛鳥)
• Asukayama Park (飛鳥山公園 Asukayama-kōen), a park in Kita, Tokyo, Japan
• Asuka, Estonia, village in Leisi Parish, Saare County, Estonia
• Asuka Station (Antarctica)

People

• Asuka (name)

Ships

• MS Asuka (now MS Amadea), a cruise ship operated by Nippon Yusen Kaisha 1991–2006
• MS Asuka II, a cruise ship operated by Nippon Yusen Kaisha 2006 onwards
• JDS Asuka, a ship of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force fleet

Miscellaneous

• Asuka period (飛鳥時代, Japanese era from 538 to 710 AD)
• Monthly Asuka, a shōjo manga magazine published by Kadokawa Shoten
• Asuka (album), by the traditional/pop-rock group Rin'
• Asuka, a subsidiary of the French manga publisher Kazé

Other

• Asuka Clan, a group of elite ninja in the Shinobido series of video games

See also

• Aska (disambiguation)
• Capital of Japan