Asuka

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Asuka may refer to:

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In Japan

  • 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)
    • Asuka-dera (飛鳥寺), also known as Hōkō-ji (法興寺), a Buddhist temple in Asuka, Nara
  • Asukayama Park (飛鳥山公園), a park in Kita, Tokyo, Japan

Outside of Japan

Ships

  • MS Asuka (now MS Amadea), a cruise ship operated by Nippon Yusen Kaisha from 1991 to 2006
  • MS Asuka II, a cruise ship operated by Nippon Yusen Kaisha from 2006 onwards
  • JS Asuka, an experimental ship of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force commissioned in 1995

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