Nara
Takaichi district
Asuka-mura

Asuka

Asuka is a village located in Takaichi District, Nara Prefecture, Japan. As of April 1, 2017, the village has an estimated population of 5,681, with 2,170 households, and a population density of 240 inhabitants per square mile.
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  • Type: Village with 5,890 residents
  • Description: village in Takaichi district, Nara Prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as: “Asuka, Nara”
  • Postal code: 634-0111
  • Neighbors: , , and
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Tachibana-dera and Inukai Man’yō Memorial Hall.

Buddhist temple
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is a Buddhist temple located in the village of Asuka, , Japan. It belongs to the Tendai sect and its honzon is a statue of Prince Shōtoku.

Building
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Inukai Man'yō Memorial Hall opened in Asuka, Nara Prefecture, Japan, in 2000. The museum is dedicated to Inukai Takashi, scholar and popularizer of the Man'yōshū, displaying his books and personal effects; there are also recordings of his recitation of poems in the anthology.

Archaeological site
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is a Kofun period burial mound, located in the village of Asuka, Nara in the of . The tumulus was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1935.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Asuka and Takatori.

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refers to the south-eastern part of Nara Basin, which mostly overlaps with contemporary Village, in Nara Prefecture.

Town
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is a town located in , , . As of 30 September 2024, the town had an estimated population of 6,081 in 2820 households, and a population density of 240 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 25.79 km2. is situated 3½ km southwest of Asuka.

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is a city located in , . As of 1 October 2024, the city had an estimated population of 118,674 in 56,013 households, and a population density of 3000 persons per km2.

Asuka

Latitude
34.47114° or 34° 28′ 16″ north
Longitude
135.82154° or 135° 49′ 18″ east
Population
5,890
Elevation
100 metres (328 feet)
Inception
July 3rd, 1956
Open location code
8Q6QFRCC+FJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2473141807
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
1864967
Wiki­data ID
Q752397
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Asuka” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “أسوكا”
  • Arabic: “اسوكا”
  • Armenian: “Ասուկա”
  • Bulgarian: “Асука”
  • Catalan: “Asuka”
  • Cebuano: “Asuka-mura”
  • Chinese: “明日香村”
  • Czech: “Asuka”
  • Dutch: “Asuka”
  • French: “Asuka (Nara)”
  • French: “Asuka-mura”
  • French: “Asuka”
  • German: “Asuka”
  • Hebrew: “אסוקה”
  • Hungarian: “Aszuka”
  • Indonesian: “Asuka, Nara”
  • Indonesian: “Asuka”
  • Irish: “Asuka”
  • Italian: “Asuka”
  • Japanese: “Asuka-mura”
  • Japanese: “あすかむら”
  • Japanese: “明日香村”
  • Japanese: “飛鳥”
  • Korean: “아스카 촌”
  • Korean: “아스카무라”
  • Korean: “아스카촌”
  • Persian: “آسوکا، نارا”
  • Persian: “آسوکا”
  • Polish: “Asuka (miejscowość)”
  • Polish: “Asuka”
  • Portuguese: “Asuka”
  • Romanian: “Asuka, nara”
  • Romanian: “Asuka, Nara”
  • Romanian: “Asuka”
  • Russian: “Асука (село)”
  • Russian: “Асука”
  • Spanish: “Asuka”
  • Swedish: “Asuka”
  • Tagalog: “Asuka, Nara”
  • Tagalog: “Asuka”
  • Thai: “อาซูกะ”
  • Turkish: “Asuka-mura”
  • Turkish: “Asuka, Nara”
  • Turkish: “Asuka”
  • Ukrainian: “Асука, Нара”
  • Ukrainian: “Асука”
  • Yue Chinese: “明日香村”

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