Asuka

Asuka refers to the south-eastern part of Nara Basin, which mostly overlaps with contemporary Asuka Village, in Nara Prefecture.
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  • Capital of Japan
  • …is also known as “Asuka, Yamato”
  • Description: former imperial capital of Japan

Places of Interest

Discover Asuka-dera Temple and Takamatsuzuka Mounded Tomb.
Buddhist temple
Asuka-dera, also known as Hōkō-ji, is a Buddhist…
Archaeological site
The Takamatsuzuka Tomb is an Asuka period circular…
Archaeological site
is a Kofun period burial mound…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kashihara and Sakurai.
is a city located in , Japan.
is a city located in , Japan.
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Latitude
34.4667° or 34° 28′ 0″ north
Longitude
135.8167° or 135° 49′ 0″ east
Open location code
8Q6QFR88+MM
Wiki­data ID

Satellite Map

See this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Ukrainian—“Asuka” goes by many names.
Asuka-kyōAfrikaans
Asuka, YamatoAfrikaans
أسوكاArabic
أسوكا (ياماتو)Arabic
AsukaAsturian
আসুকাBengali
飛鳥Chinese
AsukaCroatian
Asuka, YamatoCroatian
AsukaCzech
AsukaDutch
Asuka-kyōFinnish
Asuka, YamatoFinnish
אסוקה-קיוHebrew
Asuka, YamatoIndonesian
Asuka-kyōItalian
飛鳥Japanese
飛鳥京Japanese
飛鳥地方Japanese
아스카Korean
아스카쿄Korean
آسوکا-کیوPersian
آسوکا، یاماتوPersian
Asuka-kyōPolish
AsukaRomanian
Asuka, YamatoRomanian
АсукаRussian
AsukaSerbo-Croatian
Asuka-kyōSerbo-Croatian
Asuka, YamatoSerbo-Croatian
AsukaSlovenian
AsukaSwedish
Asuka-kyōTurkish
АсукаUkrainian

Localities in the Area

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Nara: Highlights

Learn more about Nara and Horyuji.