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.

[edit] 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)

[edit] People

[edit] 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

[edit] Miscellaneous

[edit] Fictional characters

[edit] Surname

[edit] Given name

[edit] Other

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

[edit] See also

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