Asuka 1514793 206226334 2008-04-17T12:14:08Z 82.35.24.105 '''Asuka''' is a Japanese personal, family and place name derived from Ashuku nyorai, the Japanese name for [[Akshobhya]], one of the Five Wisdom Buddhas. Places named Asuka include: * [[Asuka, Yamato]] (飛鳥), an area in Yamato Province (now Nara Prefecture) 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 the same area as ancient Asuka (飛鳥) * [[Asukayama Park]] (飛鳥山公園 ''Asukayama-kōen''), a park in [[Kita, Tokyo|Tokyo]]. Companies with the name include: * [[Asuka (publisher)]], a French company that publishes [[manga]]. Real people with the given name Asuka (which as a personal name may be either male or female) include: *[[Aska (singer-songwriter)]] (born Ryo Aska (''Asuka Ryō'')) , a Japanese singer-songwriter, formerly a member of the duo [[Chage and Aska]] * [[Asuca Hayashi]], a Japanese singer * [[Asuka Hinoi]], a Japanese singer who is the leader of the Hinoi Team (named after her) * [["Asuka" Morin Olivier]], a French presenter, "shoutcaster" of Warcraft3 at ESWC 2006 (Bercy) * [[Asuka]] (born Asuka Barden), an American music producer and singer. Fictional characters with the family name Asuka include: * Daiki Asuka (also known as ''Asuka Jr.'' since his father was also named Asuka) in [[Saint Tail]] * Kenji Asuka (aka Midoranger) in [[Himitsu Sentai Goranger]] * [[Shinn Asuka]] in ''Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny''. Fictional characters with the given name Asuka include: * [[List_of_characters_in_Grand_Theft_Auto_III#Asuka_Kasen|Asuka Kasen]] in ''[[Grand Theft Auto III]]'' * [[Asuka_120%25#Original_cast|Asuka Honda]] in ''[[Asuka 120%]]'' * [[Asuka Kazama]] in ''[[Tekken 5]]'' * Asuka Motomura in ''[[Battle Royale II]]'' * Asuka Mizunokouji in ''[[Urusei Yatsura]]'' * Asuka Saginomiya in ''[[Ranma 1/2]]'' * [[Asuka Langley Soryu]] in ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion franchise|Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' * [[Asuka Sugo]] in ''[[Cyberformula]]'' * Asuka Tenjouin ([[Alexis Rhodes]]) in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]'' * Asuka in the game ''[[Sweet Home]]'' * [[HOLY_Members_of_s-CRY-ed#Asuka_Tachibana|Asuka Tachibana]] in the anime ''[[s-CRY-ED]]'' * Asuka, a former girlfriend of Yoji's in ''[[Weiss Kreuz]]'' * Asuka Kuraku, the main character in the manga series ''[[Hana no Asuka-gumi]]'' * Asuka Shin, Dyna’s human form in the Ultra Series ''[[Ultraman Dyna]]'' Other uses of the name include: * [[Asuka (magazine)]], a monthly shōjo manga magazine published by Kadokawa Shoten * ''Asuka'', the second album by the traditional/pop-rock group [[Rin']] * ''[[Asuka (TV series)]]'', a television drama series aired by [[NHK]] * The Asuka Clan, a group of elite [[ninja]] who are wiped out in the [[PlayStation 2]] video game ''[[Shinobido|Shinobido: Way of the Ninja]]'' after being betrayed by the main character, Goh "The Crow" ==See also== * [[Capital of Japan]] * [[Aska]] {{disambig}} [[Category:Japanese given names]] [[de:Asuka]] [[fr:Asuka]] [[ko:아스카]] [[ja:あすか]]