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.
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]]
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