Asuka, Nara

Asuka
明日香村
Village
Top left: Ishibutai (Stone Stage) Tomb, Top right: Asuka Temple, Middle left: Mount Maruko Tomb, Middle right: Mizuochi Ruin, Bottom left: Nara Prefectural Manyo Museum, Bottom right: Asuka Historical Reference Museum
Top left: Ishibutai (Stone Stage) Tomb, Top right: Asuka Temple, Middle left: Mount Maruko Tomb, Middle right: Mizuochi Ruin, Bottom left: Nara Prefectural Manyo Museum, Bottom right: Asuka Historical Reference Museum
Flag of Asuka
Official seal of Asuka
Location of Asuka in Nara Prefecture
Location of Asuka in Nara Prefecture
Map
Asuka is located in Japan
Asuka
Asuka
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 34°28′16.7″N 135°49′14.6″E / 34.471306°N 135.820722°E / 34.471306; 135.820722
CountryJapan
RegionKansai
PrefectureNara Prefecture
DistrictTakaichi
First official recorded539 AD
Village mergedJuly 3, 1956
Government
 • MayorYuichi Morikawa (since October 2011)
Area
 • Total
24.08 km2 (9.30 sq mi)
Population
 (April 1, 2017)
 • Total
5,681
 • Density240/km2 (610/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address55 Ōaza Oka, Asuka-mura, Nara-ken
634-0111
Websiteasukamura.jp
Symbols
FlowerCitrus tachibana
TreeZelkova serrata
the Ishibutai Kofun in Asuka
Okadera

Asuka (明日香村, Asuka-mura) 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,[1] and a population density of 240 inhabitants per square mile (93/km2). The total area is 24.08 km2 (9.30 sq mi).

Asuka is the land where ancient Asuka (飛鳥) palaces were located. There are strict rules governing construction in this historic town.

Asuka can be reached from Okadera or Asuka Station on Kintetsu Yoshino Line train line. Although it's outside Asuka, Kashiharajingū-mae Station in neighboring Kashihara has service on the Kintetsu Kashihara Line, Minami Osaka Line and Yoshino Lines. By car, Asuka is on Route 169.

  1. ^ "Official website of Asuka Village" (in Japanese). Japan: Asuka Village. Retrieved 25 April 2017.