Asuka may refer to:

People

* Asuka (name), a list of people * Asuka (wrestler) (born 1981), professional wrestler *

Asuka (wrestler, born 1998) , sometimes stylized as ASUKA, is the ring name of a Japanese professional wrestler. She is currently working as a freelancer and is best known for being with other wrestling promotions such as Pro Wrestling Wave and Seadlinnng. Professional w ...

, professional wrestler also known as Veny outside of Japan

Places

In Japan

* , 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 * , a village in Nara Prefecture in Japan, in the same area as ancient ** , also known as , a Buddhist temple in Asuka, Nara * , a park in Kita, Tokyo, Japan

Outside of Japan

Asuka, Estonia Asuka is a village in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County in western Estonia. (retrieved 28 July 2021) Before the administrative reform in 2017, the village was in Leisi Parish Leisi Parish was a municipality in Saare County, Estonia. The parish d ...

, a village in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County, Estonia * Asuka Station (Antarctica)

Ships

* (now MS ''Amadea''), a cruise ship operated by Nippon Yusen Kaisha from 1991 to 2006 * , a cruise ship operated by Nippon Yusen Kaisha from 2006 onwards * , an experimental ship of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force commissioned in 1995

Popular media

* ''Asuka'' (album), by the traditional/pop-rock group Rin' * ''Asuka'' (magazine), a Japanese manga magazine published by Kadokawa

Fictional entities

* Asuka Clan, a group of ninja in the '' Shinobido'' video game series * Asuka Kudō, a character from ''

Problem Children Are Coming from Another World, Aren't They? , also known as , is a Japanese light novel series written by Tarō Tatsunoko and illustrated by Yū Amano. An anime adaptation by Diomedéa aired from January 11, 2013, to March 15, 2013. Part 1 of the series ended on April 1, 2015, with ...

'' * Asuka Mizunokoji, a character from the manga series ''Urusei Yatsura'' * Asuka Langley Soryu, a character from the ''Neon Genesis Evangelion'' franchise

Other uses

* , a Japanese era from 538 to 710 AD * ASTRO-D/ASCA (Asuka), satellite launched on 20 February 1993 * Asuka, a subsidiary of the French manga publisher Kazé