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left: Mount Maruko Tomb, Middle right: Mizuochi Ruin, Bottom left: Nara Prefectural Manyo Museum, Bottom right: Asuka Historical Reference Museum
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Location of Asuka in Nara Prefecture
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
Country	Japan
Region	Kansai
Prefecture	Nara Prefecture
District	Takaichi
First official recorded	539 AD
Village merged	July 3, 1956
Government
• Mayor	Yuichi Morikawa (since October 2011)
Area
• Total	24.08 km2 (9.30 sq mi)
Population  (April 1, 2017)
• Total	5,681
• Density	240/km2 (610/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address	55 Ōaza Oka, Asuka-mura, Nara-ken 634-0111
Website	asukamura.jp
Symbols
Flower	Citrus tachibana
Tree	Zelkova serrata

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.