Asuka may refer to: People Asuka (name), a list of people Asuka (wrestler), professional wrestler Asuka (wrestler, born 1998), 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, 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? 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 See also Aska (disambiguation) Capital of Japan