What is "asuka"

Asuka may refer to:

Asuka is both a Japanese surname and a feminine or masculine Japanese given name. It is also the name of an era in Japanese history, the Asuka Jidai , which was in turn named after the Indian buddhist emperor Ashoka.

Notable people with the name include:

• Asuka Cambridge (born 1993), Japanese male track and field sprinter
• Asuca Hayashi (born 1989), , a Japanese singer
• Asuka Hinoi (born 1991), , a Japanese singer who is the leader of the Hinoi Team (named after her)
• Asuka Hoshino (born 1986), , a Japanese former gravure model and actress
• Asuka Katsura,, author of Le Portrait de Petit Cossette manga
• Asuka Kuramochi (born 1989), , a Japanese idol
• Asuka Rin (born 1991),
• Aska (singer-songwriter) (born Asuka Ryō in 1958), , a Japanese singer-songwriter, formerly a member of Chage and Aska
• Asuka Sakai, video game musicians notable for Katamari Damacy and Soulcalibur II
• Asuka (wrestler) (born 1981), a Japanese professional wrestler