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Asuka

ancient site, Japan

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site of Imperial residence

In Japanese art: Asuka period
It is named for the Asuka area at the southern end of the Nara (Yamato) Basin (a few miles to the south of the present-day city of Nara), which was the political and cultural centre of the country at the time. From there, the imperial court—which claimed lineage from the…
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