Asuka (あすか) 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 (飛鳥時代), which was in turn named after the Indian Buddhist emperor Ashoka.
Notable people with the surname include:
Kirara Asuka (明日花 キララ)
Notable people with the given name include:
Asuka Cambridge (born 1993), Japanese male track and field sprinter
Asuca Hayashi (born 1989), (明日香), a Japanese singer
Asuka Hinoi (born 1991), (明日香), a Japanese singer who is the leader of the Hinoi Team (named after her)
Asuka Hoshino (born 1986), (あすか), a Japanese former gravure model and actress
Asuka Katsura, (明日香), author of Le Portrait de Petit Cossette manga
Asuka Kuramochi (born 1989), (倉持明日香), a Japanese idol
Asuka Rin (born 1991), (飛鳥)
Asuka Yūki, a Japanese pornographic actress.
Aska (singer-songwriter) (born Asuka Ryō in 1958), (飛鳥), 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
