Asuka Time Asuka Village Sightseeing Site VISIT ASUKA

Asuka Village, Nara Prefecture, is a quiet rural village with a population of about 5,000, located about an hour away from Kyoto, Osaka and Nara.

In the 7th century, the first capital in Japan was set up in this area, and remains such as palaces, tombs, temples and shrines still remain and are preserved.

Asuka Village is a valuable field museum where you can experience the origins of the country in the traditional Japanese rural nature and culture that people have inherited.

At present, Asuka Village is aiming to register as the World Cultural Heritage of Ancient Capitals of Asuka and Fujiwara

Asuka period, "Asuka Fujiwara" was the center of politics and culture. This area spans the southern part of the Nara Basin, the current Kashihara City, Sakurai City, and Asuka Village.

"Ancient Capitals of Asuka and Fujiwara" consists of 19 assets, and these assets, which have been well preserved until the present day, form the foundation of the country while interacting with East Asia, and form "Japan" It shows the process that was established.