Asuka Village

A restored mound with eight corners.

Kengoshizuka Kofun, octagonal

Photo by 名古屋太郎 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

01 ／ Rope-hanging rite

Inabuchi hangs a male rope, Kayanomori a female one,across the Asuka River every January.

The prefecture records a male rope (ozuna) hung below the Inabuchi settlement and a female rope (mezuna) below Kayanomori. The days are Coming-of-Age Day at Inabuchi and January 11 at Kayanomori; the Inabuchi rite is Shinto, the Kayanomori rite Buddhist. Inabuchi's rope is twisted from terrace-paddy rice straw by three people; Kayanomori's female rope is thinner and comes with an offering of 16 mandarin oranges.

Male rope: Inabuchi; female rope: Kayanomori
Coming-of-Age Day (Inabuchi), January 11 (Kayanomori)
Inabuchi Shinto, Kayanomori Buddhist

02 ／ Stone pagoda

A stone pagoda that was once thirteen tiersnow stands eleven-tiered on the Hinokuma-dera site.

The stone pagoda (ishi-toba) of Omiashi Shrine is made of tuff, now 4.3 m high, and is said to date from the late Heian period. It was reassembled during dismantling and repair, and its foundation stone was moved and preserved. The shrine stands on the site of Hinokuma-dera, regarded as the clan temple of the Yamato no Aya, a clan of immigrant origin. The site is a National Historic Site and a component of the World Heritage property Ancient Capitals of Asuka and Fujiwara.

4.3 m high
11 tiers (originally 13)
Important Cultural Property (national), building
World Heritage component

03 ／ Water clock platform

A square platform with a lacquered box and copper pipesis thought to be the base of a water clock.

On a platform about 22.5 m on a side and about 1 m high, a wooden conduit and copper pipe leading to a lacquered box at the center were found, along with charcoal, apparently for warming it in winter. The village says this is thought to be a rokoku (water clock) and its platform. The Asuka Historical Museum considers it the site of the rokoku that the Nihon Shoki says was made in 660 (Saimei 6).

About 22.5 m on a side, about 1 m high
National Historic Site, 1976
Nihon Shoki entry for 660 (Saimei 6)

Living here

39 minutes from Osaka Abenobashi by Kintetsu Limited Express.

about 5,000 people
Rural district town

From Osaka Abenobashi, the Kintetsu Limited Express reaches Asuka Station on the Yoshino Line in 39 minutes at the fastest.

People living here: 5,179people
Area: 24.1km²
Households: 1,786households
Rent (average for rentals): —
Healthcare: 0 hospitals ／ 6 clinics

Area and habitable land at the same scalee-Stat B1101 / B1103

Children waiting for childcare: —1 nurseries and similar
Home purchase subsidy: —
Average annual temperature: —

These 3 items are waiting on a nationwide data source. We do not fill them with estimates.

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Where you can go from here.

Asuka Village in Japan34.471°N 135.821°E

to OsakaKintetsu limited express39min

Travel times follow 近畿日本鉄道『駅の時刻表』（eki.kintetsu.co.jp/norikae/T5）の大阪阿部野橋駅〈南大阪線・slCode 349-0〉の発車時刻表〈平日・土休日。全列車〉と、各特急の停車駅発着表〈T7〉で、大阪阿部野橋『発』→飛鳥『着』を数えた（2026-10-14 に取得。ページにダイヤ改正日の表示は無い）。逆向き（町→大阪阿部野橋）は飛鳥駅〈吉野線・slCode 373-2〉の発車時刻表と各特急のT7で数えた。保存：$SP/asuka/kt/（abeno_wd.json・abeno_we.json・asuka_wd.json・asuka_we.json） (checked 2026-10-14). They vary by time of day.

Shape

Borders 4 municipalities.

Territory of Asuka Village

Boundaries: National Land Numerical Information (N03)

North to south

7.4km

高取町, 桜井市, 橿原市, 吉野町

Asuka Village isthis kind of town.

01Kengoshizuka Kofun is a National Historic Site: an octagonal tumulus about 22 m across opposite sides and over 4.5 m high, with a stone chamber hollowed out of tuff and divided into two rooms. It is also a component of the World Heritage property Ancient Capitals of Asuka and Fujiwara, inscribed in July 2026
02A male rope and a female rope are hung at Inabuchi and Kayanomori every January; the stone pagoda on the Hinokuma-dera site is an Important Cultural Property, and the Asuka Mizuochi Site is a National Historic Site thought to be a water clock platform
03Ishibutai Kofun, the Asuka Palace site, Takamatsuzuka Kofun, Kitora Kofun and Okadera Temple are also in the village, and Osaka Abenobashi is 39 minutes away by limited express

See the town as it is now.

Source: Wikidata (P2002, P2003, P2013, P2397)

If something caught your eye, ask the town itself.

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