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The 12 pages that link to Asuka period, each with the reason it gives.

• Nara periodNarrower topic: It provides the political and religious background to the Nara period.

• Man'yōshūRelated: Some poems preserve traditions associated with the era before Nara.

• Heijō-kyōNarrower topic: Its court reforms and earlier capitals preceded Heijō-kyō’s establishment.

• Yamato polityBroader topic: The Yamato court became the center of major institutional and religious changes in this era.

• Hōryū-jiNarrower topic: Hōryū-ji’s origins and oldest art belong to this formative era.

• Kofun periodRelated: It followed the conventional end of the Kofun period and continued the growth of Yamato rule.

• Yamato periodBroader topic: Its court and reforms represent the late phase of Yamato political development.

• Nara PrefectureNarrower topic: Nearby Asuka was an earlier political center that preceded Nara’s capital era.

• Prince ShōtokuNarrower topic: Shōtoku’s regency belongs to this era of court centralization and cultural change.

• Kakinomoto no HitomaroNarrower topic: Hitomaro’s lifetime falls within its final decades.

• Japanese sculptureBroader topic: The earliest major Buddhist sculptures in Japan emerged as temples and court patronage expanded.

• KeiunRelated: Keiun belongs to the final years conventionally assigned to the Asuka period.