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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.

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

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

• 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.