Princess Asuka (明日香皇女 Asuka no himemiko?) (? - 700) was a person in Japan during the Asuka Period. Events By Place North America The Mount Edziza volcanic complex erupts in northern British Columbia, Canada. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The, was a period in the History of Japan lasting from 538 to 710 (or 592-645 although its beginning could be said to overlap with the preceding Kofun period. She was a daughter of Emperor Tenji. Emperor Tenji (天智天皇 Tenji-tennō) also known as Emperor Tenchi ( Tenchi-tennō) ( 626 - January 7, 672 (the 3rd Day of Her mother was Lady Tachibana, whose father was Abe no Kurahashi Maro.
Although not so many episodes about her are recorded in the chronicles and she didn't do outstanding things, she seemed to be a person of considerably high position, because it is recorded that, when she got sick, Empress Jitō visited her, and that Kakinomoto no Hitomaro, a famous poet in this period, produced a long lament poet for her when she passed away on the 4th day of the 4th month in 700. (645 &ndash December 22 702 was the 41st imperial ruler of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession Kakinomoto no Hitomaro (柿本 人麻呂 c 662 - 710 was a Japanese poet and aristocrat of the late Asuka period.