Iran and Asuka: In remembrance of Japanese Iranologist, Prof. Ei'ichi Imoto

Asuka has some links with Iran and has a peculiar concept, implication and place for researchers and lovers of Iranian and Japanese cultures. The first reports on the presence of Iranians or Iranian tribes in Japan are in close relationship with Asuka, where the signs of Iranian culture and its effects on Japanese culture many years ago can be observed. Prof. Ei'ichi Imoto, a graduate of linguistics at the Faculty of Literature, Kyoto University, who has also studied in The University of Tehran, wrote a book on the society of Iranians in Asuka. On the occasion of his death, the author of this article has given an account of this historical city as well as Prof. Imoto's personality, thoughts and works.