Fragment from the Yaki Edition of Daihannyaharamittakyo (Mahaprajnaparamita Sutra), Volume 52 手鑑「藻塩草」 大般若波羅蜜多経巻第五十二断簡（焼切）テカガミ「モシオグサ」 ダイハンニャハラミッタキョウマキダイ52ダンカン(ヤキギレ)

National Institutes for Cultural Heritage

The National Institutes for Cultural Heritage (NICH) comprise four National Museums (Tokyo National Museum, Kyoto National Museum, Nara National Museum, and Kyushu National Museum) and two National Research Institutes for Cultural Properties (Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, and Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties), as well as the International Research Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region (IRCI) in Sakai City, for a total of seven institutions.