Fragment from the Yodo Edition of the Record of Temple Donations Collected by Shamon Ryoken 手鑑「藻塩草」 沙門良見勧進状（淀切）テカガミ「モシオグサ」 シャモンリョウケンカンジンジョウ(ヨドギレ)

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.