Fragment from the Amago Edition of Shui Wakashu (Collection of Gleanings of Japanese Poems) 手鑑「藻塩草」 拾遺和歌集抄断簡（尼子切）テカガミ「モシオグサ」 シュウイワカシュウショウダンカン(アマコギレ)

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.