Fragment from the Irie Edition of Shiika Wakashu (Collection of Verbal Flowers of Japanese Poetry), 手鑑「藻塩草」 詞花和歌集巻第九断簡（入江切）テカガミ「モシオグサ」 シイカワカシュウマキダイ9ダンカン(イリエギレ)

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.