Fragment of the Kuga Edition of Shinkokin Wakashu (New Collection of Japanese Poems of Ancient and M 手鑑「藻塩草」 新古今和歌集巻第八断簡（久我切）テカガミ「モシオグサ」 シンコキンワカシュウマキダイ8ダンカン(コガギレ)

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.