Segment of the Bungo Edition of Kokin Wakashu (Collection of Ancient and Modern Japanese Poems), Vo 手鑑「藻塩草」 古今和歌集巻第十七断簡（豊後切）テカガミ「モシオグサ」 コキンワカシュウマキダイ17ダンカン(ブンゴギレ)

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.