Kumano Kaishi (Waka Poetry) 後鳥羽天皇宸翰熊野懐紙（山河水鳥旅宿埋火）ゴトバテンノウシンカンクマノカイシ(サンガミズトリタビノヤドウモレビ)
Description
After retiring, Emperor Go-Toba made pilgrimages
almost annually to the three sacred shrines of Kumano
(Wakayama). On route, he and his courtiers held
poetry gatherings. This is one of the sheets (kaishi) of
poetry composed on such a journey. The poems here
have the themes “Mountain Streams and Water Birds”
and “Travel Lodging Hearths.”
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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.
Last updated
September 14, 2026