Fragment from the Katsuragi Edition of Daihokobutsu Kegonkyo (Avatamsaka Sutra), Volume 27, from the 手鑑「藻塩草」 大方広仏華厳経第二十七断簡（葛城切）テカガミ「モシオグサ」 ダイホウコウブツケゴンキョウダイ27ダンカン(カツラギギレ)

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.