Fragment from the Kanazawa Edition of Man'yoshu (Collection of Ten Thousand Leaves), Volume 14, from 手鑑「藻塩草」 万葉集巻第十四断簡（金沢切）テカガミ「モシオグサ」 マンヨウシュウマキダイ14ダンカン(カナザワギレ)

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.