Fragment from the Todai-ji Edition of the Tales of the Three Buddhist Treasures 手鑑「藻塩草」 三宝絵詞断簡（東大寺切）テカガミ「モシオグサ」 サンポウエコトバダンカン(トウダイジギレ)

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.