Segment of the Torishitae Edition of Myohorengekyo (Lotus Sutra), Volume 4, from the Moshiogusa Alb 手鑑「藻塩草」 妙法蓮華経巻第四断簡（鳥下絵切）テカガミ「モシオグサ」 ミョウホウレンゲキョウマキダイ4ダンカン(トリシタエギレ)

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.