Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties

Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties
奈良文化財研究所
Headquarters of Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties
Established	1952
Director General	Matsumura Keiji
Address	2-9-1, Nijo-cho, Nara City 630-8577 Japan
Location	Nara, Nara Prefecture, Japan
Website	Home Page(in English); Home Page(in Japanese)

The Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties (奈良文化財研究所, Nara Bunkazai Kenkyū-jo), also known by its former name, the Nara Research Institute for Cultural Properties, is one of two research institutes that comprise the National Institutes for Cultural Heritage, an independent administrative institution created in 2001. Established in April 1952 as part of the National Commission for Protection of Cultural Properties,^A the institute is located in the city of Nara, in Nara Prefecture, Japan, with branches elsewhere in Nara Prefecture.^[1] The institute is divided into departments for the excavation and restoration of the Asuka Palace, the Fujiwara Palace, and the Heijō Palace, historical remains, gardens, and other archaeological sites, and for the study of documents from Japan's early history.^[2] The Asuka Historical Museum is also managed by the institute.^[3]

History

Timeline

1952 - The institute was established under the National Commission for Protection of Cultural Properties^[1]
1968 - The institute moved to the Agency for Cultural Affairs, Japanese Ministry of Education
2001 - Independent Administrative Institution National Research Institute for Cultural Properties is created by merger of the Tokyo Research Institute for Cultural Properties, and the National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, Nara.^[4]
2007 - Independent Administrative Institution National Institutes for Cultural Heritage is established by merging two Independent Administrative Institutions—the Independent Administrative Institution National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, which had been created in 2001; plus the Independent Administrative Institution National Museum (the IAI National Museum), also created in 2001. The IAI National Museum had been created by merging the Tokyo National Museum, the Kyoto National Museum, the Nara National Museum in 2001; and the Kyushu National Museum had been incorporated into the organization in 2005.^[4]^[5]

Organizational structure

Department of Planning and Coordination
- Planning and Coordination Section
- Data and Information Cooperation Section
- International Cooperation Section
- Exhibition Section
- Photography Section
Department of Cultural Heritage
- Historical Document Section
- Architectural History Section
- Cultural Landscape Section
- Site Stabilization Section
Department of Imperial Palace Sites Investigations
- Archaeology Section 1
- Archaeology Section 2
- Archaeology Section 3
- History Section
- Architectural Feature Section
Center for Archaeological Operations
- Conservation Science Section
- Environmental Archaeology Section
- Dating Section
- Archaeological Research Methodology Section
Asuka Historical Museum (Asuka, Nara Prefecture)
- Curatorial Section
- Affairs Section^[6]

Transportation

The Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties is located in close proximity to the Yamato-Saidaiji Station on the Kintetsu Nara Line, Kyoto Line, and Kashihara Line.

Footnote

A.^ The home page of the Institute dates its establishment to April 1952;^[1] other sources list 1972.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "About us". Nara, Nara Prefecture: Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties. 2011. Retrieved 2012-05-28.
^ "奈良文化財研究所". Dijitaru daijisen (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-05-28.
^ ^a ^b "Nara Research Institute for Cultural Properties". Encyclopedia of Japan. Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-05-28.
^ ^a ^b IAI National Institutes for Cultural Heritage. (2007). Outline, PDF/p. 5. Archived 2018-03-28 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Outline of the Institute". Nara, Nara Prefecture: Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties. 2011. Retrieved 2012-05-28.
^ "Organization". Nara, Nara Prefecture: Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties. 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-06-18. Retrieved 2012-05-28.