Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties

Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties
奈良文化財研究所

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]