Cultural Institute

The Cultural Institute is a large research bureau located in the Land of Stairs , developing various devices to help make people's lives easier. It was led by Furie Kanhen , before his arrest by the Seventh Hokage , due to Furie's selfish plans to monopolise the resource market. The Institute has several different departments, one of which is led by Noto Chōmen , and is similar in concept to the Institute for the Advanced Technology Research Institute , with which they finance a warehouse of flying ships in the Land of Fire .