Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties

The , also known as the Nara Research Institute for Cultural Properties or as Nabunken, is a semi-governmental entity which focuses on the preservation of Japan's cultural heritage of objects, artworks and writings.Independent Administrative Institution (IAI),  National Institutes for Cultural Heritage. (2007).  Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, p. 30 [PDF/p. 32 of 44]; retrieved 2012-5-29.

Nabunken is an Independent Administrative Institution (IAI).独立行政法人一覧 ("The List of Independent Administrative Institutions"), 2009; retrieved 2012-2-9.

History
Nabunken was established in 1972.  It's work is divided into departments with different interests, including
 excavation and restoration of Heijō-kyō, Fujiwara-kyō, and other sites
 study of documents from Japan's early historical periods.

In 2001, the Nara Institute and the National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, Tokyo merged.

In 2007, the Research Institutes were merged with the Tokyo National Museum, the Kyoto National Museum, the Nara National Museum and the Kyushu National Museum.

Related pages
 List of Independent Administrative Institutes in Japan

References

Other websites
 Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties website 
 Agency for Cultural Affairs website 

Category:Independent Administrative Institutions of Japan