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|name = Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties<br />奈良文化財研究所
[[File:2019 Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties.jpg|280px|thumb|Headquarters of Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties]]
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|established = 1952
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|head        = Matsumura Keiji
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|city        = [[Nara, Nara|Nara]]
|state       = [[Nara Prefecture]]
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|address     = 2-9-1, Nijo-cho, Nara City 630-8577 Japan
|website     = [http://www.nabunken.go.jp/index_e.html Home Page]{{in lang|en}}<br />[http://www.nabunken.go.jp/index_e.html Home Page]{{in lang|ja}}
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The {{nihongo|'''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,{{Ref|A|A}} the institute is located in the city of [[Nara, Nara|Nara]], in [[Nara Prefecture]], [[Japan]], with branches elsewhere in Nara Prefecture.<ref name="about">{{cite web | url = http://www.nabunken.go.jp/english/concept.html | title = About us | date = 2011 | publisher = Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties | location = Nara, Nara Prefecture | accessdate = 2012-05-28}}</ref> The institute is divided into departments for the excavation and restoration of the [[Asuka Palace]], the [[Fujiwara-kyō|Fujiwara Palace]], and the [[Heijō Palace]], historical remains, gardens, and other archaeological sites, and for the study of documents from Japan's early history.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia | encyclopedia = Dijitaru daijisen | title = 奈良文化財研究所 | url = http://rekishi.jkn21.com/ | accessdate = 2012-05-28 | year = 2012 | publisher = Shogakukan | location = Tokyo | language = Japanese | date =  | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070825113418/http://rekishi.jkn21.com/ | archivedate = 2007-08-25 | url-status = dead }}</ref> The [[Asuka Historical Museum]] is also managed by the institute.<ref name="enc">{{cite encyclopedia | encyclopedia = Encyclopedia of Japan | title = Nara Research Institute for Cultural Properties | url = http://rekishi.jkn21.com/ | accessdate = 2012-05-28 | year = 2012 | publisher = Shogakukan | location = Tokyo | date =  | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070825113418/http://rekishi.jkn21.com/ | archivedate = 2007-08-25 | url-status = dead }}</ref>
==History==
===Timeline===
* 1952 - The institute was established under the National Commission for Protection of Cultural Properties<ref name="about"/>
* 1968 - The institute moved to the [[Agency for Cultural Affairs]], [[Japan]]ese [[Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Japan)|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.<ref name="IAI07report5">IAI National Institutes for Cultural Heritage. (2007). [http://www.tnm.jp/jp/organization/pdf/NICH_gaiyou_jpn_eng_2007.pdf Outline, PDF/p. 5.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180328212141/http://www.tnm.jp/jp/organization/pdf/NICH_gaiyou_jpn_eng_2007.pdf |date=2018-03-28 }}</ref>
* 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.<ref name="IAI07report5"/><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.nabunken.go.jp/english/concept.html | title = Outline of the Institute | date = 2011 | publisher = Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties | location = Nara, Nara Prefecture | accessdate = 2012-05-28}}</ref>
==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<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.nabunken.go.jp/english/org.html | title = Organization | date = 2011 | publisher = Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties | location = Nara, Nara Prefecture | accessdate = 2012-05-28 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120618172847/http://www.nabunken.go.jp/english/org.html | archive-date = 2012-06-18 | url-status = dead }}</ref>
==Transportation==
The Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties is located in close proximity to the [[Yamato-Saidaiji Station]] on the Kintetsu [[Nara Line (Kintetsu)|Nara Line]], [[Kyoto Line (Kintetsu)|Kyoto Line]], and [[Kashihara Line]].
==Footnote==
:A.{{Note|A}}The home page of the Institute dates its establishment to April 1952;<ref name="about"/> other sources list 1972.<ref name="enc"/>
==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.nabunken.go.jp/english/index.html Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties]
** [https://web.archive.org/web/20090327083232/http://www.bunka.go.jp/bunkazai/pamphlet/pdf/pamphlet_en_03.pdf Cultural Properties for Future Generations]
** [https://web.archive.org/web/20090225030741/http://www.bunka.go.jp/english/pdf/chapter_04.pdf Preservation and Utilization of Cultural Properties]
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[[Category:Japanese cultural heritage protection system]]