Independent Administrative Institution National Museum

国立博物館

Independent Administrative Institution National Museum, referenced through the National Institutes for Cultural Heritage website, describes an agency that collects, preserves, and displays tangible cultural properties through Japan's national museums while serving as a national center for cultural-heritage research. Facilities include the Tokyo, Kyoto, Nara, and Kyushu National Museums, the Museum of the Imperial Collections Sannomaru Shōzōkan, the Tokyo and Nara Institutes for Cultural Heritage, and the Asia-Pacific Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage. The site lists current special exhibitions nationwide.