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Nara National Research Institute for Cultural
Properties, was founded in 1952 as an auxiliary
organization of the National Commission for Protection
of Cultural Properties, the predecessor of the current
Agency for Cultural Affairs, with a view to conducting
research on cultural properties. At the time of its inception,
the Institute had three research divisions, specializing
in history, architecture, and art, as well as a General
Affairs Division. The growing necessity to protect the
Heijo palace site led to the inception of the Division
of Heijo Palace Site Investigations in 1963. In 1973,
the Division of the Asuka/Fujiwara Palace Site Investigations
was established, and in 1975, the Asuka Historical Museum
was opened, prompted by a Cabinet resolution made in 1970
as part of the government's efforts to preserve the cultural
properties of the Asuka area. In order to help meet the
demand for resucue excavations conducted by local governments,
the Center for Archaeological Operations was established
in 1974 to train local excavators and provide advice to
local authorities.
As part of Japanese Government's reform initiatives,
national research institutes belonging to government ministries
and agencies are undergoing reorganization. Consequently,
the National Research Institute for Cultural Properties,
Tokyo and the Nara National Cultural Properties Research
Institute were integrated and reorganized as branches
of the Independent Administrative Institution in April
2001. The head office for this independent institution
is located at the National Research Institute for Cultural
Properties, Nara. |
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April |
1952 |
The
Institute established as an auxiliary organization of
the National Commission for Protection of Cultural Properties,
with a General Affairs Division, Historical Research Division,
Architecture Research Division, and Art Research Division,
at 50 Kasugano-cho, Nara |
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July |
1954 |
The
Institute was officially named the Nara National Cultural
Properties Research Institute |
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October |
1960 |
The
office of the Heijo Palace Site Investigations opened
in the former Nara palace site in Sakihigashi-machi, Nara |
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April |
1963 |
The
Division of Heijo Palace Site Investigations was established |
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June |
1968 |
The
Agency for Cultural Affairs was established, with the
Institute under its control |
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April |
1970 |
The
Nara Palace Site Museum opened |
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April |
1973 |
The
Division of Asuka/Fujiwara Palace Site Investigations
and the Asuka Historical Museum were established. The
Institute's Accouting Section was also established |
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April |
1974 |
The
Department of General Affairs and the Center for Archaeological
Operations were established |
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March |
1975 |
The
Asuka Historical Museum opened at Okuyama, in the village
of Asuka, Nara prefecture |
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April |
1980 |
The
Art Research Division transferred to Research Center for
Buddhist Art, of the Nara National Museum |
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April |
1980 |
The
Insitute relocated to Nijo-cho, Nara. The Division of
Heijo Palace Site Investigations and the Center for Archaeological
Operations were integrated into the Institute |
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August |
1988 |
A
new headquarters building was built for the Division of
Asuka/Fujiwara Palace Site Investigations at 94-1, Kinomoto-cho,
Kashihara, Nara prefecture |
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April |
2001 |
The
National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, Nara,
was granted the status of independent administrative institution |
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April |
2007 |
It became National Institutes for Cultural Heritage, Nara
National Research Institute for Cultural Properties. |
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