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*''Established: 1930''
*''Other Names'': 東文研 ''(Tôbunken)''<ref>Not to be confused with the Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia (''Tôyô bunka kenkyûjo'') at the [[University of Tokyo]], which is also known as ''Tôbunken''.</ref>
*''Japanese'': 東京文化財研究所 ''(Tôkyô bunkazai kenkyûjo)''

The Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, commonly known as Tôbunken, is a major cultural studies center in [[Tokyo]].

The Institute was originally established in 1930, under the name ''Bijutsu kenkyûjo'' (Art Research Institute). It was originally led by historian [[Yashiro Yukio]] ([[1890]]-1975), who wished to build collections of photographs of artworks, as a resource for arts & culture research. This idea was inspired by his experiences conducting research overseas in London in 1925, and is also said to have been in keeping with the wishes of artist [[Kuroda Seiki]] ([[1866]]-1924).

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