  We review ASCA results on a search for low luminosity active nuclei at the
center of nearby normal galaxies. More than a dozen low-luminosity AGN have
been discovered with 2-10 keV luminosity in the range 10^{40-41} ergs/s. Their
X-ray properties are in some respects similar to those of luminous Seyfert
galaxies, but differ in other respects. We also present estimated black hole
masses in low luminosity AGNs and a drastic activity decline in the nucleus of
the radio galaxy Fornax A. These results altogether suggest that relics of the
past luminous AGNs lurk in nearby normal galaxies.
