Nisshin

Nisshin, Nissin (pronounced the same, written as 日清, 日新, 日真, etc. in Japanese) may refer to:

Geography

  • 日進市: Nisshin, Aichi, a city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, near the city of Nagoya
  • 日進村: Nisshin, Saitama, a former town that is now Kita ward of the city of Saitama, Saitama

Companies

Several unrelated companies:

日清

  • Nissin Foods, worldwide instant ramen maker
  • Nisshin Seifun Group
  • Nisshinbo Industries, maker of car brakes

日新

  • Nisshin Steel

日信

  • Nissin Kogyo, maker of car brakes, a Honda keiretsu company

日伸

  • Nisshin Onpa, maker of guitar effects under the Maxon brand

Other uses

  • 日親: Nisshin (monk) (1407–1488)
  • 日真: the name of several monks of Nichiren Buddhism and Nichiren Shoshu
  • 日進: name given to several ships of the Imperial Japanese Navy, including:
    • Japanese cruiser Nisshin that served in the Battle of Tsushima
    • Japanese seaplane carrier Nisshin that was sunk in the Bougainville Strait in July 1943
    • Nisshin (Japanese warship), launched in 1869

See also

  • 日新丸: Nisshin Maru, a Japanese whaling ship that was targeted by activist group Sea Shepherd in February 2007
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