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

Company

Several unrelated companies:

日清

• Nissin Food Products Co., Ltd. (Nissin Foods), worldwide instant ramen maker
• Nissin Healthcare Food Service Co., Ltd.
• Nisshin Seifun Group, Inc.
• Nisshin OilliO Group, Ltd.
• Nisshinbo Industries, Inc., maker of car brakes
• Nissin Confectionery Co., Ltd.

日新

• Nissin Corp.
• Nissin Ion Equipment Co., Ltd

ニッシン

• NIS Group Co., Ltd., previously Nissin, Co. Ltd.

日信

• Nissin Kogyo, maker of car brakes, a Honda keiretsu company
• Short for Nihon Shingo, maker of traffic lights and vending machines

Other

• 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.

See also

• 日新丸: Nisshin Maru, a Japanese whaling ship that was targeted by activist group Sea Shepherd in February 2007[1]