Nisshin

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

Contents 1 Geography 2 Company 3 Other 4 See also

[edit] 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

[edit] 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 Co.
  • 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

[edit] 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 tender Nisshin that was sunk in the Bougainville Strait in July 1943.

[edit] See also

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