Nishi

Nishi may refer to:

• Nishi (tribe) in Arunachal Pradesh, India
• Nishi-Rosen Agreement, 1898 Russo-Japanese agreement over disputed territory in Korea, partially named after Nishi Tokujiro

People

• Nishi, a common Japanese surname
  • Nishi Amane (西 周, 1829–1897), philosopher
  • Kazuhiko Nishi (西 和彦, born 1956), Microsoft executive
  • Katsuzō Nishi (西 勝造 1884–1959), technical engineer Japan's first subway project (the Tokyo subway) and Nishi Health System founder
  • Kenichi Nishi, video game designer
  • Norihiro Nishi (born 1980), football/soccer player
  • Takeichi Nishi (西 竹一, 1902–1945), Japanese army officer and Olympic gold medalist killed in the Battle of Iwo Jima, son of Nishi Tokujiro
  • Nishi Tokujiro (西 徳次郎, 1847–1912), statesman and diplomat, negotiator in the Nishi-Rosen Agreement, father of Nishi Takeichi
  • Haruhiko Nishi - Japanese diplomat
• Nishi - An Indian actress, a leading lady primarily in Punjabi films and some Hindi films

Locations

• Nishi, one pronunciation of the Japanese kanji 西, meaning west. Locations called "Nishi" include:
  • Nishi District, Hokkaido
  • Nishi-ku, Fukuoka
  • Nishi-ku, Hiroshima
  • Nishi-ku, Kobe
  • Nishi-ku, Nagoya
  • Nishi-ku, Osaka
  • Nishi-ku, Sapporo
  • Nishi-ku, Yokohama
• One of the Maug Islands