Nishiyama(surname) ( ja, 西山, "western mountain") may refer to:

People with the surname

Hidetaka Nishiyama was a prominent Japanese Grandmaster (martial arts), master of Shotokan karate.Kazutaka Nishiyama is a retired Japanese professional baseball player from Kōchi, Japan. Nishiyama was drafted in the 5th round of the 1988 amateur draft by the Lotte Orions, but did not sign with the team. He entered the professional leagues in 1993 as the 3r ...

, Japanese baseball player *

Keiki Nishiyama Keiki Nishiyama (西山慶樹 ''Nishiyama Keiki'', born 19 October 1988) is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for JT Marvelous. Profile *She became a volleyball player at 10 years old. *Her elder sister is Yuki Nishiyama. Clubs * Kyo ...

, Japanese volleyball player *, Japanese photographer *, Japanese handball player *, Japanese baseball player *

Norio Nishiyama Norio Nishiyama is a Japanese mixed martial artist. He competed in the Flyweight and Bantamweight divisions between 1999 and 2000. Mixed martial arts record , - , Loss , align=center, 2-2-1 , Masaki Nishizawa , Decision (unanimous) , ...

, Japanese mixed martial artist *

Rei Nishiyama is a Japanese softball player who won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held f ...

, Japanese softball player * Reiji Nishiyama, director of the anime ''Pita-Ten'' *, Japanese footballer * Soin Nishiyama, Tokugawa-era poet *, Japanese footballer *

Takahisa Nishiyama is a former Japanese football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where t ...

, Japanese soccer player *

Takashi Nishiyama is a masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings The name Takashi can have multiple different meanings depending on which kanji is used to write it. Some possible writings of the name include: *江詩 - "estuary , inlet, poem" *隆 - "prospe ...

, Japanese video game developer *

Teppei Nishiyama is a former Japanese football player. Playing career Nishiyama was born in Kashiwa on February 22, 1975. After dropped out from high school, he moved to Brazil and joined Criciúma in 1992. In 1993, he returned to Japan and joined Fujita Indust ...

, Japanese football player *

Tomoka Nishiyama is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 4-dan. She is the current holder of the and titles as well as a former holder of the and titles. Early life and education Nishiyama was born on June 27, 1995 in Ōsakasayama, Osaka. ...

, Japanese shogi player *, Japanese architect, city planner and architectural scholar *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese long-distance runner ;Fictional characters: *

Kankuro Nishiyama is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Jun Sadogawa. It was serialized between May 2002 and February 2006 in Akita Shoten's ''Weekly Shōnen Champion'' and was collected in 17 volumes. A continuation titled ''Muteki Kanban Mus ...

, a character in the manga/anime ''Muteki Kanban Musume''

Places

Nishiyama, Niigata was a town located in Kariwa District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 6,712 and a density of 118.52 persons per km². The total area was 56.63 km². On May 1, 2005, Nishiyama, along with the town o ...

Nishiyama Station (disambiguation) Nishiyama Station (西山駅) is the name of two train stations in Japan: * Nishiyama Station (Fukuoka), a station on the Chikuhō Electric Railroad Line * Nishiyama Station (Niigata), a station on the Echigo Line See also * Nishiyama (disamb ...

, name of two different railway stations in Japan

Other uses

Nishiyama Craters Nishiyama(surname) ( ja, 西山, "western mountain") may refer to: People with the surname *Hidetaka Nishiyama, American martial arts exponent and founder of Shotokan *Kazutaka Nishiyama, Japanese baseball player *Keiki Nishiyama, Japanese volleyb ...

, volcanic craters in

Shikotsu-Tōya National Park is a national park in the western part of the island of Hokkaidō, Japan. Named after the volcanic caldera lakes of Lake Shikotsu and Lake Tōya, it has a total area of 993.02 square kilometers. The popular hot spring resort of Noboribetsu is al ...

Hokkaido is Japan's second largest island and comprises the largest and northernmost prefecture, making up its own region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō from Honshu; the two islands are connected by the undersea railway Seikan Tunnel. The la ...

* 6745 Nishiyama, an asteroid