Nisshin (other)

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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