Nisshin Explained

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