Nisshin, Aichi

Nisshin

日進市
Nisshin 日進市
City
	Iwasaki Castle
	Flag Seal
	Location of Nisshin in Aichi Prefecture
	Nisshin
	Coordinates: 35°07′55.1″N 137°02′22″E / 35.131972°N 137.03944°E
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu (Tōkai)
Prefecture	Aichi
Government
• Mayor	Kozo Hagino (since July 2007)
Area
• Total	34.91 km2 (13.48 sq mi)
Population (October 1, 2019)
• Total	91,795
• Density	2,600/km2 (6,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
– Tree	Osmanthus
– Flower	Hydrangea
Phone number	0561-73-2111
Address	268 Kanikochō Ikeshita, Nisshin-shi, Aichi-ken 470-0192
Website	Official website

Nisshin (日進市, Nisshin-shi) is a city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2019^[update], the city had an estimated population of 91,795 in 37,398 households,^[1] and a population density of 2,629 persons per km². The total area of the city was 34.91 square kilometres (13.48 sq mi).

Geography

Nisshin is located on the flatlands of central Aichi Prefecture, and is bordered by the metropolis of Nagoya to the west.

Climate

The city has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers and relatively mild winters (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Nisshin is 15.7 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1603 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 28.0 °C, and lowest in January, at around 4.1 °C.^[2]

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,^[3] the population of Nisshin has grown rapidly over the past 50 years.

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1940	8,055	—
1950	10,880	+35.1%
1960	11,187	+2.8%
1970	21,486	+92.1%
1980	41,024	+90.9%
1990	50,335	+22.7%
2000	70,188	+39.4%
2010	84,187	+19.9%

Neighboring municipalities

Aichi Prefecture

Miyoshi
Nagakute
Nagoya (Midori-ku, Tenpaku-ku, Meitō-ku)
Tōgō
Toyota

History

Late modern period

With the establishment of the modern municipalities system on October 1, 1889, the villages of Iwasaki, Shiroyama and Kaguyama were created within Aichi District of Aichi Prefecture. These three villages merged on May 10, 1906, to create the village of Nisshin. The village was named after the Imperial Japanese Navy cruiser Nisshin, which became famous during the Russo-Japanese War.

Contemporary history

Nisshin became a town on January 1, 1951, and was elevated to city status on October 1, 1994.

Government

Nisshin has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 20 members. The city contributes two members to the Aichi Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Aichi District 7 of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Sister cities

International

Sister city

Owensboro, Kentucky, United States, since April 4, 2007^[4]

National

Kiso, Nagano Prefecture, since April 12, 1992
Shima, Mie Prefecture, since September 26, 2014

Education

University

Aichi Gakuin University – Nisshin campus
Aichi Toho University – Nisshin ground
Meijo University – Nisshin campus (Nisshin ground)
Nagoya University of Arts and Sciences
Nagoya University of Commerce & Business
Nagoya University of Foreign Studies
Sugiyama Jogakuen University – Nisshin campus

Primary and secondary education

Nisshin has nine public elementary schools and four public middle schools operated by the city government and two public high schools operated by the Aichi Prefectural Board of Education. There is also one private high school.