Nisshin [city] - Nisshin

Japanese: 日進[市] - にっしん

A city in the central-west of Aichi Prefecture, in the western part of the Owari Hills. It was incorporated as a city in 1994. It is a beneficiary of the Aichi Irrigation Canal, and as a farming village on the outskirts of Nagoya City, vegetable cultivation is thriving. The Meitetsu Toyota Line runs through the city, and many people commute to Nagoya City. Rapid residential development in the 1960s led to a rapid increase in population from 1990. Lake Togo (a reservoir for the Aichi Irrigation Canal) in the south is a popular tourist destination. Area: 34.91 ^km2 . Population: 84,237 (2010).

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Japanese:

愛知県中西部，尾張丘陵西部にある市。1994年市制。愛知用水の受益地で，名古屋市の近郊農村として野菜の栽培が盛ん。名鉄豊田線が通じ，名古屋市へ通勤者が多く，1960年代に急速に進められた宅地開発により，1990年から人口が急増した。南部の東郷池（愛知用水の貯水池）は行楽地。34.91km²。８万4237人（2010）。

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