title: Nishi (surname)
text: # Nishi (surname)
  
  Nishi (written: 西 lit. "west") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
  
  * Nishi Amane (西 周, 1829–1897), philosopher
  * Haruhiko Nishi (1893–1986), Japanese diplomat
  * Kanako Nishi (西 加南子, born 1970), women's racing cyclist
  * Kanako Nishi (author) (西 加奈子, born 1977), Japanese author
  * Katsuzō Nishi (西 勝造 1884–1959), technical engineer Japan's first subway project (the Tokyo subway) and Nishi Health System founder
  * Kazuhiko Nishi (西 和彦, born 1956), Microsoft executive
  * Kenichi Nishi (born 1967), video game designer
  * Koichiro Nishi (西 興一朗, born 1979), Japanese actor
  * Norihiro Nishi (born 1980), football/soccer player
  * Takeichi Nishi (西 竹一, 1902–1945), Japanese army officer and Olympic gold medalist killed in the Battle of Iwo Jima, son of Nishi Tokujirō
  * Nishi Tokujirō (西 徳次郎, 1847–1912), statesman and diplomat, negotiator in the Nishi-Rosen Agreement, father of Nishi Takeichi
  * Yuki Nishi (西 勇輝, born 1990), Japanese baseball player
  
  ## Fictional characters
  
  * Kinuyo Nishi, a character from Girls und Panzer
  