Hayashi Clan (Confucian Scholars) - Notable Clan Members

Notable Clan Members

In the early years of the Edo period, the seidō or Confucian "Hall of Sages" was located in Shinobugaoka; but in 1961, it was moved to a new location at the top of a hill in the Yushima section of Edo. The hereditary heads of the Yushima Seidō (later, the Edo daigaku) are identified below.

  • Founder: Hayashi Razan (1583-1657), formerly Hayashi Nobukatsu, also known as Dōshun (1st son of Nobutoki).
  • Son of founder: Hayashi Gahō (1618-1688), formerly Hayashi Harukatsu (3rd son of Razan).
  • 1st rector: Hayashi Hōkō (1644-1732), formerly Hayashi Nobuhatsu (son of Gahō).
  • 2nd rector: Hayashi Ryūkō (1681-1758).
  • 3rd rector: Hayashi Hōkoku (1721-1773).
  • 4th rector: Hayashi Hōtan (1761-1787).
  • 5th rector: Hayashi Kimpō (1767-1793), also known as Hayashi Kanjun or Hayashi Nobutaka
  • 6th rector: Hayashi Jussai (1768-1841), formerly Matsudaira Norihira, 3rd son of Iwamura daimyo Matsudaira Norimori—Norihira was adopted into Hayashi family when Kimpō/Kanjun died childless; explained shogunate foreign policy to Emperor Kōkaku in 1804., also known as Hayashi Jitsusai and Hayashi Kō.
  • 7th rector: Hayashi Teiu (1791-1844).
  • 8th rector: Hayashi Sōkan (1828-1853).
  • 9th rector: Hayashi Fukusai (1800-1859), also known as Hayashi Akira, chief Japanese negotiator for the Treaty of Kanagawa
  • 10th rector: Hayashi Gakusai (1833-1906), formerly Hayashi Noboru, head of Yushima Seidō in 1867.
    • Hayashi Nobutoki (1583-1657), father of Hayashi Razan.
    • Hayashi Nobozumi (1585-1683), brother of Hayashi Razan.
    • Hayashi Yoshikatsu, brother of Hayashi Nobutoki and adoptive father of Hayashi Razan.
    • Hayashi Dokkōsai, formerly Hayashi Morikatsu (1624- ), 4th son of Hayashi Razan
    • Hayashi Shunzai or Hayashi Shunsai (1618-1680), alternate spellings for early name of Hayashi Gahō.
    • Hayashi Jo, son of Hayashi Razan, brother of Gahō and Morikatsu.
    • Hayashi Shuntoku (1624-1661).
    • Hayashi Baisai.
    • Hayashi Kansai.
    • Torii Yōzō, 2nd son of Jussai—adopted into Torii family
    • Satō Issai (1772-1859), adopted into Hayashi family from Iwamura, becomes professorial head of academy in 1805.
    • Hayashi Kakuryō (1806-1878), Confucian scholar who never gave up his top-knot.
    • Hayashi Ryōsai (1807-1849).

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