Hayashi Clan (Kawajiri)
The was the name of several Japanese clans, of varying origin. * Hayashi clan (Owari) of Owari Province (a branch of the Inaba clan) * Hayashi clan (Confucian scholars) of Confucian scholars (founded by Hayashi Razan, came to prominence in the early Edo period, scholarly advisors to Tokugawa Ieyasu) *Hayashi clan (Jōzai) The , onetime ruling family of the Jōzai Domain, is a Japanese clan which traces its origins to the Ogasawara clan, the shugo of Shinano Province, and through the Takeda clan, from the Seiwa Genji. The family served the Matsudaira (later Tokug ...

Japanese Clan
This is a list of Japanese clans. The old clans (''Gōzoku'') mentioned in the Nihon Shoki and Kojiki lost their political power before the Heian period, Heian Period, during which new aristocracies and families, ''Kuge'', emerged in their place. After the Heian Period, the samurai warrior clans gradually increased in importance and power until they came to dominate the country after the founding of the first Kamakura shogunate, shogunate. Ancient clan names There are ancient-era clan names called or . Imperial Clan * Imperial House of Japan, The Imperial clan – descended from Amaterasu. Its Emperors of Japan, emperors and clan members have no clan name but had been called "the royal clan" () if necessary. Four noble clans , 4 noble clans of Japan: * Minamoto clan (:ja:源氏, 源氏) – also known as Genji (源氏) or Genke (源家); :ja:二十一流, 21 cadet branches of Imperial House of Japan. ** Daigo Genji (:ja:醍醐源氏, 醍醐源氏) – descended from 60th emper ...
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Hayashi Clan (Owari)
The was a Japanese samurai clan which served as retainers to the Oda clan based in Owari. The Hayashi were descendants of the Inaba clan, and it is said that they changed their family name to 'Hayashi' in the generation of Inaba Michimura. The Inaba are descending from Kōno Michitaka (died 1374), who descend from Emperor Kanmu (736–805). One famous figure, Hayashi Hidesada, was a senior retainer of Oda Nobunaga. The family originated in the village of Oki Village in the Kasugai District of Owari Province. In the Edo period, the family became retainers of the Owari Domain. Notable figures * Hayashi Hidesada * Hayashi Michitomo (林通具) * Hayashi Michimasa Hayashi ( 林, literally " woods"), is the 19th most common Japanese surname. It shares the same character as the Chinese surname Lin. Notable people with the surname include: *, Japanese synchronized swimmer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese ... (林通政) References Buke-kaden page on the Hayashi clan of Ow ...
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Hayashi Clan (Confucian Scholars)
The was a Japanese samurai clan which served as important advisors to the Tokugawa shogunate, Tokugawa shōguns. Among members of the clan in powerful positions in the shogunate was its founder Hayashi Razan, who passed on his post as hereditary Rector (academia), rector of the neo-Confucianist Shōhei-kō school to his son, Hayashi Gahō, who also passed it on to his son, Hayashi Hōkō; this line of descent continued until the end of Hayashi Gakusai's tenure in 1867. However, elements of the school carried on until 1888, when it was folded into the newly organized Tokyo University. Hayashi clan position The Hayashi family's special position as personal advisors to the shōgun gave their school an imprimatur of legitimacy that no other contemporary Confucian academy possessed.Yamshita, Samuel Hideo. "Yamasaki Ansai and Confucian School Relations, 1650–1675," ''Early Modern Japan.'' 9:2, 3–18 (Fall 2001). This meant that Hayashi views or interpretation were construed as dogm ...
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