Hayashi Ryūkō

Hayashi Ryūkō
Hayashi Ryūkō, 2nd rector of Yushima Seidō
Born1681
Edo
DiedDecember 11, 1758 (aged 7677)
Edo
OccupationNeo-Confucian scholar, academic, administrator, writer
SubjectJapanese history, literature
ChildrenHayashi Hōkoku, son
RelativesHayashi Hōkō, father
Hayashi Gahō, grandfather
Hayashi Razan, great-grandfather

Hayashi Ryūkō (林 榴岡; 1681 December 11, 1758) was a Japanese Neo-Confucian scholar, teacher and administrator in the system of higher education maintained by the Tokugawa bakufu during the Edo period. He was a member of the Hayashi clan of Confucian scholars.