Hayashi Ryūkō
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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.
Hōkō is known as the second official rector
of the Shōhei-kō. This academy would come to be known as the Yushima Seidō
) . This institution stood at the apex of the country-wide educational and training system which was created and maintained by the Tokugawa shogunate
. Ryūkō's hereditary title was Daigaku-no-kami
, which, in the context of the Tokugawa shogunate hierarchy, effectively translates as "head of the state university.
Neo-Confucianism
Neo-Confucianism is an ethical and metaphysical Chinese philosophy influenced by Confucianism, that was primarily developed during the Song Dynasty and Ming Dynasty, but which can be traced back to Han Yu and Li Ao in the Tang Dynasty....
scholar, teacher and administrator in the system of higher education maintained by the Tokugawa bakufu
Tokugawa shogunate
The Tokugawa shogunate, also known as the and the , was a feudal regime of Japan established by Tokugawa Ieyasu and ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family. This period is known as the Edo period and gets its name from the capital city, Edo, which is now called Tokyo, after the name was...
during the Edo period
Edo period
The , or , is a division of Japanese history which was ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family, running from 1603 to 1868. The political entity of this period was the Tokugawa shogunate....
. He was a member of the Hayashi clan
Hayashi clan (Confucian scholars)
The ' was a Japanese samurai clan which served as important advisors to the Tokugawa shoguns. Among members of the clan to enjoy powerful positions in the shogunate was its founder Hayashi Razan, who passed on his post as hereditary rector of the neo-Confucianist Shōhei-kō school to his son,...
of Confucian scholars.
Academician
Hōkō was the fourth Hayashi clan Daigaku-no-kami of the Edo period.Hōkō is known as the second official rector
Rector
The word rector has a number of different meanings; it is widely used to refer to an academic, religious or political administrator...
of the Shōhei-kō. This academy would come to be known as the Yushima Seidō
Yushima Seido
, located in the Yushima neighbourhood of Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan, was constructed as a Confucian temple in the Genroku era of the Edo period .-Tokugawa bureaucrat training center:...
) . This institution stood at the apex of the country-wide educational and training system which was created and maintained by the Tokugawa shogunate
Tokugawa shogunate
The Tokugawa shogunate, also known as the and the , was a feudal regime of Japan established by Tokugawa Ieyasu and ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family. This period is known as the Edo period and gets its name from the capital city, Edo, which is now called Tokyo, after the name was...
. Ryūkō's hereditary title was Daigaku-no-kami
Daigaku-no-kami
was a Japanese Imperial court position and the title of the chief education expert in the rigid court hierarchy. The Imperial Daigaku-no kami predates the Heian period; and the court position continued up through the early Meiji period...
, which, in the context of the Tokugawa shogunate hierarchy, effectively translates as "head of the state university.