Hayashi clan

The Hayashi clan (林氏) 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) of the Jōzai Domain (descended from the Ogasawara clan)