Hayashi Ōen

Hayashi Ōen
林 桜園
Born1797
DiedNovember 5, 1870(1870-11-05) (aged 72–73)
NationalityJapanese

Hayashi Tōji Arimichi (林 藤次 有通; 1797–1870) was a Japanese nationalist, priest, scholar of kokugaku, and Shinto fundamentalist. He was also a physician and military strategist. He is most often known by the pseudonyms Hayashi Ōen (林 桜園) or, rarely, Hayashi Tsūten (林 通天).