title: Takebayashi
text: # Takebayashi
  
  Takebayashi (written: 竹林 or 武林) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
  
  * Takebayashi Seiichi (武林 盛一, 1842–1908), Japanese photographer
  * Takaji Takebayashi (竹林 隆二, 1909–?), Japanese swimmer
  * Takebayashi Takashige (武林 隆重, 1672–1703), Japanese samurai
  
  ## Fictional characters
  
  * Kōtarō Takebayashi (竹林 孝太郎), a character in the manga series Assassination Classroom
  * Ryoma Takebayashi, the main character of the light novel series By the Grace of the Gods
  