Jakucho Setouchi
, formerly , was a Japanese Buddhist nun, writer and activist.<ref name="aeon">Harding, Christopher. [http://www.aeonmagazine.com/world-views/christopher-harding-psychoanalysis-buddhism  Couched In Kindness: "Jakucho Setouchi: a revered nun and famous novelist "]  Aeon Magazine. .</ref> Setouchi was known for her biographical novels written as first-person narratives. She is known for her 1998 translation of The Tale of Genji.