Jakucho Setouchi

, formerly , was a Japanese Buddhist nun, writer and activist. Setouchi was known for her biographical novels written as first-person narratives. She is known for her 1998 translation of "The Tale of Genji".
She was awarded the Women's Literary Prize in 1963 for "Natsu no Owari".
Setouchi died of heart failure in Kyoto, Japan, on 9 November 2021, at the age of 99.