1922
Jakucho Setouchi, Japanese nun and author (died 2021)
Jakucho Setouchi, Japanese nun and author (died 2021)
Jakucho Setouchi, Japanese nun and author (died 2021)
Jakucho Setouchi
Japanese Buddhist nun and author (1922–2021)
- Born
- 1922
Jakucho Setouchi, formerly known as Harumi Setouchi, was a Japanese Buddhist nun, writer, and activist. Setouchi wrote a best-selling translation of The Tale of Genji and over 400 fictional biographical and historical novels. In 1997, she was honoured as a Person of Cultural Merit, and in 2006, she was awarded the Order of Culture of Japan.