Judy Yushin Nakatomi

Judy Yushin Nakatomi

Judy Yushin Nakatomi (she/we) is a mother, writer, and community cultivator. She practices in her root, ancestral tradition, Jodo Shinshu, and is a member of the Plum Village Order of Interbeing. 

Recent Articles

Japanese American children playing in a kindergaten playground at Tule Lake Segregation Center, Newell, California during the World War II. September 1944.

Our Dharma Inheritance

Intergenerational trauma taught Judy Yushin Nakatomi to suppress her true self. Now, she uses intergenerational wisdom to heal.

Rev. Dr. Seigen Haruo Yamaoka standing in robes

Remembering Rev. Dr. Seigen Yamaoka

Rev. Dr. Seigen Haruo Yamaoka, former bishop of the Buddhist Churches of America, passed away on December 15, 2023 at the age of 89. Judy Yushin Nakatomi shares her memories of him.

The Evolutionary Journey of Mothering

Judy Yushin Nakatomi reflects on the evolutionary ride of caring and learning, and protecting that is mothering.