The "Human of the Worshipped Wind". Stage 5 boss of Touhou's Mountain of Faith and later a recurring playable character. Has the power to create miracles. Her signature gohei is different from the norm as it has straight paper decorations.
Miko of the Moriya Shrine under the patronage of Yasaka Kanako and also direct descendant of the shrine's original deity, Moriya Suwako. Sanae and her deities moved into Gensokyo due to waning faith of humans from the outside world, making her the only human from the 21st century. A generally good, if somewhat naive and clumsy, girl, but also an "overeager youkai hunter" (leading to her portrayal of frequently bullyingTatara Kogasa after a scene in Undefined Fantastic Object where Sanae gave scathing words against the latter).
Recent games in the main series as well as certain side works consider her a type of deity in her own right.
Doujins sometimes portray her wearing a modern school uniform as homage to her origins.
