Okuri-inu

A yamainu who became an okuri-inu now protects the Humans Village in Oriental Sacred Place chapter 16.

Okuri-inu (送り犬, Escort dog) are youkai wolves from Japanese folklore.

Okuri-inu in Touhou

Since Oriental Sacred Place chapter 16, an okuri-inu, who was previously a wild yamainu attacking the humans, now protects the Human Village from youkai.

Species	Turtle • Cat • Kitsune✱ • Firefly✱ • Rabbit • Toad • Wolf (Dog • Yamainu) • Crow (Hell Raven※) • Oarfish✱※ • Mouse • Tiger✱ • Namazu • Tanuki✱ • Sea Eagle • Bat※

Humans	Arahitogami • Half-youkai (Half-phantom • Therianthrope) • Hermit (Celestial※ • Xian • Shikaisen) • Lunarian(?)※

Cryptids	Tsuchinoko • Dapeng • Raijuu • Chupacabra • Kesaran-pasaran

Species	Magician • Devil (Vampire) • Yuki-onna • Oni※ (Kishin) • Night Sparrow • Half-youkai (Half-phantom • Therianthrope) • Tengu • Kappa • Tsurube-otoshi※ • Tsuchigumo※ • Hashihime※ • Satori※ • Kasha※ • Shuchuu • Tsukumogami (Menreiki • Karakasa obake • Ungaikyo • Biwabokuboku • Kotofurunushi • Kutsutsura) • Wanyuudou • Katawa-guruma • Nyuudou • Nue • Daidarabotchi • Yamabiko • Zombie (Jiang Shi) • Gashadokuro • Zashiki-warashi • Hofgoblin • Enenra • Jinyou • Mermaid • Rokurokubi • Amanojaku • Baku • Yamanba • Kirin

Beasts	Bakeneko (Nekomata • Maneki-neko※) • Bake-gitsune (Kuda-gitsune) • Hakutaku • Bake-danuki • Okuri-inu • Inugami • Jinmenken • Umatsuki • Chimera • Taotie • Jidiao • Kurokoma

Other Species

God (Dragon • Yaoyorozu no Kami • Kahaku※ • Yatagarasu※) • Demon※ • Angel※ • Fairy (Lampad) • Spirit • Ghost • Poltergeist • Phantom (Ship phantom • Half-phantom) • Onryou (Akuryou) • Plant • Moon Rabbit※ • Lunarian※ • Shinigami※ • Yama※ • Buddha • Divine spirit (Yokurei/Zokurei) • Inchling • Komainu • Haniwa • Animal Spirit

Miscellaneous

Robot (Automaton※ • Android • Cyborg※西) • Doll • Shikigami • Outsider※ • Humanoid • Divine Beast • Doppelganger