Kutaka Niwatari is a bird-like goddess and guardian associated with barriers and purification in Touhou Project. She serves as the gatekeeper of the Animal Realm’s entrance, where she controls passage and helps maintain order between worlds. Calm, dutiful, and polite, she is a minor but memorable character who appears in Touhou 17: Wily Beast and Weakest Creature. Her role centers on screening visitors and preventing harmful influence from crossing into protected spaces.