The Palanquin Ship was created by Byakuren Hijiri and is captained by Minamitsu Murasa. The ship is able to sail through the sky and even reach Makai. Its crew consist of youkai, notable members being Shou Toramaru, Ichirin Kumoi and Nazrin. Although both Reimu and Marisa call it a "Flying Treasure Ship", once on board, they find the ship is empty.
Byakuren made it as a recreation of the ship from which Minamitsu had fallen overboard, allowing her to no longer be bound to the ocean in which she had drowned.
The ship had been buried underground when Byakuren was sealed away by humans, but was brought back up to the surface by a geyser caused by Utsuho during the events of Subterranean Animism.
Later on it is landed near the Human Village, turning it into a granary. And later on renovated into a shrine named after her brother. It become popular to Humans and Youkai.