Kanako is the stage 6 boss on Mountain of Faith. She is Moriya Shrine's official goddess because she defeated Suwako Moriya in the Great Suwa War. Even though she was victorious, she still let Suwako hang around the shrine.
Kanako gave Utsuho Reiuji nuclear powers. Before the events of Subterranean Animism, Kanako whispered to Utsuho that if she swallowed the god, Yatagarasu, Utsuho would be able to receive the powers of nuclear fusion. However, Utsuho misunderstood what she said and tried to use those nuclear powers to take over Gensokyo.
During the events of Mountain of Faith, Kanako ordered Sanae to shut down the Hakurei Shrine to make M