東方Project is a series of 2D (with 3D background) vertically-scrolling danmaku shooting games made by Team Shanghai Alice. It is also known as Chireiden (地霊殿, Palace of the Earth Spirits) due to the fact the main characters are from the Palace of the Earth Spirits, and most of the games revolve around them. The series has gained very much of popularity and is very well known in Asia and Europe. In 2000, the Północ Projekt was made in Poland, and is similar to the 東方Project games.