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Assassin’s Creed Shadows Kuji-Kiri are a side activity that offer a welcome moment of calm away from all the killing and brutality. Only available when you play as Naoe, they task you with rhythmically matching on screen quick time event button prompts to complete a meditation. They grant XP, 1 Knowledge Point a pop, and are crucial for completing Naoe’s story arc and accessing four backstory flashback quests.
There are a total of 22 Kiji-Kuri spots for you to find across the 9 provinces. Due to the nature of the meditation activity, they tend to be located in remote areas like mountains, secluded temples, and distant shorelines. In this guide, we’ll walk you through where to find all Assassin’s Creed Shadows Kuji-Kiri locations. We’ve ordered the details by region, including map shots and regional landmarks to give you an easier time finding them.
Izumi Settsu Kuji-Kiri locations
There are five Kuji-Kiri in Izumi Settsu:
Izumi Settsu Kuji-Kiri 1 location. Captured by VideoGamer
Izumi Settsu Kuji-Kiri 1 location. Captured by VideoGamer
League Hideout
The first is at the Hideout in the Lost Hills sub-region. Head east from the Hideout to find a small pond with an island at its centre housing the Kuji-Kiri.
Izumi Settsu Kuji-Kiri 2 location. Captured by VideoGamer
Izumi Settsu Kuji-Kiri 2 location. Captured by VideoGamer
Rolling Glen
The second is found at the Rolling Glen point of interest in a valley between two mountains in the Katano Foothills. It’s northeast of Tennoji Temple and east of Osaka.
Izumi Settsu Kuji-Kiri 3 location. Captured by VideoGamer
Izumi Settsu Kuji-Kiri 3 location. Captured by VideoGamer
Sacred Bridge
The third is located in the east of the Kawachi Heights sub-region also on the border with the Yamato province. It’s a small jog northeast from the Kawachi Lost Pagoda viewpoint.
Izumi Settsu Kuji-Kiri 4 location. Captured by VideoGamer
Izumi Settsu Kuji-Kiri 4 location. Captured by VideoGamer
Eboshigata Hachiman Shrine
You’ll find another Kuji-Kiri at the Eboshigata Hachiman Shrine point of interest on top of a mountain in the west of Kawachi Heights. It’s northeast of the Makinoodera Temple where you’re first let loose into the open world.
Izumi Settsu Kuji-Kiri 5 location. Captured by VideoGamer
Izumi Settsu Kuji-Kiri 5 location. Captured by VideoGamer
Windy Shores
The fifth and final Izumi Settsu Kuji-Kiri is found in the very northwest of the region. It’s on the southern shore of the Nakayama Peak sub-region, just west of The Lumber Aisle and Amagasaki, and not far from the Amagasaki Kakurega.
Yamashiro Kuji-Kiri locations
The Yamashiro province is home to three Kuji-Kiri spots:
Yamashiro Kuji-Kiri 1 location. Captured by VideoGamer
Yamashiro Kuji-Kiri 1 location. Captured by VideoGamer
The Cliffs of Thought
You’ll find this Kuji-Kiri meditation spot up in the hills to the west of Shoryuji Castle in the Eagle’s Nest sub-region in the very south of Yamashiro province. It’s northwest of Yamazaki and just northeast of the Path of the Brave.
Yamashiro Kuji-Kiri 2 location. Captured by VideoGamer
Yamashiro Kuji-Kiri 2 location. Captured by VideoGamer
Ginkakuji Temple
The second Yamashiro Kuji-Kiri is to the east of the northern half of Kyoto at the Ginkakuji Temple in the Hills of Meeting sub-region. From the Shokokuji Temple in Kyoto head directly east over the river and you’ll run into the temple.
Yamashiro Kuji-Kiri 3 location. Captured by VideoGamer
Yamashiro Kuji-Kiri 3 location. Captured by VideoGamer
Kuramadera Temple
The third and final Yamashiro Kuji-Kiri is in the province’s northern tip at the Kuramadera Temple in the Genbu Highlands sub-region. The meditation spot is up a small hill just northwest of the Kuramadera Pagoda viewpoint.
Omi Kuji-Kiri locations
Omi has two Kuji-Kiri locations to find:
Omi Kuji-Kiri 1 location. Captured by VideoGamer
Omi Kuji-Kiri 1 location. Captured by VideoGamer
Omi Trail
You’ll find the first Kuji-Kiri at the Three-Trunked Tree northeast of the Hiei Foothill viewpoint in the Mount Hiei sub-region in the west of Omi province. The spot is positioned under a torii gate on top of a rock formation near the titular tree. This one is slightly different to other spots as you’ll need to fight The Pond Yamabushi enemy before you can meditate.
Omi Kuji-Kiri 2 location. Captured by VideoGamer
Omi Kuji-Kiri 2 location. Captured by VideoGamer
Himega Falls
The second spot is located in the Takashima Shore sub-region in the very far north of Omi. It’s up in the mountains west of Shiotsu and northeast of the Mount Peak viewpoint near a waterfall.
Iga Kuji-Kiri locations
You’ll find two Kuji-Kiri locations in the Iga province:
Iga Kuji-Kiri 1 location. Captured by VideoGamer
Iga Kuji-Kiri 1 location. Captured by VideoGamer
Fujibayashi Homestead
The first is located at Naoe’s house, just east of the Mibuno Kakurega in the Mibuno Vale sub-region in the northeast of the Iga province. You’ll complete this one as part of the prologue.
Iga Kuji-Kiri 2 location. Captured by VideoGamer
Iga Kuji-Kiri 2 location. Captured by VideoGamer
Cliffside Buddha
The second Kuji-Kiri is located in the Nabari Wilds sub-region in the southwest of Iga. It’s next to a large statue of a Buddha carved into a rock face southwest of the Nabari Lookout viewpoint and the Kashiwara Village.
Wakasa Kuji-Kiri locations
Wakasa province has two Kuji-Kiri locations for you to find:
Wakasa Kuji-Kiri 1 location. Captured by VideoGamer
Wakasa Kuji-Kiri 1 location. Captured by VideoGamer
Pond of the Heron
You’ll find the first Kuji-Kiri on the shore just southwest of the city of Obama in the sub-region of the same name. It’s a small run southwest from the Obama District Kakurega and Tadeji Temple.
Wakasa Kuji-Kiri 2 location. Captured by VideoGamer
Wakasa Kuji-Kiri 2 location. Captured by VideoGamer
Kajii Monzeki Temple
The second Wakasa Kuji-Kiri is tucked away in the Kajii Monzeki Temple in the very southeast of the region in the Onyu Pass sub-region on the border with Omi. It’s northwest of the Hiei Foothill viewpoint in Omi and southeast of the Gokurakuji Temple in Wakasa.
Harima Kuji-Kiri locations
You’ll find two Kuji-Kiri locations in Harima:
Harima Kuji-Kiri 1 location. Captured by VideoGamer
Harima Kuji-Kiri 1 location. Captured by VideoGamer
Harima’s Peak
The first spot is located in the southwestern corner of the Mount Kasagata sub-region, just southwest of the Kaya Shrine and west of the Inariyama Garrison. Approach from the Kaya Shrine then use the grappling hooks and rocks to reach the Kuji-Kiri at the top under a torii gate.
Harima Kuji-Kiri 2 location. Captured by VideoGamer
Harima Kuji-Kiri 2 location. Captured by VideoGamer
Mount Sen
You’ll find the second on just south of the Mount Sen viewpoint in the north of the Mount Kasagata sub-region of Harima province. It’s just on the border with Tamba on a cliff overlooking the valley below.
Tamba Kuji-Kiri locations
There are two Kuji-Kiri meditation spots to track down in the Tamba province:
Tamba Kuji-Kiri 1 location. Captured by VideoGamer
Tamba Kuji-Kiri 1 location. Captured by VideoGamer
Seirinji Temple
The first Kuji-Kiri is found in the northeast of the province in the Kameyama sub-region on the border with Harima. Head to the southeast part of the town next to Kameyama Castle and you’ll find the Seirinji Temple where the meditation spot is located.
Tamba Kuji-Kiri 2 location. Captured by VideoGamer
Tamba Kuji-Kiri 2 location. Captured by VideoGamer
Sukyoji Bell
You’ll find the second bell at the Sukyoji Temple in the southwest of the Miyazu Bay sub-region of Tamba. The meditation spot is on the decking on the northern side of the main temple building.
Yamato Kuji-Kiri locations
There are two Kuji-Kiri locations to find in the province of Yamato:
Yamato Kuji-Kiri 1 location. Captured by VideoGamer
Yamato Kuji-Kiri 1 location. Captured by VideoGamer
Soni Highlands
The first Kuji-Kiri is in the northeast of Yamato in the Uda Matsuyama sub-region. You’ll find the meditation spot at the bottom of a grassy hill just west of the Mount Nukai viewpoint.
Yamato Kuji-Kiri 2 location. Captured by VideoGamer
Yamato Kuji-Kiri 2 location. Captured by VideoGamer
Nyoirinji Footpath
You’ll find this Kuji-Kiri in the southeast of Yamato in the Yoshino sub-region. It’s at the Nyoirinki Temple, just east of the Nyoirinji Falls viewpoint.
Kii Kuji-Kiri locations
Last but not least, we have the Kii regions, which has two Kuji-Kiri meditation spots:
Kii Kuji-Kiri 1 location. Captured by VideoGamer
Kii Kuji-Kiri 1 location. Captured by VideoGamer
Kumano Nachi Waterfall
You’ll find the first Kii Kuji-Kiri all the way in the east in the Kumano Sanzan sub-region. The meditation spot is sandwiched between Nachi Falls to the north and Hiro Shrine to the south. It’s northeast of the Kumano Nachi Taisha.
Kii Kuji-Kiri 2 location. Captured by VideoGamer
Kii Kuji-Kiri 2 location. Captured by VideoGamer
Shores of Kii
The second Kuji-Kiri in Kii is located on the province’s southern shore in the Sazae Oni Shores sub-region. Look for a torii gate built onto the rocks that jut out into the sea to find the meditation spot.
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