Collectibles guide: every category, count, unlock and reward

01Every category at a glance

02When each category opens

Most collectibles are gated by story progress, which is why a first sweep of Kyoto always leaves gaps. The key mission is What Lurks in the Shadows (mission 11): Lion Dogs and Mysteries of Kyoto both open after it.

03Lion Dogs and Lady Murasaki

Lion Dogs are small hidden statues. After What Lurks in the Shadows, Lady Murasaki explains them and marks a set of locations on your map with paw prints. Each milestone of six rescues earns a new sword appearance; they unlock in a fixed order and are cosmetic only, though each one also restyles the wakizashi.

04Lion Dog sword rewards

05Genma Notes need Oni Vision

Genma Notes sit in chests that are invisible until you use Oni Vision, and they are the one collectible type the map never marks. Buy Oni Vision: Treasures and Search Range early. A simple rule covers most of them: every note named after a boss is found by returning to that boss’s arena after the fight and scanning with Oni Vision.

The rest are named after regular Genma and hidden in the areas where those enemies live.

06Mysteries of Kyoto (8)

Mysteries are multi-step investigations marked with a butterfly icon. They open after What Lurks in the Shadows, and two more unlock after The Demon on the Mount—finish that mission before trying to clear the list.

07Chance Encounters (18)

Chance Encounters are shorter side jobs of three kinds: eight story requests from people around Kyoto (each pays a Charm), five Ace Archer trials and five Hidden Treasure hunts (both pay crafting materials and stones). They appear in batches as the story advances.

08Hozuki Pouch items (9)

The nine Hozuki items are four Oni Cloths—Regeneration, Aggressor, Resistance and Awakening, each creating a new pouch type—and five Skeleton Hozuki, each used for one pouch’s final upgrade. Several are inside Oni Gates in southeast and southwest Kyoto that open after you defeat the Genma guarding them. The Awakening cloth, northeast of the Yasaka Pagoda Spirit Mirror, only appears after Shuten Doji.

09Why totals differ between guides

You will see 273, 274 and 275 quoted as the total. The categories and the big counts match across sources; the gap comes from whether a guide counts a seventh Oni Armament and from one-off differences in the Power and Oni Stone totals. For trophies it does not matter—the trophies track each category, not a grand total.

10Cleanup checklist before the final mission

1. Finish What Lurks in the Shadows, then talk to Lady Murasaki so Lion Dogs show on the map.
2. Clear The Demon on the Mount before working through Mysteries of Kyoto—three depend on it.
3. Revisit every boss arena with Oni Vision for its Genma Note.
4. Grab Flashing Void (Mount Oe cave past the Castle Entrance Spirit Mirror) and Still Water (Arashiyama swamp tunnel past the Swamp 1 Spirit Mirror).
5. Check the reward list at the start of each mission; mission-tied items are shown there.
6. Make a separate manual save before The Clash at Rendaino.
7. After the credits, Continue and collect the Yoshitsune Genma Note.

11What carries into New Game+