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While many castles and forts inAssassin’s Creed Shadowsare optional segments that dangle legendary rewards as carrots to entice your interest, certain locations are part of main and side quests, like Fukuchiyama Castle. You’ll come across this castle duringthe Iron Hand assassination quest,as your final location if you’d prefer to clear out the castle then.
The best way to get in and out of Fukuchiyama Castle (or any guarded location) without setting off the alarm is byusing your stealth skills and toolsas Naoe to avoid detection. You canuse Yasuke’s powerful skillsto cut through all the enemies in this location instead, but it will make Yasuke wanted and increase the reinforcements you’ll have to fight, so stick to the shadows.
Where Is Fukuchiyama Castle?
Fukuchiyama Castleis in the northern section ofTamba,southeast of Miyazu Bay and northwest of the Tamba Highlands.
The closest fast travel point (aside from the castle) is theFukuchiyama Kakurega,slightly north of the castle.
How To Find & Assassinate The First Samurai Daisho
Approach Fukuchiyama Castle from the northern side,where you’ll see a small entry area outside the main entrance, manned by three guards.
Ignore the entrance and look to the right,where you’ll find a small segment of scaffolding that you canclimb into a broken wallinto the castle.
Scale the wall and survey this northern, outer section of the castle.
Directly south,maybe slightly southeast, you’ll spot thefirst Samurai Daisho’s iconin between two buildings near some bushes.
Kill the first guard in the small areanear the wall where you entered, then creep through into the samenorthern courtyardthat the Daisho is in. Here,you’ll find a second guardstanding while the Daisho walks around patrolling.
When the Daisho walks away,whistle or throw a Shinobi Bell near the standing guardto get him to come over to the bush, then take him out.
When the first Samurai Daisho returnsto take up his post,waituntil he turns away,thenassassinatehim as well.
How To Find & Assassinate The Second Samurai Daisho
From the central section of the northerncourtyard,move to the eastern side,avoiding the enemies along the outer ring.
When you get the chance toturn southward onto the eastern side of the main courtyard,do so, heading toward the Fukuchiyama Tenshu.
Run up the rocks and the snowy buffer areato use your grappling hook to scale the wall into the main courtyard where the Tenshu is, and where you’ll find the second Samurai Daisho.
The second Samurai Daisho is inside the large Tenshu,so scale the wall to make your way up it.Make your way to the top, then jump through the open door near the top or the trapdoor on the roof.
Enter the Tenshu,and you’ll findthe second Samurai Daisho on the floor directly belowthe one with the open door near the top.
Tread carefully down the stairs here.
At the bottom of the stairs, don’t moveand turn your camera while crouching to see the second Samurai Daisho talking to another soldier.
Casuallycrouch and walk over and equip your tantoto double assassinate this pair.
How To Find & Assassinate The Third Samurai Daisho
From the second Samurai Daisho’s eastern side,head further west toward the middle of the central courtyardto find thethird Samurai Daisho.
Navigate to the center via rooftops and perimeter walls to keep out of sight of any guards.
You’ll see thethird Daisho talking to a subordinatewith athird person watching from the porchof a nearby building.
Take out the onlooker, then quietly approach the Daisho and the other guardto double assassinate them, clearing out the area.
How To Find & Assassinate The Fourth Samurai Daisho
From the central courtyard, go directly south toward the southernmost sectionof the castle, where you’ll find thefourth Samurai Daishowandering through the courtyard with a few other guards.
In this small courtyard,three guards surround the Daisho,with two in front of him when he stops, and another next to him at the opposite end of his patrol.
To silently kill the fourth Samurai Daisho, the best thing to do is ignore the two guards in front of the Daisho.
Get to the roof adjacent to the guard in the southern areanear the outer wall, who can see the Daisho patrolling.
Kill the guardhere when the Daisho walks away from them, then quicklycrouch over and kill the fourth Samurai Daishowhile he’s behind the supplies, shielding him from the other two guards in the area.
If you want to take out the other two guards, creep up behind the one who was nearest the Daisho first, then get the one further away who is fidgeting with something.
How To Find & Assassinate The Fifth Samurai Daisho
From the southernmost courtyard,go northwest back toward the main central areaof the castle.On the westernmost sideof this central area, you’ll find the fifth andfinal Samurai Daisho.
Scale the roofs, then jump downinto the smalltrenchareas separating the courtyards to get to the western section. Get ontothe roof of the easternmost buildingto get a better look at the last Daisho and the area.
Luckily,this final Daisho is the easiest yet,as he only has one other enemy sitting in the courtyard with him.
To take this last Daisho out silently,wait for him to walk away from the guard,and as he does,assassinate the guard.
Quickly crouch walk to the Daishoas he starts walking away andfinish him offto unlock the area’s Legendary Chest.
What Rewards Do You Get From Fukuchiyama Castle?
With Fukuchiyama’s five Samurai Daisho defeated, you have free rein to plunder the rest of the castle.
Side Loot
Inside this castle, several areas contain valuable chests and loot for you to take from Fukuchiyama Castle.
Legendary Chest
Once you defeat the final Samurai Daisho, return to theTenshu in the eastern central courtyardand go back to the third floor from the top to collect the Legendary Chest containing:
Synchronization Viewpoint
In theeastern section of the castle’s central courtyard,you’ll find the large Tenshu with a synchronization point at the top on your way to kill the second Daisho.
