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While doing the prologue inAssassin’s Creed Shadows, Naoe’s father asks her to get to a certain Kofun and get an important box. While the Kofun you visit here is fairly simple as you can find the item as soon as you enter, the same can’t be said for the others you’ll find during your exploration.
You can find various Kofuns on the map, and these are great not only to get a ton of EXP and some Knowledge Points, but also legendary gear for both your characters. However, these can be particularly challenging as well.
How To Find All Kofuns
Across the giant map of Assassin’s Creed Shadows, you can find a total of ten Kofuns in these locations:
1
Izumi Settsu
Old Kofun
As you move east from Sakai City in Izumi Settsu, you’ll notice a small mountaincovered with water just above the Izumi Coast, where you’re able to find this. You’ll also come to this Kofun during Naoe’s story.
2
Makino Kurumazuka
You can find this one on the northeastern edge of Settsu as you go to thenorth of the Yawata Plains region, though you can only enter it with Yasuke.
3
Harima
Takagi Kofun
As you enter the Harima region from the southeastern edge, you may find this by heading in thenortheastern direction from Kakogawa Estuary. It’s in a hostile area called Takagi Otsuka Fort.
4
Yamashiro
Ancient Tomb of Nanjo
This one can be found in the southwestern area of Yamashiroright below the Eagle’s Nest Kakuregaand northwest of the Shoryuji Tenshu viewpoint.
5
Tamba
Chasuriyama Kofun
If you want to get this one, you’ll have to make your way to the northwestern side of Tambawhere you can see Chasuriyama written on the map. You can find it to the northwest of this part.
6
Omi
Azuchi Hyotanyama Kofun
When you reach the Azuchi area in Omi and unlock the Azuchi Kakurega, you can find this Kofun byheading straight east from it towards the boundary.
7
Wakasa
Veiled Tumulus
To the right of where Wakasa is written on the map in 1x zoom,you can find three rivers intersecting. You’ll find this Kofun on the northeastern land of this intersection.
8
Yamato
Megalithic Vault
You’ll easily be able to find this on the northwestern boundary of Yamato to the northeast of the Koriyama Forest viewpoint.
9
Ishibutai Kofun
You’ll see Asura Rocks Basin on the southwestern side of Yamato in 2x zoom, and you may find this Kofun to thesoutheast of where this is written on the map.
10
Kii
Shimosato Kofun
The final Kofun can be found on thesoutheastern part of Kii right below the Kumano Kakurega.
What Are Kofuns?
Whenever you reach one of the above locations to find a Kofun, you’ll find anunderground entrance at the exact position of the marker on the map. As you enter through this, you’ll hardly be able to see anything, which is where the main difficulty of these Kofuns comes from.
You have to navigate your way through tiny paths and hidden gaps, sometimes evensolving various puzzles to get the final legendary chest in a Kofun. Each time you get one of these chests, you can get legendary gear, Knowledge Point, and 1,000 EXP.
Some Kofuns can only be entered and beaten by one of the characters, which meansyou’ll have to switch to either Naoe or Yasuke.
