Assassin's Creed Shadows: Landmark Locations & Interactive Tracking Guide

Open the map in Assassin's Creed Shadows, and the white question marks outnumber everything else combined. Most of them aren't castles or camps or anything with a fight attached — they're Landmarks, the named places that make feudal Japan feel inhabited.

Assassin's Creed Shadows Landmark guide location screenshot


A fishing village. A waterfall. A neighbourhood in Himeji known for its fabric trade. You get XP for every one you set foot in, and a handful of them quietly contain things worth far more than that. Every Landmark across Japan and Awaji Island is included on our interactive game maps.


What Counts as a Landmark


Landmarks are the game's named points of interest — anything with a place name that isn't a Castle, an Enemy Camp, or a dedicated activity. Discovering one converts its question mark into a named marker and pays out XP on arrival.


They break down into recognisable families.


  • Villages and hamlets like Kashiwara, Kuroda, Takahara, and River Boy Hamlet.
  • Shrines and temples — Hitokoto, Sarumaru, Junisho, Ishiyamadera, and dozens more.
  • Waterfalls: Nagusano, Ryugataki, Mikoromo, Kuro, Kuya, Nachi, and the Akame Shi Waterfalls.
  • Caves including Koromodako, Yaobikuni, and Kawachi Kaza-ana.
  • Islands on Lake Biwa — Chikubushima, Okishima, Takeshima, Okinoshiroishi.
  • Urban districts like the Sakai Firearm District, Himeji's Ironworks and Fabric Row, and Azuchi's Merchants' Quarters.


None of them individually pays much. Collectively they're the reason you level while simply travelling between objectives.


Some Landmarks Hide Real Content


This is the part worth knowing. A few Landmarks aren't just names on the map.


Rolling Glen in the Katano Foothills holds both a Praying Shrine and a Kuji-kiri meditation spot — two Knowledge Point sources in one stop.


Shigodani Outpost in the Warfields is described as deserted, which makes it easy to skip. It holds three chests.


Iwaya Castle Harbor on Awaji sits west of Iwaya Castle down by the docks. It isn't classified as an enemy camp, but guards are stationed throughout it protecting loot that's yours if you take it.


Eshima, the small rocky island at the end of the Trail of Eshima, is the subject of that area's Landscape Sumi-e and ties into Junjiro's Painting Memories quest.


Mihata Kofun Is a Landmark, Not a Kofun


Worth stating plainly because the naming is genuinely misleading. Mihata Kofun in Nabari Wilds is a Landmark — a burial mound you discover for XP. It is not one of the Kofun dungeon activities with a Legendary Chest at the end.


If you're hunting Kofun for Knowledge Points, don't count this one. It won't tick the box.


Several Landmarks Are Hostile Territory


Discovery doesn't always mean a quiet walk in. The Imperial Palace in central Kyoto, Okinoshiroishi on Lake Biwa, Shin Crossing on the eastern shore, Tokubei's House southwest of Himeji, the Teppo Factory near Nagahama Castle, and Kubo Sama Old Residence in northwestern Kyoto are all flagged as hostile.


Nagano Pass in eastern Iga is hostile too, and you'll see it during the Shinobi Warfare flashback whether you sought it out or not.


Story Landmarks You'll Return To


Iga carries the emotional weight. Naoe's House, Matsu's House, the Shinobi Training Ground just south of Naoe's home, Matsu's Camp in the Nabari Wilds, and the Fujibayashi Clan Graveyard west of Kasuga Shrine are all Landmarks you visit repeatedly across the campaign.


Others unlock through specific quests rather than exploration — Tomiko's Homestead during The Onryo Samurai, Nunobiki Falls during Stolen Faith, Umenomiya Taisha Shrine during The Twisted Tree, Bamboo Grove during Missing Missive, Arima Onsen while hunting Daitengu, and Blackstone Cascades while tracking the Laughing Man.


The Awaji Landmark That Will Kill You


Derelict House deserves its own warning. Follow the road northwest out of Kamaguchi Village, cross the bridge as it curves west, and a young girl will call to you about an "Oni" living nearby.


The footpath behind her leads into what is effectively a minefield — ropes strung between trees, poison-release traps, Ji-wana explosive tripwires, and caltrops scattered across the ground.


To get through: crawl through the grass on the left to avoid the caltrops, disarm the rope mechanism tied to the tree on your right, then drop from the ledge toward the ruined village below.


At the first ruin, stop again — enter the right-side ruins and crawl under the ropes. Traps continue throughout the entire village even after you've officially discovered it.


Save this one for the Home of a Killer quest rather than wandering in blind.

Name Details
Kara MarketJapan
Trading PortJapan
Samurai Yashiki DistrictJapan
Nagahide EstateJapan
Hitokoto ShrineJapan
Inokuma HamletJapan
Daimyo's VistaAwaji Island
Mountainside RuinsAwaji Island

Follow the road north up the mountain to reach the ruins.

Ethereal CrookAwaji Island

Located by a large waterfall and stream.

Outlaw FallsAwaji Island
Wrecked BoatAwaji Island

Just off the coast is a large wrecked ship sticking partially out of the water.

Old LookoutAwaji Island

Follow the main road to the east until you spot a pond on the right side of the road. There will also be a wagon, and some dead bodies nearby.

Yura ShipyardAwaji Island

North of Atakebune and east of Yura Castle. Take Yura's main road north, pass the Military Harbor, veer right, and continue past Atakebune to reach the Yura Shipyard.

Lonely HomesteadAwaji Island

Located just off the road to the left when heading north, near a small house on a hill.

Hidden ReservoirAwaji Island

Follow the main road north, turn left (west) at the crossroads, and head toward the bridge. Instead of crossing it, veer off to the right into the woods.


Walk a short distance until you reach the water to find this location.

Uji TawaraJapan

Uji Tawara is a small village by the river north of Little Leaf Glade.

Fortune's HollowAwaji Island

With the Hidden Reservoir behind you to the west, head east down the road!


Keep an eye out on your right to find this spot sitting near a small pond.

Mount AkaiwaJapan
Kamaguchi VillageAwaji Island

Reach this small village by taking the main coastal road north.

Salt FarmAwaji Island

Make your way to the coast on the eastern side of Kamaguchi Village. You will spot this location near some guarded docks.



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