Assassin's Creed Shadows: Legendary Treasure Hunt Locations & Interactive Tracking Guide

You can ignore every clue in the Legendary Treasure Hunt and simply walk to the loot. The three legendary items sit in the world whether or not you've assembled a single letter — the fragments exist to tell you where to look, not to unlock anything.


Which makes this the rare Assassin's Creed collectible chain you can solve backwards. All fragment spawn points and treasure locations are fully documented on Map Master's Awaji Island map.


How the Legendary Treasure Hunt Works


Three letters, three treasures: Yasuhira's Secret, Nowaki's Memento, and Tomeji's Prize. Each letter is split into three fragments, so nine pieces in total across Awaji.


The complication is that fragments spawn randomly over time. Every marked location is a potential spawn point rather than a fixed one, and the fragment you find at any given spot will vary between playthroughs — one player's guarded bridge yields a piece of Tomeji's Prize, another's yields Yasuhira's Secret.


They turn up in three kinds of place: inside Enemy Camps on the ground near guards, on guarded bridges and roadside checkpoints beside loot chests and ration mats, and on the bodies of roadside ambushers who attack on sight.


Four Guaranteed Letter Fragments


Not all nine are down to luck. Four drop from specific quest kills, every time.


  • Yasuhira's Secret — assassinating the Spymaster awards a fragment directly.
  • Nowaki's Memento — two guaranteed sources. Loot the bodies after surviving the ambush in "Origins of a Killer," and again after assassinating Nowaki the Ambusher at the end of "Turning the Tables."
  • Tomeji's Prize — killing the final captain in "A Garrison to Dismantle: Tomeji's Captains" automatically hands over a fragment, regardless of what order you cleared the captains in.


If you're chasing these deliberately, run those quests first and let the random spawns fill the gaps.


Yasuhira's Secret: The Twisted Tree


Reward: Master Fisherman's Outfit — Legendary Armor for Yasuke.


From the Wrecked Boat Landmark, follow the shoreline south until you reach a rocky cliff, then look for the twisted tree the letter describes. Go to its south side, and you'll spot a glowing yellow orb half-buried in the sand.


The simplest of the three by a wide margin.


Nowaki's Memento: The Nest in the Woods


Reward: Ophidian Feeder — Legendary Kusarigama.


Nowaki's clues point to a fork in the road west of Kamaguchi Village marked by five stone lanterns, near the Trail of Eshima. That's the intended route, and the path from there is genuinely difficult to follow.


There's a cleaner way in. Start at the bridge outside Iwaya Castle, near Samurai Daisho #4. Skip the bridge — head left through the pond and bushes instead, which puts you just right of the overhead guard tower and away from the garrison. Continue south into the woods, slide down the slope, and keep going until you reach a giant boulder.


Walk around its left side to a small pond. On the pond's left edge is a circular nest of twigs with a small ramp leading up into it. The kusarigama is inside.


Tomeji's Prize Moves With the Seasons


Reward: Master Fisherman's Kasa — Legendary Helmet.


This is the only treasure in the game that relocates depending on the time of year, and getting the season wrong means an empty storehouse.


  • Winter and Summer — it's in Yura Castle, in the western storage kura.
  • Spring and Autumn — it's in Sumoto Castle, in the stable kura.


Either way, you'll need that Castle's Kura Key before the storehouse will open. Head to the northwestern corner of the complex, take the key, then unlock the storehouse.


And then look up. This is where people give up. The treasure is not a chest sitting on the floor — it's a golden ronin-style hat perched high on top of the stacked materials inside the kura. Walk in scanning the ground, and you will conclude it isn't there.


Skipping the Legendary Treasure Hunt Clues Entirely


Worth restating plainly: the letters are optional. If you'd rather not comb Awaji's ambush points hoping the right fragment spawns, go straight to the three locations above and take all three legendaries.


The fragments are still worth collecting if you enjoy the reading — Yasuhira, Nowaki, and Tomeji each get a small piece of characterisation out of it — but mechanically, nothing gates the loot.

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Letter FragmentAwaji Island

Follow the main road north toward the Sumoto Daily Market. Once you reach the guarded bridge, check the table on the right side to find a letter fragment.


Combining a full set of fragments to form a complete letter will provide clues that reveal the treasure's location.


The exact fragment you receive will vary, but we found a piece of "Tomeji's Prize" at this location.


How to Complete the Treasure Hunt:

To track down the hidden legendaries, you must collect a total of 3 letters. Each letter is split into 3 fragments scattered across Awaji.


Search enemy camps and roadside ambushers to gather them and reveal the clues.


Note: Letter fragments spawn randomly over time. This marker represents one of many potential spawn locations, and the exact fragment you find here may vary. You may also stumble across the hidden treasure organically in the open world without having obtained all 3 clues to piece together a full letter.


Letters Related to the Legendary Treasure Hunt: 

  • Yasuhira's Secret
  • Nowaki's Memento
  • Tomeji's Prize
Letter FragmentAwaji Island

A letter fragment might spawn here if the enemy camp is present. Infiltrate the small camp, take out the guards, and you'll find a letter fragment lying on the ground.


Combining a full set of fragments to form a complete letter will provide clues that reveal the treasure's location.


The exact fragment you receive will vary, but we found a piece of "Tomeji's Prize Memento" at this location.


How to Complete the Treasure Hunt:

To track down the hidden legendaries, you must collect a total of 3 letters. Each letter is split into 3 fragments scattered across Awaji.


Search enemy camps and roadside ambushers to gather them and reveal the clues.


Note: Letter fragments spawn randomly over time. This marker represents one of many potential spawn locations, and the exact fragment you find here may vary. You may also stumble across the hidden treasure organically in the open world without having obtained all 3 clues to piece together a full letter.


Letters Related to the Legendary Treasure Hunt: 

  • Yasuhira's Secret
  • Nowaki's Memento
  • Tomeji's Prize
Letter FragmentAwaji Island

Head north up the road leading away from the nearby fast travel point. Be on the lookout, as there will be a man on the side of the road who will attack on site. 


Fight him,  and you'll obtain a letter fragment. Combining a full set of fragments to form a complete letter will provide clues that reveal the treasure's location.


The exact fragment you receive will vary, but we found a piece of "Yasuhira's Secret" at this location.


How to Complete the Treasure Hunt:

To track down the hidden legendaries, you must collect a total of 3 letters. Each letter is split into 3 fragments scattered across Awaji. Search enemy camps and roadside ambushers to gather them and reveal the clues.


Note:Letter fragments spawn randomly over time. This marker represents one of many potential spawn locations, and the exact fragment you find here may vary. You may also stumble across the hidden treasure organically in the open world without having obtained all 3 clues to piece together a full letter.


Letters Related to the Legendary Treasure Hunt: 

  • Yasuhira's Secret
  • Nowaki's Memento
  • Tomeji's Prize
Letter FragmentAwaji Island

Follow the road south from Daimyo's Vista until you reach the bend. Be on the lookout, as there will be a man on the side of the road who will attack on sight.


Fight him, and you'll obtain a letter fragment. Combining a full set of fragments to form a complete letter will provide clues that reveal the treasure's location.


The exact fragment you receive will vary, but we found a piece of "Yasuhira's Secret" at this location.


How to Complete the Treasure Hunt:

To track down the hidden legendaries, you must collect a total of 3 letters. Each letter is split into 3 fragments scattered across Awaji.

Search enemy camps and roadside ambushers to gather them and reveal the clues.


Note: Letter fragments spawn randomly over time. This marker represents one of many potential spawn locations, and the exact fragment you find here may vary. You may also stumble across the hidden treasure organically in the open world without having obtained all 3 clues to piece together a full letter.


Letters Related to the Legendary Treasure Hunt: 

  • Yasuhira's Secret
  • Nowaki's Memento
  • Tomeji's Prize
Letter FragmentAwaji Island

Follow the main road south through the center of Yura until you hit a bridge. If the letter piece spawns here, you will need to sneak past or take out 3 guards to claim it. When approaching from the north, look for the fragment on the right side of the bridge, right alongside 2 loot chests.


Combining a full set of fragments to form a complete letter will provide clues that reveal the treasure's location! The exact fragment you receive will vary, but we found a piece of "Tomeji's Prize " at this location.


How to Complete the Treasure Hunt:

To track down the hidden legendaries, you must collect a total of 3 letters. Each letter is split into 3 fragments scattered across Awaji. Search enemy camps and roadside ambushers to gather them and reveal the clues.


Note: Letter fragments spawn randomly over time. This marker represents one of many potential spawn locations, and the exact fragment you find here may vary. You may also stumble across the hidden treasure organically in the open world without having obtained all 3 clues to piece together a full letter.


Letters Related to the Legendary Treasure Hunt: 

  • Yasuhira's Secret
  • Nowaki's Memento
  • Tomeji's Prize
Letter FragmentAwaji Island

It can possibly be found inside the camp, down on the ground near one of the guards.


Combining a full set of fragments to form a complete letter will provide clues that reveal the treasure's location! The exact fragment you receive will vary, but we found a piece of "Tomeji's Prize" at this location.


How to Complete the Treasure Hunt:

To track down the hidden legendaries, you must collect a total of 3 letters. Each letter is split into 3 fragments scattered across Awaji. Search enemy camps and roadside ambushers to gather them and reveal the clues.


Note: Letter fragments spawn randomly over time. This marker represents one of many potential spawn locations, and the exact fragment you find here may vary. You may also stumble across the hidden treasure organically in the open world without having obtained all 3 clues to piece together a full letter.


Letters Related to the Legendary Treasure Hunt: 

  • Yasuhira's Secret
  • Nowaki's Memento
  • Tomeji's Prize


Letter FragmentAwaji Island

Jump from the branch at the Myoshoji Lookout Fast Travel Point and dive into the water below. Be prepared for an ambush by several enemies as soon as you emerge. Take them out and loot their bodies, as you might find another letter fragment!


Combining a full set of fragments to form a complete letter will provide clues that reveal the treasure's location! The exact fragment you receive will vary, but we found a piece of “Nowaki's Memento” at this location.


How to Complete the Treasure Hunt:

To track down the hidden legendaries, you must collect a total of 3 letters. Each letter is split into 3 fragments scattered across Awaji. Search enemy camps and roadside ambushers to gather them and reveal the clues.


Note: Letter fragments spawn randomly over time. This marker represents one of many potential spawn locations, and the exact fragment you find here may vary. You may also stumble across the hidden treasure organically in the open world without having obtained all 3 clues to piece together a full letter.


Letters Related to the Legendary Treasure Hunt: 

  • Yasuhira's Secret
  • Nowaki's Memento
  • Tomeji's Prize
Letter Fragment- Yashira's SecretAwaji Island

Unlike the letter fragments that randomly spawn in the open world, this one is awarded to you for finally assassinating the Spymaster. Upon defeating him, you will receive a piece of “Yasuhira's Secret.”


Combining a full set of fragments to form a complete letter will provide clues that reveal the treasure's location!


How to Complete the Treasure Hunt:

To track down the hidden legendaries, you must collect a total of 3 letters. Each letter is split into 3 fragments scattered across Awaji. Search enemy camps and roadside ambushers to gather them and reveal the clues.


Note: Letter fragments spawn randomly over time. This marker represents one of many potential spawn locations, and the exact fragment you find here may vary. You may also stumble across the hidden treasure organically in the open world without having obtained all 3 clues to piece together a full letter.


Letters Related to the Legendary Treasure Hunt: 

  • Yasuhira's Secret
  • Nowaki's Memento
  • Tomeji's Prize


Letter Fragment-Nowaki's MementoAwaji Island

After surviving the ambush in "Origins of a Killer," make sure to loot the bodies. While the letter fragments that spawn in the open world are randomized, if it spawns here, looting these specific enemies will guarantee you one of the "Nowaki's Memento" letter fragments.


Combining a full set of fragments to form a complete letter will provide clues that reveal the treasure's location!


How to Complete the Treasure Hunt:

To track down the hidden legendaries, you must collect a total of 3 letters. Each letter is split into 3 fragments scattered across Awaji. Search enemy camps and roadside ambushers to gather them and reveal the clues.


Note: Letter fragments spawn randomly over time. This marker represents one of many potential spawn locations, and the exact fragment you find here may vary. You may also stumble across the hidden treasure organically in the open world without having obtained all 3 clues to piece together a full letter.


Letters Related to the Legendary Treasure Hunt: 

  • Yasuhira's Secret
  • Nowaki's Memento
  • Tomeji's Prize


Letter Fragment-Nowaki's MementoAwaji Island

After completing “Turning the Tables” and finally assassinating Nowaki, The Ambusher, you may receive one of “Nowaki's Memento” letter fragments.


Combining a full set of fragments to form a complete letter will provide clues that reveal the treasure's location!


How to Complete the Treasure Hunt:

To track down the hidden legendaries, you must collect a total of 3 letters. Each letter is split into 3 fragments scattered across Awaji. Search enemy camps and roadside ambushers to gather them and reveal the clues.


Note: Letter fragments spawn randomly over time. This marker represents one of many potential spawn locations, and the exact fragment you find here may vary. You may also stumble across the hidden treasure organically in the open world without having obtained all 3 clues to piece together a full letter.


Letters Related to the Legendary Treasure Hunt: 

  • Yasuhira's Secret
  • Nowaki's Memento
  • Tomeji's Prize
Yasuhira's Secret Treasure LocationAwaji Island

From the Wrecked Boat location, follow the shoreline south until you reach a rocky cliff. Look for the "twisted tree" mentioned in your clues. Head to the south side of the tree to find a glowing yellow orb buried just beneath the sand.


Reward:

  • Master Fisherman's Outfit Legendary Armor for Yasuke


Legendary Treasure Hunt:

To find the hidden legendaries, you must collect three letters. Each letter is split into three pieces scattered across Awaji. Search enemy camps and roadside ambushers to find the fragments and reveal the clues. (But technically, you can loot the treasures BEFORE finding all of the clues, if you wish).


Letters Related to the Legendary Treasure Hunt: 

  • Yasuhira's Secret
  • Nowaki's Memento
  • Tomeji's Prize
Tomeji's Prize Winter/Summer Treasure LocationAwaji Island

To find the hidden legendaries, you must collect 3 letters total for each of the 3 treasure hunts. Each letter is split into 3 pieces scattered across Awaji. Search enemy camps and roadside ambushers to find the fragments and reveal the clues. (If you'd rather skip all that, you can head directly to the treasure locations to obtain them.)


Deciphering the Clues—A letter from Tomeji:

Once you collect the letter fragments for Tomeji's Prize, simply follow the clues…


  • Clue #1: He has hidden an item of great value in one of Awaji's castles.
  • Clue #2: It resides in Yura Castle during winter and summer and Sumoto Castle in spring and autumn.
  • Clue #3: It is in the stable kura in Sumoto Castle, or the western storage kura in Yura Castle. 


Two seasonal options:

  1. Explore the stable kura at Sumoto Castle during the Spring or Autumn
  2. Check the western storage kura at Yura Castle during the Winter or Summer.


IMPORTANT NOTE: When searching the castle's kura for this item, do not look for a chest on the ground. Instead, look up; you are searching for a golden ronin-like hat resting high atop the stacked materials inside the storehouse.


Sumoto Castle Route:

Head to the far northwestern corner of the castle complex. Obtain the castle Kura key, unlock the western storehouse, and you'll find the treasure inside.


Yura Castle Route:

Head to the far northwestern corner of the castle complex. Obtain the castle Kura key, unlock the western storehouse, and you'll find the treasure inside.


Reward: 

  • Master Fisherman's Kasa-Legendary Helmet


Letters Related to the Legendary Treasure Hunt: 

  • Yasuhira's Secret
  • Nowaki's Memento
  • Tomeji's Prize


Letter Fragment-Tomeji's PrizeAwaji Island

Unlike most letter fragments that spawn randomly in the open world, one of the fragments for “Tomeji's Prize” is automatically looted upon killing the final captain in the quest “A Garrison to Dismantle: Tomeji's Captains”, regardless of the order in which you defeat them.


How to Complete the Treasure Hunt:

To track down the hidden legendaries, you must collect a total of 3 letters. Each letter is split into 3 fragments scattered across Awaji. Search enemy camps and roadside ambushers to gather them and reveal the clues.


Note: Letter fragments spawn randomly over time. This marker represents one of many potential spawn locations, and the exact fragment you find here may vary. You may also stumble across the hidden treasure organically in the open world without having obtained all 3 clues to piece together a full letter.


Letters Related to the Legendary Treasure Hunt: 

  • Yasuhira's Secret
  • Nowaki's Memento
  • Tomeji's Prize


Letter FragmentAwaji Island

Head north along the main road until you hit the crossroads, then take a left (west) toward the bridge! Take out the three guards stationed there, and check the grey-green mat on the ground for a letter fragment.


Combining a full set of fragments to form a complete letter will provide clues that reveal the treasure's location! The exact fragment you receive will vary, but we found a piece of "Tomeji's Prize" at this location.


How to Complete the Treasure Hunt:

To track down the hidden legendaries, you must collect a total of 3 letters. Each letter is split into 3 fragments scattered across Awaji. Search enemy camps and roadside ambushers to gather them and reveal the clues.


Note: Letter fragments spawn randomly over time. This marker represents one of many potential spawn locations, and the exact fragment you find here may vary. You may also stumble across the hidden treasure organically in the open world without having obtained all 3 clues to piece together a full letter.


Letters Related to the Legendary Treasure Hunt: 

  • Yasuhira's Secret
  • Nowaki's Memento
  • Tomeji's Prize


Tomeji's Prize Spring/Autumn Treasure LocationAwaji Island

To find the hidden legendaries, you must collect 3 letters total for each of the 3 treasure hunts. Each letter is split into 3 pieces scattered across Awaji. Search enemy camps and roadside ambushers to find the fragments and reveal the clues. (If you'd rather skip all that, you can head directly to the treasure locations to obtain them.)


Deciphering the Clues—A letter from Tomeji:

Once you collect the letter fragments for Tomeji's Prize, simply follow the clues…

  • Clue #1: He has hidden an item of great value in one of Awaji's castles.
  • Clue #2: It resides in Yura Castle during winter and summer, and Sumoto Castle in spring and autumn.
  • Clue #3: It is in the stable kura in Sumoto Castle, or the western storage kura in Yura Castle. 


Two seasonal options:

  1. Explore the stable kura at Sumoto Castle during the Spring or Autumn
  2. Check the western storage kura at Yura Castle during the Winter or Summer.


IMPORTANT NOTE: When searching the castle's kura for this item, do not look for a chest on the ground. Instead, look up; you are searching for a golden ronin-like hat resting high atop the stacked materials inside the storehouse.


Sumoto Castle Route:

Head to the far northwestern corner of the castle complex. Obtain the castle Kura key, unlock the western storehouse, and you'll find the treasure inside.


Yura Castle Route:

Head to the far northwestern corner of the castle complex. Obtain the castle Kura key, unlock the western storehouse, and you'll find the treasure inside.


Reward: 

  • Master Fisherman's Kasa-Legendary Helmet


Letters Related to the Legendary Treasure Hunt: 

  • Yasuhira's Secret
  • Nowaki's Memento
  • Tomeji's Prize
Letter FragmentAwaji Island

Follow the main coastal road through Kamaguchi Village until you hit the bridge on the west side of town. There will be several guards here you will need to take down.


Look for the letter fragment next to the rations on the green mat. Combining a full set of fragments to form a complete letter will provide clues that reveal the treasure's location! The exact fragment you receive will vary, but we found a piece of “Tomeji's Prize” at this location.


How to Complete the Treasure Hunt:

To track down the hidden legendaries, you must collect a total of 3 letters. Each letter is split into 3 fragments scattered across Awaji. Search enemy camps and roadside ambushers to gather them and reveal the clues.


Note: Letter fragments spawn randomly over time. This marker represents one of many potential spawn locations, and the exact fragment you find here may vary. You may also stumble across the hidden treasure organically in the open world without having obtained all 3 clues to piece together a full letter.


Letters Related to the Legendary Treasure Hunt: 

  • Yasuhira's Secret
  • Nowaki's Memento
  • Tomeji's Prize
Legendary Treasure Hunt: Letter FragmentAwaji Island

Head north down the main road towards Kannoji Temple. You will pass a bridge and see some treasure on the east side of the road.


As soon as you step close to the treasure, an ambush will begin, where 3-4 Shinobi attack. Fight them, and you'll obtain a letter fragment.


Combining a full set of fragments to form a complete letter will provide clues that reveal the treasure's location! The exact fragment you receive will vary, but we found a piece of "Nowaki's Memento" at this location.


How to Complete the Treasure Hunt:

To track down the hidden legendaries, you must collect a total of 3 letters. Each letter is split into 3 fragments scattered across Awaji. Search enemy camps and roadside ambushers to gather them and reveal the clues.


Note: Letter fragments spawn randomly over time. This marker represents one of many potential spawn locations, and the exact fragment you find here may vary. You may also stumble across the hidden treasure organically in the open world without having obtained all 3 clues to piece together a full letter.


Letters Related to the Legendary Treasure Hunt: 

  • Yasuhira's Secret
  • Nowaki's Memento
  • Tomeji's Prize
Nowaki's Memento Treasure LocationAwaji Island

Once you’ve collected all 3 letter fragments for Nowaki's Memento, it’s time to hunt it down by following the leads we’ve uncovered.


Deciphering the Clues- A letter from Nowaki:

  • Clue #1: She has constructed a hiding place for her prized kusarigama.
  • Clue #2: The trees point the way to her hiding place.
  • Clue #3: The path to her hiding place begins at the fork in the road west of Kanaguchi Village, the one with five stone lanterns.


If you wish to follow the clues exactly as intended, the search for this weapon begins at a “starting point with five stone lanterns.” This location is far west of Kanaguchi Village, near the Trail of Eshima map marker, though the path from there can be tricky to follow.


We found an easier, more direct route starting just outside the bounds of Iwaya Castle. Begin at the bridge outside the castle walls, near Samurai Daisho #4. To avoid enemies, bypass the bridge by heading left through the pond and bushes.


You should end up just to the right of the overhead guard tower. Continue south into the woods. You will slide down a slope and eventually reach a giant boulder. Walk to the left of the boulder until you arrive at a small pond. On the left edge of this pond, you will spot a circular nest of twigs. Walk up the small ramp into the nest to claim the treasure.


Reward: 

  • Ophidian Feeder - Legendary Kusurigama


How to Complete the Treasure Hunt

To find the hidden legendaries, you must collect three letters. Each letter is split into three pieces scattered across Awaji. Search enemy camps and roadside ambushers to find the fragments and reveal the clues. (Technically, you can loot the treasures BEFORE finding all of the clues, if you wish)


Letters Related to the Legendary Treasure Hunt: 

  • Yasuhira's Secret
  • Nowaki's Memento
  • Tomeji's Prize


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