Nioh 3: Mission Item Locations & Interactive Tracking Guide

In Nioh 3, Mission Items are critical to overcoming the obstacles found in both the main campaign and the expansive world of Myths. These essential items—such as the Gorgeous Celadon Tea Bowl, the Toji Temple Yokai Horde Picture Scroll, and the legendary Mikazuki Munechika—are not just collectibles; they are the physical requirements needed to satisfy NPC requests, breach sealed barriers, and drive the narrative forward.


Without these items in your inventory, your progression in the Warring States, Heian, and Bakumatsu will come to a complete stop. Mission Items are strategically integrated into the game's world to make sure players engage with its various combat and exploration systems:


  • Many of the game's "Myths" (specialized side missions) cannot be resolved through combat alone. You must often retrieve a specific cultural or spiritual relic—like the Tea Bowl—to satisfy an NPC’s dialogue tree or ritual requirement.
  • Unlike standard keys, Mission Items like Picture Scrolls often act as "spiritual keys," allowing you to interact with specific environment points to dispel large-scale corruption or reveal hidden paths.
  • These critical objects are rarely left unattended. You will often find them guarded by high-ranking Elite Enemies or hidden in the main buildings of fortified Enemy Bases.


Securing a Mission Item typically provides:


  • Narrative Progress: Unlocking the next phase of a Main or Sub-Mission.
  • High-Value Rewards: Completing missions tied to these items often rewards you with rare Craft Guides, Guardian Spirits, or Smithing Texts.


To prevent you from spending hours searching for a single relic, the Map Master team has documented the exact coordinates for every Mission Item in Nioh 3. Our Interactive Maps pinpoint the specific enemy you must defeat or the hidden chest you must loot to find these objects.


Use the links in the table below to see the exact locations of these items and follow our step-by-step instructions on how to use them to continue your journey.

Name Details
Benkei's Hidden Scroll - BottomHeian - 1190 CE

Benkei's Hidden Scroll - Middle is a mission item you can find inside the small chest in the covered area near the Rokuhara Hot Spring. It is used to complete the Thoughts Bequeathed Myth.

Spirit Stone Box (Power Source) #6Antiquity - 247 CE

Found at the end of the bridge behind the large Gaki Chief. Use it on the pedestal next to it to activate the flaming statues that can help you defeat the Chief.

Spirit Stone Box (Power Source) #8Antiquity - 247 CE

Found next to a round platform as you descended to the lowest floor. Place it on the pedestal next to it to activate the elevator.

Spirit Stone Box (Power Source) #10Antiquity - 247 CE

Found at the bottom of the Spirit Tree Shrine, on a patch of concrete. Use it on the pedestal on top of the stairs to activate the elevator, leading to the boss area.

Dark RadianceFinal Battle of Edo - 1622 CE

Found in the clearing past the last Shrine. When you are ready, vanish the Dark Radiance. 🥳🥳🥳

Clue #1Warring States - 1572 CE

Found by the ballots near the road. It spawns only while playing Insatiable Hunger Myth.

Clue #2Warring States - 1572 CE

Found between the houses. It spawns only while playing Insatiable Hunger Myth.

Physick (Medicine)Warring States - 1572 CE

Found near the bandit leader sitting in the center of the camp. It spawns only while playing A Drop of Hope Myth.

MemoryWarring States - 1572 CE

Found inside the house guarded by Yoki. Retrieve the memory to complete A Drop of Hope Myth.

Guiding MirrorWarring States - 1572 CE

Obtained from Ii Naotora inside the Hamamatsu Keep, when you speak to her during The Hamamatsu Incident mission. The mirror allows you to travel to the Eternal Rift.

Kagutsuchi's MagatamaWarring States - 1572 CE

Found on the altar in the shrine on top of the island. Collect it to progress A Fierce Flame Myth, and bring it to the Fox-masked Blacksmith in the Eternal Rift.

PedestalWarring States - 1572 CE

Found in the upper inner courtyard of Horie Castle. You'll get to investigate it while playing the Disaster at Lake Hamana Myth.

Pedestal StoneWarring States - 1572 CE

Found on top of the stairs, behind the Lesser Crucible in the upper inner courtyard. Carry it to the Pedestal to calm down Daidara Bocchi as part of the Disaster at Lake Hamana Myth.

Deserted Village KeyWarring States - 1572 CE

The Deserted Village Key is obtained by looting the corpse under the window only while playing the Those Who Live in the Shadows Myth.


Use the key to open the western locked gate to continue your investigation.

Yokai GallstoneWarring States - 1572 CE

The Yokai Gallstone is a key item obtained from Nuppeppo. The boss only spawns while playing the Headaches Myth. Bring the Yokai Gallstone to Tokugawa Ieyasu to progress the Myth.

Demon of Nimo's CharmWarring States - 1572 CE

The Demon of Nimo's Charm is a key item dropped by Baba Nobuharo, the boss inside Futamata Castle. You need it to complete the Depicting the Tiger of Kai Myth.

Shingen's FanWarring States - 1572 CE

Shingen's Fan is a mission item obtained by defeating Takeda Shingen at the end of the Mikatagahara Crucible. It is required to complete the Depicting the Tiger of Kai Myth.

Candle DishWarring States - 1572 CE

The Candle Dish is a mission item you'll obtain from Tokugawa Ieyasu when you speak to him at the start of The Great Shogun of the Heian Era Myth.

AltarWarring States - 1572 CE

Found at the end of the tunnel, you can access by dropping through the hole in the floor of the pagoda. The altar spawns only during The Great Shogun of the Heian Era Myth, and you must interact with it to place the Candle Dish you have received from Tokugawa Ieyasu.

Takeda Sake BottleWarring States - 1572 CE

Found by the small shrine at the end of the canyon, you can access via the Saigagake Castle Gate.


Takeda's Sake Bottle is required to complete the Depicting the Tiger of Kai Myth. Make sure you bring it to the ghose before dealing with the last boss.

Portrait of Takeda ShingenWarring States - 1572 CE

The Portrait of Takeda Shingen is obtained from the ghost near the Silver Grass Meadow Shrine after completing the Depicting the Tiger of Kai Myth.

Purification TalismanHeian - 1190 CE

The Purification Talisman is received from Minamoto no Yoshitsune when you enter the Kamo Village region. It is used to purify the barriers as part of the Heian Befouled mission.

Yokai Picture ScrollHeian - 1190 CE

The Yokai Picture Scroll is a mission item you will need to retrieve to complete the Yokai Horde Picture Scroll Myth. It is on a rock in the middle of the pond on the western side of Funaokayama. To get to the clearing, you must cut the bamboo in the southern forest.

Benkei's Hidden Scroll - MiddleHeian - 1190 CE

Benkei's Hidden Scroll - Middle is a mission item you can find inside the small chest in the backyard of the Awawa no Tsuji northern house, guarded by an Ippon-Datara. It is used to complete the Thoughts Bequeathed Myth.

Benkei's Hidden Scroll - TopHeian - 1190 CE

Benkei's Hidden Scroll - Top is a mission item you can find inside the small chest under the Gojo Bridge. It is used to complete the Thoughts Bequeathed Myth.

Beautiful Celadon Tea BowlHeian - 1190 CE

The Beautiful Celadon Tea Bowl is obtained by looting the Amrita Corpse in the ruined building west of Anneibo Village Shrine in Heian and close to the Hachijo Crucible Spike.


While this is a Celadon Tea Bowl, it is not the one Matsunaga Hisashide is looking for. Instead, get the Gorgeous Celadon Tea Bowl to complete The Value of Perfection Myth.

Dojikiri YasutsunaHeian - 1190 CE

Dojikiri Yasutsuna is a myth item and the famed blade hidden in Heian-Kyo. You can collect it by interacting with the grave found in the westernmost clearing of Hachijo, past the Spirit Vein.


After you get the blade, bring it back to the Fox-masked Blacksmith in the Eternal Rift.

Gorgeous Celadon Tea BowlHeian - 1190 CE

The Gorgeous Celadon Tea Bowl is found by looting the corpse behind the crates under the eastern Nishiichi bridge. Make sure to bring it to Matsunaga Hisashide in the Eternal Rift.

Toji Temple Yokai Horde Picture ScrollHeian - 1190 CE

The Yokai Picture Scroll is a mission item you will need to retrieve to complete the Yokai Horde Picture Scroll Myth. It is found on top of the tower on the mountain path leading to the Oni of Rajomon.


Make sure you climb the ladder on the ground floor to find it. After you interact with it, you must defeat all Yokai.

Toji Temple Yokai ScrollHeian - 1190 CE

The Toji Temple Yokai Scroll is obtained automatically after defeating the Enenra at the end of the Yokai Horde Picture Scroll Myth.

Clue #1Heian - 1190 CE

Found in front of the house. It spawns only while playing Unwavering Hope Myth.

Clue #2Heian - 1190 CE

Found by the well. It spawns only while playing Unwavering Hope Myth.

Clue #3Heian - 1190 CE

Found by the broken roof. It spawns only while playing Unwavering Hope Myth.

Clue #4Heian - 1190 CE

Found on the path leading to the temple. It spawns only while playing Unwavering Hope Myth.

Clue #1Heian - 1190 CE

Found in front of the tent. Spawns only while playing the In Search of Eternal Youth Myth.

Clue #2Heian - 1190 CE

Found on the floating platforms. Spawns only while playing the In Search of Eternal Youth Myth.

Clue #3Heian - 1190 CE

Found on the roof of the building. Spawns only while playing the In Search of Eternal Youth Myth.

Mikazuki MunechikaHeian - 1190 CE

Mikazuki Munechika is a myth item and the famed blade hidden in Matsuo-aisha Shrine. You can collect it from the large chest in the locked building. You can reach it after crossing a hidden bamboo path and dropping through the hole in the roof.


After you get the blade, bring it back to the Fox-masked Blacksmith in the Eternal Rift.

BoxHeian - 1190 CE

Found inside the temple. You can interact with it after you defeat the Demon Slayer while playing The Box's Guardian Myth.

Odenta MitsuyoHeian - 1190 CE

Odenta Mitsuyo is a myth item and the famed blade hidden in the Heian Palace Grounds. You can find it in the Crucible, inside a chest on the hill past the third Bodhisattva Statue.


After you get the blade, bring it back to the Fox-masked Blacksmith in the Eternal Rift.

Spirit Stone Box (Power Source) #1Antiquity - 247 CE

Found in the center of the round section, past the large corrupted building with red crystals inside. You'll have to cross the building while following the main path. Use it to activate the nearby shortcut.

Spirit Stone Box (Power Source) #2Antiquity - 247 CE

Found behind the flaming statue on the lower floor. Use it to activate the pedestal next to it and open the locked door behind you.

Spirit Stone Box (Power Source) #3Antiquity - 247 CE

Found on the upper floor of the room behind the locked door. To reach it, follow the corrupted root in the large floor hole. Use it to open the locked door on the other side of the same hall.

Spirit Stone Box (Power Source) #4Antiquity - 247 CE

Found on the upper floor of the large hall, where you'll also find the Nurikabe (main path). The Spirit Stone box is behind the three flaming statues.


After you collect it, use it to open the locked door on the ground floor of the same room.

Spirit Stone Box (Power Source #5)Antiquity - 247 CE

Found on the left side of the terrace behind the locked door of the hall where you find the Nurikabe. Use the box on the pedestal in front of it to activate the moving platform (elevator).

Spirit Stone Box (Power Source) #7Antiquity - 247 CE

Found at the end of the upper floor in the first room you enter after dealing with the Gaki Chief on the bridge. Use it to open the locked door in the same room.

Spirit Stone Box (Power Source) #9Antiquity - 247 CE

Found behind the locked door by the Shrine. After activating the elevator on the lowest floor of the dungeon (Spirit Stone Box #8), use the Spirit Stone to unlock the door and a new VERY USEFUL shortcut.

Stone UrnBakumatsu - 1864 CE

Spawns under the large tree after you defeat all the yokai during the Sealed in the Stone Urn Myth.

Blacksmith's BodyBakumatsu - 1864 CE

Found in front of the blacksmith's building. It spawns only while playing the Peerless Katana Myth.

Clue #1Bakumatsu - 1864 CE

Found on the upper floor of the house. You must investigate it while playing Ryoma's Bequeathment Myth.

Clue #2Bakumatsu - 1864 CE

Found on the upper floor of the house. You must investigate it while playing Ryoma's Bequeathment Myth.

Ryoma's LetterBakumatsu - 1864 CE

Found by the stone wall in the clearing. You'll get to collect it while playing Ryoma's Bequeathment Myth.

Corrupted BarrierBakumatsu - 1864 CE

Found on the wall of the Shrine building. After you clear the enemy base, you'll need to purify it as part of the Seeking Spirit Stones Myth.

Corrupted BarrierHeian - 1190 CE

Found on the wall of the Shrine building. After you defeat Ryomen Sukuna, you'll need to purify it as part of the Seeking Spirit Stones Myth.

White-Green GemstoneHeian - 1190 CE

The White-Green Gemstone is a mission item you'll receive from Himiko after defeating Ryomen Sukuna and clearing the corrupted barrier as part of the Seeking Spirit Stones Myth. Make sure you give it to Thomas Glover near the Yasaka Shrine in Bakumatsu.

Clue #1Bakumatsu - 1864 CE

Found on the ground floor, in the room with the large chest.


Note: Spawns only while playing A Present from Whom? Myth.

Clue #2 & #3Bakumatsu - 1864 CE

Found on the ground floor, in the red enclosure.


Note: They spawn only while playing A Present from Whom? Myth.

Clue #4Bakumatsu - 1864 CE

Found on the top floor, at the entrance to the boss room.


Note: Spawns only while playing A Present from Whom? Myth.

Clue #5Bakumatsu - 1864 CE

Found by the cart.


Note: Spawns only while playing A Present from Whom? Myth.

Clue #6Bakumatsu - 1864 CE

Found in the open.


Note: Spawns only while playing A Present from Whom? Myth.

Kiyo ClueBakumatsu - 1864 CE

Found by the well. It spawns while playing the Well, Well, Well Myth.

Ishida's MedicineBakumatsu - 1864 CE

Ishida's Medicine is obtained by looting the corpse in the office of the southeastern Kyoto Imperial Palace villa. You can obtain it for Kusumoto Ine while playing Doctor's Pride Myth.

Azure Water ButtercupWarring States - 1572 CE

Azure Water Buttercup is a blue algae that you'll receive from Tokugawa Ieyasu during the Old Medicine, New Problems Myth. Make sure you speak to him to get the plant, then travel back to Bokumatsu and give it to Kusumoto Ine.

TomatoBakumatsu - 1864 CE

The Tomato is dropped by the Enenra boss, which you'll need to defeat while playing the Old Medicine, New Problems Myth. Make sure you bring it to Tokugawa Ieyasu in the Warring States.

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