Silent Hill f Jizo Statues are the gateway to the game's most powerful weapon and three of its five endings. Six stone statues are hidden across Ebisugaoka — five become active in New Game Plus, one exclusively in New Game Plus 2 — and each demands a specific offering before it reveals anything. None are interactive during the first playthrough.
Every statue location, offering item, and cross-linked map coordinate is tracked on the Silent Hill f interactive maps.
Jizo is a Buddhist deity associated with travellers and the protection of the vulnerable, traditionally depicted in red bibs and hats at Japanese roadsides and cemeteries.
In Ebisugaoka, the statues of Jizo are intertwined with the town's Inari faith — worn stone figures at paths and clearings that become ritually significant only in NG+, when Hinako can bring them offerings and receive visions in return.
Five offerings completed at their five statues summon the Sacred Sword at the Divine Tree. A sixth statue — the Ancient Jizo — activates in NG++ with a different offering and unlocks the game's true ending.
Interacting with a statue before finding its offering causes Hinako to receive a vision hinting at where the item is located.
Five Research Journal Photos — tracked in the NG+ Documents guide — also point toward the statues. Collecting them before searching helps narrow each statue's general location before examining the guide entries.
All five NG+ Jizo Statues must receive their specific offering before the Sacred Sword appears. Once all five offerings are placed, travel to the Divine Tree — also called the Great Cedar Tree or Sennensugi — southwest of Shu's house in Ebisugaoka.
The Sacred Sword appears automatically at the base of the tree in a cutscene. It occupies a unique fourth weapon slot in Hinako's inventory, separate from the standard three-slot Weapon system.
In all subsequent playthroughs after first obtaining it, the sword appears at the second Jizo Statue location early in NG++ without requiring the full offering chain again.
Every offering is a Key Item found in Ebisugaoka — all within a short distance of the statue it belongs to. Each offering's exact pickup location is cross-linked from the statue's guide entry on the Ebisugaoka map:
The Sacred Sword obtained from the Divine Tree is initially unpurified — a heavy katana that cannot break, self-repairs when sheathed, and enables mobile blocking via the Focus gauge.
It is the only weapon in the game with self-repair and the only one immune to standard durability loss. An unpurified Sacred Sword leads to Ending 2 or Ending 3 depending on the choice made at the game's conclusion.
Purification converts it to a light katana — faster swings, but loses self-repair (Toolkits required) and blocking.
Purification requires the Crimson Water Puzzle inside the Dark Shrine area of the Main Hall, accessible only after experiencing Ending 1 and either Ending 2 or 3.
The Puzzle guide covers the full Crimson Water bell sequence — Volcano Bell, Waves Bell, and Tree Bell — and the Hotei-sama retrieval from the Worship Hall Hermitage required before the basin at Sennensugi Shrine in Shrine Path accepts the sword.
A purified Sacred Sword is required for Ending 4.
The Ancient Jizo Statue is available exclusively in NG++, found north of the playground in Ebisugaoka. Kill the monster blocking a path north of the playground, ascend the stairs, look right near the top for a hidden path, and follow it to the statue.
The offering required is the Brooch — received automatically through story progression and first found in the Treasure Hall.
Offering the Brooch at the Ancient Jizo Statue unlocks Ending 4, the game's true ending, which includes an additional final boss not present in Endings 1–3. Completing Ending 4 is required for the Trophy guide Platinum and 100% completion.
All 6 Jizo Statues are in Ebisugaoka exclusively — no other area contains them. The five NG+ statues are encountered progressively across the fourth Ebisugaoka visit during the story.
The Ancient Jizo Statue requires a specific detour north of the playground in NG++. Every statue, its offering, and its cross-linked pickup coordinate are in the interactive guide below.
| Name | Map Location | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Jizo Statue (NG+ Only)EbisugaokaJizo Statue (NG+ Only) | Ebisugaoka | Found next to a tree in front of the house. Approach the statue and offer the Faded Bride Doll. This step is mandatory for obtaining the Sacred Sword. The Jizo Statue becomes available in New Game Plus. |
| Jizo Statue (NG+ and NG++Only)EbisugaokaJizo Statue (NG+ and NG++Only) | Ebisugaoka | Found under a tree in the small clearing in the back of the shed. Approach the statue and offer the Rusted Flask. This step is mandatory for obtaining the Sacred Sword. The Jizo Statue becomes available in NG+, but will remain through NG++ if you don't solve the Sacred Sword Puzzle. If you do, however, the Jizo statue will stay, but the offering for it will already be complete. This particular Jizo statue is where you will find the Sacred Sword you unlocked on subsequent playthroughs after having first claimed it at the Divine Tree. Location Revised By: MessianicMermaid |
| Jizo Statue (NG+ Only)EbisugaokaJizo Statue (NG+ Only) | Ebisugaoka | Found at the end of the path by the house. Approach the statue and offer the Broken Japanese Geta Sandal. This step is mandatory for obtaining the Sacred Sword. The Jizo Statue becomes available in New Game Plus. |
| Jizo Statue (NG+ Only)EbisugaokaJizo Statue (NG+ Only) | Ebisugaoka | Found by the path leading to Shu's house. Approach the statue and offer the Cracked Hibachi Brazier. This step is mandatory for obtaining the Sacred Sword. The Jizo Statue becomes available in New Game Plus. |
| Jizo Statue (NG+ Only)EbisugaokaJizo Statue (NG+ Only) | Ebisugaoka | Found on the narrow path behind the house. Approach the statue and offer Dad’s Old Kitchen Knife. This step is mandatory for obtaining the Sacred Sword. The Jizo Statue becomes available in New Game Plus. |
| Ancient Jizo Statue (NG++ Only)EbisugaokaAncient Jizo Statue (NG++ Only) | Ebisugaoka | Found at the end of the small clearing. Interact with it and offer the Brooch to unlock Ending 4. The Ancient Jizo Statue is available only in New Game Plus 2. |
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