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Open the Igarashi residence mailbox during the second visit to Ebisugaoka. First, find the Key to Sakuko’s Mailbox in front of Sennensugi Shrine, located far north from the fields. Once you have the key, backtrack all the way toward the beginning of the area near the General Store. From there, head northwest and follow the alley leading to Sakuko’s house. Use the key on the mailbox to unlock the trophy.

Tip

Grab the key as soon as you reach the shrine area so you do not forget about the long backtrack later.

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Offer the Brooch to the Ancient Jizo Statue during New Game+2. This is part of the requirements for Ending 4. During the fifth visit to Ebisugaoka, continue until you pass through the park and complete the forced enemy encounter. Afterward, you will be able to climb a set of stairs. Before continuing up the main route, look to the right for a newly available path. Follow it to the Ancient Jizo Statue, then hold Cross while standing in front of it to offer the Brooch. The trophy will unlock once the offering is made.

Tip

This only appears during the New Game+2 route, so make sure you grab it while working toward Ebisugaoka in Silence.

Warning

Do not walk past this side path and continue too far without making the offering, since the Brooch is required for Ending 4.

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Reach the Nishida residence during the second visit to Ebisugaoka without making a single mistake in the scarecrow puzzle. The puzzle is split across five areas, and you must choose the correct scarecrow in every section. If you select the wrong one at any point, quit out and continue from the checkpoint. The game checkpoints at the beginning of each area, so you do not need to restart the entire puzzle.

Tip

Take your time and treat each section separately. One wrong poke is all it takes to turn “Acupuncture Specialist” into “Very Concerned Amateur.”

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Escape from the Fog Monster at Sugisato without taking any damage. After visiting the Mountain Hut and obtaining the gate key, you will drop down a ledge and trigger another Fog Monster chase. This sequence is more dangerous than the earlier chase because regular enemies can appear along your route. Keep sprinting, dodge anything directly in your path, and avoid the red tendrils covering parts of the ground. If you picked up the Horse Omamori earlier in the area, equip it before starting the chase. Its extra sprint endurance makes this section much more forgiving. Once you reach the gate, you will get a short break before a second chase begins. Near the end of this second section, two Screamer enemies will block the way. Do not try to force your way past them while they are screaming. Wait for the scream to end, then continue moving. The trophy unlocks after completing the second chase and reaching the Hokora Shrine without taking a hit.

Tip

Save your stamina for the stretches where enemies are actually threatening you. The Horse Omamori helps a lot here and is worth equipping before you drop down.

Warning

Any damage during either chase section will void the attempt. If you get hit, quit to the main menu and continue, or simply restart after dying. You will be placed back before the relevant section so you can try again.

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Purify the Sacred Sword during New Game+. This is required for Ending 2 and Ending 4. First, reach Main Hall and open the Inari-sama door upstairs near the second ritual area. Follow the path outside to the temple. Near the water, inspect the stone containing the Crimson Water puzzle. You need to ring three specific bells in the correct order. Only ring a bell after the central water fountain tips and makes its loud clacking sound. The correct order is: Bell 1 – Volcano symbol, near the temple entrance. Bell 2 – Water symbol, on the small island beside the puzzle stone. Bell 3 – Tree symbol, on the stone bridge along the right-hand path. Completing the sequence turns the water crimson. Later, during the fifth visit to Ebisugaoka, reach the Inari-sama Shrine. The water bath there will now contain crimson water. Place the Sacred Sword into the bath to purify it and unlock the trophy.

Tip

If you are aiming for Ending 3 as well, make a manual save before purifying the sword. Ending 3 requires the Sacred Sword to remain unpurified, so one good save here can save you a lot of replaying.

Warning

Do not purify the Sacred Sword if you are currently setting up Ending 3.

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Defeat Rinko at the end of the Main Hall without taking any damage from her puppets. During the fight, Rinko will occasionally summon puppets that slowly move toward you. If one of them gets caught in her fire attack, it will ignite, rush at you, and explode. The safest strategy is to destroy the puppets as soon as they appear while they are still moving slowly. They usually go down in just a couple of hits. After defeating one, you can also use Soul Siphon on it to help recharge your ability. If you notice Rinko preparing a fire attack, move away from any puppets still on the field. If one catches fire, stop attacking, let your stamina recover, and be ready to dodge when it charges.

Tip

Deal with the puppets immediately instead of letting several build up at once. The fewer tiny explosive problems running around the arena, the better.

Warning

You can take damage from Rinko herself and still earn the trophy. The requirement only applies to damage caused by her puppets.

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Defeat the Shichibi during Ending 3 after killing every monster it summons. This boss appears during the Ending 3 route in New Game+. Three times during the fight, the Shichibi will become weakened and begin summoning additional enemies. Whenever this happens, stop attacking the boss and focus entirely on the summoned monsters. Clear every enemy from each of the three summon phases before dealing more damage to the Shichibi. Once all summoned enemies have been defeated, finish the boss to unlock the trophy.

Tip

Take these phases slowly and make sure the arena is completely clear before returning your attention to the boss. This is one of those fights where being too efficient can actually cost you the trophy.

Warning

Do not finish the Shichibi while any summoned enemies are still alive.

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Defeat the Giant Monster in front of Chizuruya General Store during the third visit to Ebisugaoka. When you arrive at the store with Shu and Rinko, the Giant Monster will be accompanied by several smaller enemies. You can normally avoid this encounter and continue toward the objective, but you need to stay and fight for the trophy. Lure the smaller enemies away first and deal with them one at a time. Once the area is less crowded, focus entirely on the Giant Monster. You have already fought this enemy type before, so use the same approach as the earlier encounter and take your time.

Tip

Clearing out the smaller enemies first makes the fight much safer. Fighting a giant monster is bad enough without its little fan club joining in.

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Defeat both Tsukumogami and Kyubi within 10 minutes during Ending 4 in New Game+2. This is a double boss fight in the Dark Shrine. You will alternate between the two bosses, completing one phase at a time until all three phases for each boss are finished. Kyubi is fought using the Fox Arm, while Tsukumogami is fought with your normal weapons, including the Sacred Sword. The good news is that the fight checkpoints after every two phases, meaning after one phase from each boss. If you die and continue, the time spent before dying does not get added to your attempt. That gives you some room to learn each phase first, then push for a faster clear once you are comfortable. Bring several Sanity-restoring items such as Ramune, Divine Water, or Inari Sushi. These help fill your Bestial Form charge quickly, which can make the Kyubi portions much faster. A strong Omamori setup is: Rabbit – Gives you a powerful counter after a Perfect Dodge. Boar – Greatly improves Stamina recovery. Serpent – Automatically counters when the opportunity appears. Suzuran – Makes Perfect Dodges easier. Beetle – Greatly increases damage against stunned enemies. Together, these give you better stamina, easier dodges, stronger counters, and more damage during stun windows.

Tip

Do not panic over the timer immediately. Use the checkpoints to learn each phase first, then clean up your execution. Ten minutes is much more manageable when you already know what each boss is about to throw at you.

Warning

If you are also going for a Hard or Lost in the Fog completion trophy, do not lower the difficulty. You can reduce it to Story after repeated deaths if you only care about God Slayer, but doing so will void the higher-difficulty completion trophy for that run.

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Defeat Hinako’s father before her mother during the boss fight at the end of Shimizu Residence. Hinako’s father is the larger enemy wielding the blade. For this trophy, ignore Hinako’s mother as much as possible and focus all of your damage on the larger boss first. Once Hinako’s father is defeated, you can finish the remaining boss normally.

Tip

Try to keep your positioning clean so the smaller boss does not constantly interrupt you while you focus on the larger target.

Warning

Defeating Hinako’s mother first will void the trophy for that attempt.

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Escape from the Fog Monster during the first visit to Ebisugaoka without taking any damage. After visiting Chizuruya General Store, you will be forced into a chase sequence. Hold L3 to sprint and keep moving along the path in front of you. Press Cross whenever you need to climb over or squeeze through an obstacle. The main thing to watch for is the red tendrils spreading across the floor and walls. Touching them will damage Hinako and void the attempt. The trophy unlocks once you reach the cutscene at the end of the chase without taking a hit.

Tip

Do not overthink the route. Keep sprinting, react quickly to obstacles, and give the red tendrils plenty of space.

Warning

If you take damage, either reload your last checkpoint or let the chase fail and retry. You need a completely clean run from start to finish.

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Prevent at least eight enemies from reanimating in the eastern section of the Worship Hall. This area introduces blue lanterns. Any enemy killed while standing within the lantern’s light will be prevented from coming back to life. Enemies inside the lantern’s range will glow blue, making it easy to tell when they are positioned correctly. You need to kill eight enemies while they are affected by blue lantern light. On Story difficulty, you can use the following enemies: The enemy inside the starting room with the Hokora Shrine. The enemy in the locker room near the red/green lever. The enemy hiding in the nook inside the second red/green lever room. The enemy behind the adjoining red door. Open the door with the lever, then change the lever again and lure it into the locker room with the blue lantern. The enemy in the green-door corridor past the white door. Lure it back into the room containing the blue/white lever. The enemy near the red door at the back of the corridors. Bring it into the room with the red/green lever. The enemy that appears after entering the rabbit hutch. The blind enemy that walks through the red door after you use the red/green lever near the rabbit hutch. The enemy in the second Hokora Shrine room after activating the blue/white lever. You only need eight, so there is one extra opportunity on Story difficulty

Tip

Do not rush the kills. Lure enemies fully into the lantern’s light and make sure they are glowing blue before finishing them off.

Warning

Enemies killed outside the blue light can reanimate and will not count toward the trophy. Higher difficulties contain additional enemies, but the requirement remains eight.

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Discover the Thousand Year Cedar during the fourth or fifth visit to Ebisugaoka. After completing the second Fog Monster chase, you will reach an area with stairs leading toward a shrine. Continue farther up the additional set of stairs to reach the Thousand Year Cedar and unlock the trophy.

Tip

You will need to visit this location in New Game+ while working toward the Sacred Sword and later endings, so this trophy can also come naturally during your Platinum route.

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Defeat the Tsukumogami during Ending 2 without being struck by any of its golden arrows. This boss appears during the Ending 2 route in New Game+. Later in the battle, the Tsukumogami will teleport to the far side of the arena and begin attacking with a bow. You must survive this entire arrow phase without being hit by an arrow. There are three main arrow attacks to watch for: The boss fires three arrows into the air that track toward you. Dodge each one as it approaches and be ready for three separate evasions. It can fire a rapid volley directly toward you. These arrows travel quickly, so chain several dodges together rather than trying to stand your ground. It can also fire arrows upward, creating a rain of projectiles across the arena. Keep moving and dodge repeatedly until the barrage ends. Your goal during this phase is to continue advancing toward the boss. Once you reach the Tsukumogami, the arrow sequence ends. The boss also uses wave-style attacks during this section. Getting hit by those does not void the trophy; only the arrows matter.

Tip

Suzuran and Boar make an excellent combination here. Suzuran makes Perfect Dodges easier, which can restore your stamina, while Boar greatly improves stamina recovery. Another option is Shrew Mole if you are comfortable entering the phase at low health, as it allows you to dodge without consuming stamina under its required condition. Keep moving forward rather than dodging endlessly from the back of the arena. The sooner you reach the boss, the sooner the arrow nightmare is over.

Warning

If an arrow hits you, the trophy is lost for that attempt. You can lower the Action difficulty to Story after repeated deaths if you only care about Puppetmaster, but doing so will prevent you from earning the Hard or Lost in the Fog completion trophy on that playthrough.

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Obtain all three crests in Treasure Hall without choosing a single incorrect door during the Inari statue puzzle. Several rooms give you multiple doors to choose from, but only one is correct. To identify the correct door, find the Fox Statue with an arrowhead lodged in it. Remove the arrowhead and the statue will turn toward the correct path. Some Fox Statues are hidden and must be revealed by holding L2 near blood puddles. The correct doors stay the same between playthroughs and do not change with difficulty, so once you know the route you can simply take the correct doors without interacting with every statue again.

Tip

You will pass through this area multiple times while working toward the different endings, so this often becomes easier naturally as you memorize the route.

Warning

Entering even one wrong door will ruin the attempt for that playthrough.

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Defeat the Shiromuku during Ending 1 without dying. This boss only appears during Ending 1, so this trophy needs to be handled on your first playthrough unless you trigger that ending again later. The fight is fairly long, so go in with a healthy supply of First Aid Kits and Bandages. If you have the Blessed Hand Mirror Omamori, equip it. It can fully restore your Health, Stamina, and Sanity after a fatal blow, which gives you a valuable safety net during the fight. Most of the battle is straightforward: attack whenever you have a safe opening and avoid getting too greedy. The main danger comes when Shiromuku covers the ground in red flowers. These slowly drain your health for roughly 10 seconds before ending in a powerful explosion. Keep an eye on your health during this phase and heal before the explosion if necessary.

Tip

Story difficulty makes this much more manageable because healing items are plentiful. There is no shame in showing up to a horror boss fight with enough medical supplies to open a small clinic.

Warning

If you die, do not choose Continue from the death screen. Quit to the main menu and reload instead, or the trophy attempt will be lost.

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Obtain the Sacred Sword in New Game+ after completing its full Jizo Statue questline. This quest spans the first five visits to Ebisugaoka. During each visit, you must find one Key Item and offer it to the matching Jizo Statue. After all five offerings have been made, return to the Thousand Year Cedar to claim the Sacred Sword. Ebisugaoka First Visit Key Item: After the first Hokora Shrine, enter the house that is only accessible in New Game+. Head upstairs, cross the balcony, and collect the treasure key. Use it to open the small chest in the room beside the kitchen. Jizo Statue: Head slightly downhill and check the yard of the house on the left. Ebisugaoka Second Visit Key Item: Found near the stones by Sennensugi Shrine. Jizo Statue: From Sennensugi Shrine, head south, take the first path east, and go behind the yard area. Ebisugaoka Third Visit Key Item: Near the entrance to Ebisugaoka Middle School, take the left-hand path to the dead end and pick it up from the ground. Jizo Statue: Near the final Hokora Shrine, climb both sets of stairs and check behind the house. Ebisugaoka Fourth Visit Key Item: On the ground beside Shu’s Workshop, behind his house. Jizo Statue: Slightly off the southern path near the final Hokora Shrine. Ebisugaoka Fifth Visit Key Item: Stuck in a tree behind a house near the stairs leading to an Inari-sama Shrine. Jizo Statue: Just west of the Key Item, up the small stairs behind a house. Once all five offerings are complete, visit the Thousand Year Cedar and collect the Sacred Sword to unlock the trophy.

Tip

This weapon is tied directly to the later endings, so it fits naturally into your Ending 2, Ending 3, and Ending 4 routes.

Warning

This quest is only available in New Game+. Missing one Key Item or Jizo Statue means you will not be able to claim the Sacred Sword on that run.

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Defeat Sakuko at the end of the Corridors without being hit by the suzu bell attack. Twice during the fight, Sakuko will stun you, teleport away, and begin charging an attack with the suzu bell. As soon as this happens, sprint toward Sakuko and land a stab before the bell attack finishes charging. Each of these phases contains three bell charges, meaning you must interrupt the attack six times in total during the fight. You do not need to avoid every attack in the boss fight. Only the suzu bell attack matters for this trophy.

Tip

The moment Sakuko teleports away, stop worrying about damage and close the distance immediately. Getting there quickly is much safer than trying to squeeze in extra attacks elsewhere.

Warning

If even one suzu bell attack connects, the trophy is lost for that attempt.

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Obtain the small vial containing the Agura no Hotei-sama during New Game+. When you reach Main Hall, head upstairs near the second ritual area. In New Game+, an Inari-sama door here can be opened. Go through the door and follow the path into the outdoor area. Climb the stairs toward the temple and check the altar. The Agura no Hotei-sama is sitting there. Pick it up to unlock the trophy.

Tip

You need this item for Ending 2: Fox’s Wedding, so make sure you grab it while preparing that ending route.

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Open the Shrine Vault without taking any damage during the Shrine Path section. When you return to the shrines to find the code for the vault, a new enemy type appears. You will need to survive the encounter, solve the code puzzle, and open the Shrine Vault without being hit. This enemy mainly uses two attacks: A single overhead strike that can be parried with R2. A long nine-hit combo, with the ninth attack ending in another overhead strike. For the combo, back away and count the swings. After the eighth attack, move back in and prepare to parry the final overhead. The red flash is your cue that the attack can be parried. You do not necessarily need to keep fighting it. After the first encounter, the creature can be avoided because it is blind and mainly reacts to noise.

Tip

You can return to the Hokora after collecting each ema and make a manual save. That makes this trophy much less stressful if something goes wrong. You can also make this much easier in New Game+. If you already know the Shrine Vault code, enter it immediately and skip most of the danger entirely.

Warning

Any damage before the Shrine Vault is successfully opened will void the attempt.

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Catch up with the Fog Monster three times during the sixth visit to Ebisugaoka. This sequence begins as soon as the area starts. You do not need to sprint nonstop. The Fog Monster only appears once you reach certain points along the route. Each time it comes into view, ignore the nearby enemies and run straight toward it. If you get close enough, the Fog Monster will teleport farther ahead and block the path, forcing you to deal with the enemies before continuing. Repeat this successfully three times to unlock the trophy.

Tip

The important part is reacting quickly once the Fog Monster actually appears. Save your stamina while moving through the quieter stretches, then sprint as soon as you see it.

Warning

If the Fog Monster disappears too far into the fog before you reach it, that encounter will not count.

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Reach the Iwai residence without using a single Red Capsule, then leave the capsules in Shu’s workshop untouched. You are allowed to pick up Red Capsules during the playthrough, but you must never use one. To remove the risk of accidentally consuming one, open your inventory and discard any Red Capsules you collect. Once you reach Shu’s house during the fourth visit to Ebisugaoka, enter his workshop. Do not pick up any of the Red Capsules inside the workshop. Instead, interact with the letter on the desk. The trophy will unlock during the following cutscene.

Tip

Make a habit of discarding Red Capsules immediately whenever you find them. It is much safer than trusting yourself not to press the wrong button 10 hours later.

Warning

Using even one Red Capsule at any point before reaching this section will void the trophy for that playthrough. Avoiding Red Capsules is also required for Endings 2, 3, and 4, so this trophy fits naturally into your later ending runs.