Rise of the Ronin Yamate Collectibles and 100% Completion Guide

Rise of the Ronin Yamate Map

The in-game map with all 14 Yamate collectibles marked. Click the map to open it in full size.

All collectibles show up on your map once you reach Area Bond Level 3 in Yamate. You raise the Area Bond by restoring Public Order, raising Veiled Edge Banners and finding collectibles. Nothing in Yamate is missable, so you can also come back after the story.

Yamate Veiled Edge Banners

Veiled Edge Banners are save and fast travel points. As soon as you restore a Public Order, the banners are revealed on the map.

1. Northwestern Tip Veiled Edge Banner

Location: Northwestern tip of Yamate, at the border to Ishikawa

This banner sits right at the northwestern tip of the region, where Yamate meets Ishikawa.

2. Southern Tower Veiled Edge Banner

Location: On top of the tower in the south of Yamate

Climb onto the roof of the building next to the tower first. From there, jump onto the tower and climb the rope up to the banner. This is also where you take the Yamate to Yamashita photo.

3. Foreign General Cemetery Veiled Edge Banner

Location: Northern entrance of the Foreign General Cemetery

Go to the northern entrance of the Foreign General Cemetery Landmark to raise this banner.

Yamate Public Order Events

Public Order events are areas occupied by enemies. Defeat all of them to restore order, raise your Area Bond and reveal the Veiled Edge Banners on the map.

1. Northern Outpost Public Order

Location: Small outpost at the northern tip of Yamate

Defeat every enemy occupying the outpost to restore Public Order. The Northern Outpost Cat sits on the beach right next to it.

2. Southern Village Public Order

Location: Occupied village by the pier in the south of Yamate

Kill all the bandits in the southern village to restore Public Order. One of them is the Fugitive Tatsuzo the Slaver, who drops the key for the storehouse Treasure Chest.

Yamate Fugitives – Tatsuzo the Slaver and Graverobber Gonta

Fugitives are bounty targets you have to find and defeat. You need 50 of the 91 Fugitives in the game for the Keeper of the Peace trophy.

1. Tatsuzo the Slaver in the Southern Village

Location: Pier of the occupied village in the south of Yamate

Tatsuzo is one of the bandits in the Southern Village Public Order. Look for the enemy with a big shield patrolling the pier. Defeat him to get the Rusty Key for the storehouse.

2. Graverobber Gonta at the Foreign General Cemetery

Location: Foreign General Cemetery Landmark in Yamate

A pack of dogs roams the Foreign General Cemetery. Their named leader, Graverobber Gonta, is the Fugitive.

Foreign General Cemetery Landmark

Location: Center of the Yamate map

Landmarks are important places you only have to visit. Yamate has just one, the Foreign General Cemetery. Walk up to it to collect it. While you are there, raise the Veiled Edge Banner at the northern entrance and defeat Graverobber Gonta.

How to Get to the Yamate Shrine

Location: Small island in the sea off the southeast coast of Yamate

Swim or glide part of the way out to the island. On its east side, climb into the boat to get onto the island. Further up, two enemies wait at a grapple point. Defeat them, then grapple up to the shrine.

Yamate Cat Locations

Cats are real cats you need to pet, not statues. Listen for meowing, which means one is close. Calico cats run off if you are noisy, so sneak up on them. You need all 100 cats in the game for the Cats Over All trophy, and you can trade them for rewards at the cat vendor in Yokohama.

1. Northern Outpost Cat

Location: Beach next to the small outpost at the northern tip of Yamate

Head to the Northern Outpost at the northern tip of the region. The cat sits on the beach right by it.

2. Southern Settlement Cat

Location: In front of a small house opposite the Southern Tower

This cat sits in front of a small house right opposite the Southern Tower Veiled Edge Banner.

Yamate Treasure Chest Locations

Treasure Chests are big, easy to spot chests. Yamate has two of them.

1. Southern Village Storehouse Chest (Rusty Key)

Location: Locked storehouse in the occupied village in the south

First restore the Southern Village Public Order. The Fugitive Tatsuzo the Slaver drops the Rusty Key, and the locked storehouse door then shows up on your map. Open the chest inside to get the Wandering Samurai Kimono and a Treatise on Dexterity.

2. Southeast Building Chest

Location: Small building in the southeast of Yamate

A group of bandits guards a small building in the southeast of the region. Defeat them and loot the chest inside the building.

Yamate to Yamashita Photography Spot

Location: Top of the Southern Tower, next to the Veiled Edge Banner

You need the camera first, so follow the main mission Follow your Blade Twin until you get it.

Climb the Southern Tower and stand right next to the banner. Point the camera at the boats on the water, as shown in the screenshot, and take the photo.