The Walls of Yarikawa

Overview

Yarikawa has excellent reasons to let the Mongols have Tsushima. Lord Shimura gave them those reasons personally.

The mission takes Jin into the territory of Clan Yarikawa, former rebels defeated by Lord Shimura and Jin's own father. They have hated the Shimura name since the rebellion was put down, and Jin arrives asking them to fight on its behalf.

Yuna insists she can bring them round — and the fact that she can, where Jin cannot, is the point. Her standing with people the samurai crushed is worth more here than his family name.

The mission closes with preparations for a large-scale battle against the Mongols, and it is the setup for the Yarikawa missions that follow.

In the game’s own framing: Yuna thinks she can recruit Yarikawa despite what Lord Shimura did to them. Jin goes with her, and the whole approach has to be made unseen.

What to bring

What this tale expects you to have on you.

• RequiredComplete "A New Horizon"This tale does not appear until then.

Objectives

1. Meet Yuna
2. Ride to Yarikawa
3. Survey the area
4. Stay undetected
5. Reach the river
6. Find the hidden entrance
7. Enter Yarikawa
8. Follow the guard
9. Reach the main gate
10. Follow the guard again
11. Find Taka

Full walkthroughSpoilers

1. 01
   Meet Yuna

   Beside Taka and a cart near Yarikawa Stronghold.

2. 02
   Ride to Yarikawa

   Follow the road with the siblings. Let the Mongol patrol pass rather than fighting it, then cross the grassland to the hilltop above the city.

3. 03
   Survey the area

   Plan the approach from the overlook. Survey points are not decoration — each one you mark puts an objective or a hazard on your map, and skipping them means finding the same things the hard way.

4. 04
   Stay undetected

   Being seen by the Mongols fails the mission outright — this is a stealth run start to finish.

   Watch outFailure condition — this step can end the tale, not just the fight.

5. 05
   Reach the river

   Down to the rocks on your left, kill the lone Mongol in the tent, squeeze through the gap in the wooden wall, take the guard at the lookout post, then drop to the river checkpoint.

6. 06
   Find the hidden entrance

   Move through the tall riverbank grass, keeping clear of the mounted patrols on the far bank, then go under the waterfall.

7. 07
   Enter Yarikawa

   Out of the cave and up the ladder.

8. 08
   Follow the guard

   A short walk.

9. 09
   Reach the main gate

   Left, and approach for the cutscene.

10. 10
    Follow the guard again

    Across the bridge and up the steps for another cutscene.

11. 11
    Find Taka

    Forward and left, at the swordsmith’s shop.

    Checkpoint

Rewards

• Major Legend Increase
  A large step toward the next Legend rank. Legend gates your Ghost Weapon unlocks and your health and Resolve upgrades, so main and Mythic Tales are the fastest way to raise it.

What this unlocks

• The Coward of YarikawaMain Tale — lists this tale as a prerequisite

Characters in this tale

• Yuna
• Jin Sakai
• Lord Shimura

Sources

• Ghost of Tsushima Walkthrough — PowerPyx
• Ghost of Tsushima: 'The Walls of Yarikawa' Walkthrough — Game Rant
• The Walls of Yarikawa — Act 2 Walkthrough — Gamer Guides

Combat and mechanics

The Yarikawa rebellion is not background colour — it is the same history the Mythic Tale The Spirit of Yarikawa's Vengeance is built on, and doing that tale alongside this mission makes both land harder.

The mission itself pairs dialogue and persuasion with combat preparation, so it is a good point to bank technique points and swap to whichever armour set matches how you intend to fight the coming battle.