Assassin's Creed Shadows - Locations
The open-world regions of Assassin's Creed Shadows, a dense recreation of 16th-century central Japan in 1579. Spanning the shinobi homeland of Iga, the lake-ringed province of Omi, the surrounding castle lands, and the named provinces of the Kansai heartland in the rough order a player encounters th...
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| Name | Type | Description | Region | Points Of Interest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iga Province | Shinobi Homeland | Naoe's home province and the spiritual heart of the shinobi tradition of the Hidden Ones. | Central Japan | Iga shinobi villages Hidden Ones compound Mountain training grounds Ninja strongholds |
| Omi Province (Lake Biwa Region) | Lake Province | A province wrapped around Japan's largest lake, Biwa, rich in samurai holdings, castle towns, and trade routes. | Central Japan | Castle towns Lake Biwa shoreline Trade routes Samurai estates |
| The Castle Lands of Central Japan | Warring Provinces | The broad, contested provinces under Oda Nobunaga's unification drive, dotted with besieged castles, battlefield-scarred fields, and the fortified strongholds central to Yasuke's campaign as a samurai retainer. | Oda Nobunaga's Sphere | Besieged castles Nobunaga's strongholds Battlefields Fortified towns |
| Kyoto-Area Settlement & Kansai Frontier | Urban Frontier | The dense urban and administrative frontier toward Kyoto and the Kansai region, where the political machinations of the Order and the daimyo courts play out among bustling streets, temples, and administrative centers. | Central Japan | Temples and shrines Administrative centers Daimyo courts Urban assassination targets |
| Seasonal & Weather-Cycle World | Dynamic Environment | Shadows' dynamic open world shifts through seasons and day-night cycles, with weather affecting visibility, stealth, and movement. | Across the Open World | Seasonal transitions Day-night stealth windows Weather-reactive environments Reactive NPC populations |
| Yamashiro Province (Kyoto) | Imperial Capital Province | The province at the centre of the game's political map, home to Kyoto and the imperial court. | Kansai Heartland | Kyoto city districts Imperial court and noble estates Temple complexes Political assassination targets |
| Settsu Province (Osaka) | Mercantile Province | A wealthy, densely populated province built around Osaka and its waterways, blending merchant wealth with fortress towns. | Kansai Heartland | Osaka castle town River ports and canals Merchant quarters Fortified estates |
| Izumi Province (Sakai) | Port Province | The coastal province anchored by Sakai, a free-spirited merchant port famed for its gunsmiths and its independent-minded traders. | Kansai Heartland | Sakai's harbour and merchant guilds Gunsmith and artisan workshops Coastal fortifications Free trade districts |
| Yamato Province (Nara) | Ancient Heartland | The ancient cradle of Japanese civilization around Nara, scattered with grand temples, shrines, and deer-haunted parkland. | Kansai Heartland | Great temple complexes Shinto shrines Historic Nara parkland Ancient burial sites |
| Ise Province | Shrine Province | A province defined by its great shrine and the pilgrim roads that feed it, threading forested hills between the shinobi lands and the coast. | Eastern Kansai | Ise Grand Shrine Pilgrim roads and mountain trails Castle towns along the coast Forest strongholds |
| Kii Province (Kumano) | Pilgrimage Mountains | A rugged, mountainous peninsula of ancient pilgrimage routes and remote monasteries in the far south of the map. | Southern Kii Peninsula | Kumano pilgrimage trails Mountain monasteries Remote shrines and waterfalls Hidden shinobi refuges |
| Wakasa Province | Northern Coast | A narrow northern coastal province tucked between the mountains and the Sea of Japan, historically a corridor for goods moving to the capital. | Sea of Japan Coast | Fishing villages Coastal trade ports Secluded coves and sea caves Mountain passes to the capital |
| Tanba Province | Highland Province | An inland province of hills, valleys, and castle towns on the northwest approaches to Kyoto, crossed by the roads that armies and couriers must use to reach the capital. | Northwest Kansai | Hill castles and watchtowers Mountain roads to Kyoto Valley settlements Bandit-held passes |
| Awaji Island | Island Province | A mountainous island in the strait between Honshu and Shikoku, controlling the sea route through the Inland Sea. | Inland Sea | Strait crossings and harbours Mountain shrines Fishing settlements Coastal watch posts |
| Mount Hiei & Enryakuji | Sacred Landmark | The great temple mountain crowning the ridge between Kyoto and Lake Biwa, home to the warrior-monk complex of Enryakuji and one of the era's most powerful religious institutions. | Between Yamashiro and Omi | Enryakuji temple complex Warrior-monk enclosures Mountain pilgrimage trails Vantage over Kyoto and Lake Biwa |
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