Onimusha Way of the Sword contains 36 Lion Dog locations. Finding all Lion Dogs unlocks the For the Love of Dog trophy & achievement.
Lion Dogs are located all over Kyoto and a couple of other maps throughout the game. They unlock the ability to change the appearance of your sword. Lion Dogs aren’t unlocked until completing “What Lurks in the Shadows”. They are marked on the map with a pawprint icon. The Lion Dogs located on other maps will not spawn there until the entire map has been liberated and the final boss of that map has been defeated.
You can still free-roam and find all collectibles up until the Point of No Return before the final mission “The Clash At Rendaino”. If you keep a manual save from this point, then you can still clean up everything from there.
Collectibles Overview:
This guide lists the Lion Dogs in the order they are shown in the Curious Cases tab of the menu.
Kiyomizu-dera Temple
Lion Dog #1 – Found behind the Malice Barrier on the path North from the Nio-nom Gate Spirit Mirror.
Lion Dog #2 – Found in the room you fight Sasaki Ganryu in at the Temple Grounds.
Lion Dog #3 – Found in the burning town to the West of the waterfall.
Nijo-jo Castle
Lion Dog #4 – Found along the main path in the Gardens West of the Nijo-jo Castle Entrance Spirit Mirror.
Lion Dog #5 – Found just South of the Palace Interior Spirit Mirror in Kyoto Imperial Palace.
Lion Dog #6- Found right just North of the Nue Pond Spirit Mirror.
Mount Oe
Lion Dog #7 – Found on the main path heading forward from the Mount Oe Entrance.
Lion Dog #8 – Found on the West side of the house (outside) that is North of the Ruins Area I Spirit Mirror.
Lion Dog #9 – Found in the attic of the building just South of the Ruins Area II Spirit Mirror.
Lion Dog #10 – After heading down the elevator after the Castle Entrance Spirit Mirror head down the short path to the North.
Lion Dog #11 – Found in a house East of the Cave I Spirit Mirror.
Lion Dog #12 – Located right near the Storehouse Spirit Mirror.
Arashiyama
Lion Dog #13 – Found in a house at the dead end of the village West of the Hozu River Spirit Mirror.
Lion Dog #14 – Found in the center section of the bridge South of the Togetsu-kyo Bridge Spirit Mirror but must be accessed from the Hozu River Spirit Mirror.
Lion Dog #15 – Located just outside the house North of the Temple Spirit Mirror.
Eastern Kyoto
Lion Dog #16 – Found behind the buildings South of Emma’s Hall.
Lion Dog #17 – Found in a small shrine area West of Emma’s Hall.
Lion Dog #18 – Found at the dead end West of the Kiyomizu-zaka Slope Spirit Mirror.
Lion Dog #19 – Found near the shrine behind the merchant (Yorimasa’s Monument).
Lion Dog #20 – Found in the tower next to the Yasaka Pagoda Spirit Shrine.
Lion Dog #21 – Found behind the houses South of the Kiyomizu-zaka Slope Spirit Mirror.
Lion Dog #22 – Found in the courtyard of Emma’s Hall.
Lion Dog #23 – Found in a hut far East of the Gojo Street – East Spirit Mirror.
Lion Dog #24 – Found West of the Gojo Street – West Spirit Mirror.
Lion Dog #25 – Found just West of the bamboo forest in the South of Kyoto.
Lion Dog #26 – Found near the bamboo forest in the South of Kyoto.
Lion Dog #27 – Found in the back of Emma’s Hall.
Lion Dog #28 – Found near the Farm Southwest of the Kiyomizu-zaka Slope Spirit Mirror.
Lion Dog #29 – Found at the base of the bridge you fight Benkei on, West of the Gojo Street – West Spirit Mirror.
Lion Dog #30 – Found on the dock South of the Sanbar – Near Stage Spirit Mirror.
Lion Dog #31 – Found in an alleyway South of the Shijo Street Spirit Mirror.
Lion Dog #32 – Found on the shore North of the Kamo River – East Spirit Mirror.
Lion Dog #33 – Found in the Southwest corner of Kyoto.
Lion Dog #34 – Found on the farm South of the Yasaka Shrine Spirit Mirror.
Lion Dog #35 – Found behind a shack Northeast of the Yasaka Pagoda Spirit Mirror.
Lion Dog #36 – Found in an alley South of the Yasaka Pagoda Spirit Mirror.
Once you have collected all 36 of these Lion Dogs you will receive this trophy.
For all other collectible refer to the Onimusha Way of the Sword Collectible Locations Guide.
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