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Kodama are NPCs in Nioh. These cute green creatures will assist William if you guide them back to a shrine.

 

Kodama Information

"Kodama are neither god, nor yokai. They inhabit trees, and also man-made objects as well. They have childish, adorable appearances. Kodama generally remain near the shrines of their forests, but occasionally become lost and wander. If you guide these lost ones back to their homes, you may find that they reward you in kind."

 

Kodama Locations

Finding them and guiding them to the nearby shrine will grant you access to bonuses provided by the Shrines in the area. Kodama will hide and become unresponsive if you attack near them. Wait until they re-emerge from their bowl to interact.

 

Kyushu Region: Total of 25 Kodama

 

Isle of Demons (9 Kodama)

1. In the area with the two villagers next to the hut. Break the cart to the right of the hut to reveal a Kodama hiding under it.
2. In the area where you face first Yokai, Kodama is behind a fence next to the hut with a chest.
3. In the area with many graves. Go uphill right when you enter the area, Kodama will be behind the tree.
4. In the area where you face two Dwellers. Kodama is on the cliff behind the tree.
5. In the area with a second shrine, after opening the gates with the key look down to village rooftops to find a Kodama on the cliff.
6. In the area with a second Yokai in the village. Find a ladder inside a hut and climb it. Kodama will be under the "porch" you climb onto.
7. In the area with two watchtowers near the exit to the beach. Drop down onto the rooftop below the left tower, go across the roof and find an overhang with a Kodama on it.
8. On the coast. After entering the coast area head left to the water, you will find Kodama on the cliff on the edge of the water.
9. Near the shortcut from the coast to the second shrine. Go past the door and you will find the last Kodama.

Deep in the Shadows (8 Kodama)

1. Inside the first big cave. In the room with open chests, Kodama is near one of them.
2. Inside the room locked on the boss key. Kodama is to the left of the chest.
3. Past the hot spring. Kodama is in the small cave on the left.
4. Follow the cave from a second shrine. Kodama is in the third set of mushrooms.
5. From a second shrine, follow the cave until you can turn left. Drop down from there and hug the left wall. Kodama will be in a set of mushrooms.
6. After that, go further. Drop down and follow the path until you find a ladder to the left. Climb the ladder and go down the path until you find Kodama.
7. Drop down from here and find a boulder with a rope around it. Behind it will be a path with crystals. Kodama is inside.
8. In the area with a yokai throwing bombs. To the right is a path that leads up to the chest. Kodama is hidden behind a rock inside this room.

The Spirit Stone Slumbers (8 Kodama)

1. When you will get to the wooden bridges, cross the second one and look for the bending tree on your left. Kodama will be on the tree.
2. After that, turn and go behind the shrine in front of you. Follow the path until you find a small house. Kodama is under the tree behind this house.
3. Turn left and find a building with a broken lamppost. Kodama is behind a couple of boxes on the left side of that building.
4. Run towards the big door and turn left right before you get to it. Follow this pathway, then take the path between the two wooden fences. At the very end of this path you should see another Kodama.
5. After the boss fight, reach the elevator room. Don't take the elevator and look to the side of the lever. Kodama is there.
6. Start the the Shrine at the bottom of the elevator and take the path near there. Follow the path until you can find an area with some stairs and a locked door. Take the stairs down that don’t lead to the door and keep going until you find some rubble and roots in the next room. Kodama is near there.
7. Find a second shrine. Go around the corner and you will find Kodama next to the inactive Sentries.
8. The last one is near the light switch you have to hit to get through the doors. After you hit the switch, run back the way you came and don’t drop off. In the room with the switch that shoots the trap, there is a broken wall in the right corner, the Kodama is there.

 

Chugoku Region: Total of 25 Kodama

The Silver Mine Writhes (9 Kodama)

The Ocean Roars Again (9 Kodama)

The Three Angry Gods (4 Kodama)

The Conspirators (3 Kodama)

Kinki Region: Total 25 Kodama

Spider Nest Castle (9 Kodama)

 

Falling Snow (8 Kodama)

The Demon of Mount Hiei (8 Kodama)

Tokai Region: Total 25 Kodama

The Iga Escape (8 Kodama)

Memories of Death-Lilies (7 Kodama)

The Trail of the Master (4 Kodama)

The Defiled Castle (6 Kodama)

Sekigahara Region: Total 25 Kodama

Immortal Flame (9 Kodama)

1. From the first shrine, take the path ahead and go left. At the first doorway on the right, go straight to reach another. Find the first Kodama near a broken wall by the doorway.
2. In the burning village, head to the 2 exit doors but before entering them head behind the house on the right that isn't on fire to find the next.
3. Head out of the burning village to come to 2 doorways. Go through the one with torches and take the path through another door. Find a Nurikabe on the right. Deal with it and find the little guy behind it.
4. As you make your way to a bridge blocked by an enemy, you will pass rubble. Search through these to find the next one.
5. To the right of the bridge, shoot the barrel to explode and destroy the wall and go down the hidden path under the cridge to find it.
6. At the second shrine, enter the building behind it and go through it. Head left past the exit and take it to the ledge and find the next.
7. Head up the steps and take the path to find a Wheel Monk. Defeat it and find the ladder and take it up. Drop down to a wall to find another Kodama.
8. At the third shrine, take the path and check to the side for a drop down spot. Do so and find the little guy behind the rocks.
9. Enter the next building and keep going to find a Wheel Monk, more enemies and explosives. Defeat them and check the corner for the final Kodama.

Sekigahara (7 Kodama)

1. Take the path from the start to some burning corpses at the fork. Take the left path and go towards the tree ahead. Find the first one at the end of the path.
2. When you get to the white battlements area, go around it to the left to find one in the rear near rocks.
3. Defeat Otani Yo****sugu and head down the hill towards the bridge. Before stepping onto it, head down below and follow the water to find a few statues and a Kodama.
4. At the second shrine, enter the house on the right and head through to the other side. Be careful of the cannons. Make your way up the hill to a broken tower to find the next.
5. Head back down the hill into the battlegrounds and head all the way right to a river. Follow the river to the right to find the next.
6. Progress through the mission and pass the cannons and cross the bridge. Go left and head to the middle tower to find one on a ledge behind the fence.
7. Drop down from this ledge and go right. Go around the flames and bodies and watch for the projectiles. At the end of the path find the final one.

The Source of Evil (5 Kodama)

1. When you get to the red portals, drop below the bridge and take the ramp up to defeat the foes. Around the corner you'll find a knocked down tree and a Kodama behind it.
2. Make your way to the well nearby a busted building. Left of the well by the gate you can find the next one.
3. Head back to where you found the first Kodama and take the path. Defeat the skeleton and then the Wheel Monk. Beyond them you'll find a knocked down tree. Find the next Kodama in its base.
4. Now head up the hill and go up the tower to find the next.
5. At the second shrine, go past the last crystal you have to destroy. Find a house at the end of the path and you can find the last Kodama in the stove.

The Watcher in Darkness (4 Kodama)

1. Take the ladder down into the next area and go left to a ledge. Drop down to the boxes to fiind the first Kodama.
2. Head towards the large red doors and head right and climb the ladder. Head right again and take the first left, go through the door. Go down the path and find the Kodama on the floor on your right.
3. Make your way to the large red doors and head through them. Take the stairs down and check the area to the right of the buildings for the next.
4. At the second shrine, head down the path and through the doors to find a large foe. Defeat it and find the last Kodama.

Omi Region: Total 25 Kodama

A Defiled Holy Mountain (9 Kodama)

1. At the mission start, head right and find the first Kodama by the rocks near the grass and trees.
2. Progress thought the mission until you go through a small cave. On the other side, go up the hill and take the path to a cave mouth, watching out for bats. Head into their cave to find the next.
3. At the second shrine, go down the first ramp and look over the ledge to find the next.
4. Keep going down the path to come to a house. Check the side of the house for the next little guy.
5. Up the side of the mountain, when you come to the second cave, follow the path to the left up and around to come outside. Check to the left to fiind a small cave where you'll fiind the next Kodama.
6. Once you find the prior one, take the left path in the cave and the left ramp. You'll come outside and take a right and take the path to find the next one.
7. At the third shrine, cross over the bridge and go right to follow the path along the cliff to find the next.
8. At the fourth shrine you'll find the next one.
9. Leave the room with the fourth shrine and take the stairs all the way up to a building. Along the right side of the building you will find the last one.

The Samurai from Sawayama (9 Kodama)

1. At the first fire arrow trap, go up the stairs past it and break the wall. Take the path to a staircase down. Behind the stairs you will find the first.
2. At the same fire arrow trap, head left now and take the first right. Drop through the floor and stay right to find the next one.
3. From the second shrine, backtrack to where you came from and keep to the path on the right. Go up the stairs to the left and defeat the enemies. Use the explosive barrels to destroy the wall and find the next Kodama.
4. When you go to destroy the vial, head into the area with the cells and head down the stairs. Go outside and around the building to find a Kodama on the side.
5. Head through a tunnel nearby and take your first right. Take the path to find the next one.
6. When you get Gaoler's keychain, you will find a cell you can enter and a path from it. Take it to find the next.
7. If you backtrack to where you found the fourth Kodama, you will find a locked cell with two foes and the Kodama you can now unlock.
8. When you get to the spiral stairs, take them to the top and head right to drop down when you are able. Take the stairs down to find a Kodama on the right side of the wall.
9. At the third shrine, open all the shortcuts in this room. In the hall near the third shrine you will find the last Kodama behind all the bags.

The Demon King Revealed (7 Kodama)

1. At the start, turn around and head down the stairs to find the first one in the stone.
2. Follow the bridge to the next area. Look over the cliff on the other side to find a ledge with the next one.
3. At the second set of large doors, you'll find a yokai and skeleton. Defeat them and check to the side of the rubble that is a ramp up for the next one.
4. Head up the debris ramp and go in the building. Exit through the other side and go right to a ledge you drop down to. You'll come to a ladder that takes you to the stone wall. You'll find the next Kodama on the edge.
5. Before opening the large symbol covered door that is part of the mission's progression, take the stairs next to it down. At the bottom, head right and stay to the wall to find the next.
6. Near the second shrine is a path you can take to the right with stairs going down. Take them to the bottom and around the corner to find the next.
7. From the second shrine, go left and take your first right and exit through the door. To your left is a ledge you can follow to the last and final Kodama!

 

Effects

• Finding Kodama will give you the option to activate Blessings at Shrines.
• You will unlock/upgrade the blessing based on the bowl the Kodama is wearing on top of their head.
• Every 5 Kodamas you find in a region will grant you one extra Elixir.
• Bonus Elixirs are region exclusive (once you enter a new region your elixir stock will reset to 3 again and you have to find specific region kodamas again to get extra stock in that area)
• Twilight Missions count all Kodamas you found in all regions. 
• If your charm has the special effect "Kodama Sense". Kodamas will be appeared as a green dot on your radar when they are nearby.

Select a blessing to receive after discovering and guiding a Kodama back to the shrine. The possible blessings are as follows:

 

 

Dialogue

• These creatures do not talk, but they will bow thankfully after being guided.

 

Trivia

Kodama (木霊 or sometimes 木魂) means "tree spirit or tree soul". These  are spirits in Japanese folklore that inhabit trees, and in traditional mythology appear as trees and may curse the person that attempts to cut them down. The superstition led to a tradition of respected trees that would not be cut down, with generations respecting the ban on the specific trees. According to 13th century literature, they are found in groups deep in the mountains, and very rarely may speak.

Kodama have been used repeatedly in Japanese popular culture, such as in the film Princess Mononoke and the videogames Legend of Zelda and Megami Tensei.

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