Posted November 17, 2025Nov 17 Bamboo Strikes are one of the many types of Activities you'll come across while exploring the open world of Ghost of Yotei, rewarding extra Spirit to use for special abilities. This Ghost of Yotei guide reveals all Bamboo Strikes locations.What Are All Bamboo Strikes Locations in Ghost of Yotei?There are 15 Bamboo Strikes to find in the game. When you discover one, you must work through three stages of increasing difficulty, pressing the buttons in sequence before time runs out. The first round has three buttons, the second has five, and the final challenge has seven.If you complete all three rounds of a Bamboo Strike, you'll increase your Spirit and earn 20 Young Bamboo sticks. The more of them you complete, the more that are required to earn another dose of Spirit. They're marked on the map with three small bamboo sticks, and are only found either through exploring the open world or by buying Traveller's Maps.Below you'll find all Bamboo Strikes locations. We've broken this page up into each of the main regions in the game to make the guide easier to navigate. You'll find the location of each Bamboo Strike along with the required button presses for each round.All Bamboo Strikes in Yotei GrasslandsThere are 4 Bamboo Strikes in the Yotei Grasslands. Below are all their locations on the map and the button presses needed to complete them.Father's Bamboo StrikeImages: Push SquareThis will almost certainly be the first Bamboo Strike you find in the game. When you reach your home, go to the cliff edge to the south overlooking Lake Shikotsu to find it.Bamboo Strike #1Bamboo Strike #2Bamboo Strike #3+Bamboo Strike in The Way of Dual KatanaImages: Push SquareWorking through the Revenge Quest named The Way of Dual Katana will present you with this Bamboo Strike, which gets easier as the days passNupur River Bamboo StrikeImages: Push SquareDirectly north of the Crow's Nest Watchtower is a wooded area you can cut through to find a Settler and the Bamboo StrikeBamboo Strike #1Bamboo Strike #2Bamboo Strike #3Yotei River Bamboo StrikeImages: Push SquareIn between the White Dye House and Master Hejiro's Garden, just north of the Yotei RiverBamboo Strike #1+Bamboo Strike #2Bamboo Strike #3All Bamboo Strikes in Ishikari PlainThere are 3 Bamboo Strikes in Ishikari Plain. Below are all their locations on the map and the button presses needed to complete them.Matsumae Encampment Bamboo StrikeImages: Push SquareWhen you're making your way to Ishikari Plain in the main story, you can perform Bamboo Strikes in Matsumae EncampmentBamboo Strike #1Bamboo Strike #2Bamboo Strike #3Rumoi Bamboo StrikeImages: Push SquareJust north of the Rumoi River in the middle of the region, look for a rocky area with a man on top already training on the Bamboo StrikeBamboo Strike #1Bamboo Strike #2Bamboo Strike #3Urara Bamboo StrikeImages: Push SquareAlong the eastern perimeter of the map, you'll find this Bamboo Strike behind the Oni's Breath Inn in Urara ForestBamboo Strike #1Bamboo Strike #2Bamboo Strike #3All Bamboo Strikes in Tokachi RangeThere are 3 Bamboo Strikes in Tokachi Range. Below are all their locations on the map and the button presses needed to complete them.Huranui Bamboo StrikeImages: Push SquareThis Bamboo Strike is easy to miss as it's tied to the Huranui Rest Inn and doesn't have its own icon on the mapGo to the Huranui Rest Inn, and outside, looking out to the river, you'll find the Bamboo StrikeBamboo Strike #1Bamboo Strike #2Bamboo Strike #3Niikappu's Fork Bamboo StrikeImages: Push SquareWhere the Nikkappu River split into two on the eastern side of the region, head eastIn the forest of yellow trees, you'll find three ronin training on the Bamboo Strike on top of a rockBamboo Strike #1Bamboo Strike #2Bamboo Strike #3Misty Valley Bamboo StrikeImages: Push SquareAlong the southern perimeter of the region, in Yamane Bluffs, look for the Mysterious GateHead inside to discover the Abandoned Tominaga EstateAt this point, take a left into the bamboo forestYou'll find the stand for the Bamboo Strike, but there aren't any bamboo sticks attached to itTo make them appear, run down the paths around the stand with red flowers on the groundBamboo Strike #1Bamboo Strike #2Bamboo Strike #3All Bamboo Strikes in Teshio RidgeThere are 3 Bamboo Strikes in Teshio Ridge. Below are all their locations on the map and the button presses needed to complete them.Sakuru Bamboo StrikeImages: Push SquareOn the eastern side of the region in the middle, head north from Kamikawa Trading PostYou'll find the Bamboo Strike on top of a large rock you can climb upBamboo Strike #1Bamboo Strike #2Bamboo Strike #3Hakodake Bamboo StrikeImages: Push SquareThis Bamboo Strike is up a part of the Hakodake Mountains, but it's easiest to find if you head south from the Contested Farm near the eastern coastFrom this location, go south up the slope and look for something you'd normally slide down — you'll be at the bottom of itTo the left of the slope will be some rocks and grappling points you can use to reach the Bamboo StrikeBamboo Strike #1Bamboo Strike #2Bamboo Strike #3Sarobetsu Bamboo StrikeImages: Push SquareFrom the Sarobetsu Lake towards the northwest of the region, head east to where it becomes a frozen riverOn top of the rock overlooking the frozen lake is the Bamboo StrikeBamboo Strike #1Bamboo Strike #2Bamboo Strike #3All Bamboo Strikes in Oshima CoastThere are 2 Bamboo Strikes in Oshima Coast. Below are all their locations on the map and the button presses needed to complete them.Atago Bamboo StrikeImages: Push SquareFrom the northern entrance to this region, head south to a camp in the forest of blossom treesBamboo Strike #1Bamboo Strike #2Bamboo Strike #3Matsumae Bamboo StrikeImages: Push SquareFast travel to the entrance of the Matsumae Residences, and enter the fort and turn rightFollow this path along until you reach an area with blossom treesThe Bamboo Strike will be hereBamboo Strike #1Bamboo Strike #2Bamboo Strike #3 View full article
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