Ghost of Yotei: All Bamboo Strikes Locations

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 Grasslands

There 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 Strike

• This 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 #1

Cross/X Cross/X L1

Bamboo Strike #2

Cross/X Cross/X L1 Cross/X Cross/X

Bamboo Strike #3

Cross/X Cross/X L1 Cross/X Cross/X L1 Cross/X + Circle Circle

Bamboo Strike in The Way of Dual Katana

• Working through the Revenge Quest named The Way of Dual Katana will present you with this Bamboo Strike, which gets easier as the days pass

Nupur River Bamboo Strike

• Directly north of the Crow's Nest Watchtower is a wooded area you can cut through to find a Settler and the Bamboo Strike

Bamboo Strike #1

Square Circle Square

Bamboo Strike #2

Square Circle Square L1 L1

Bamboo Strike #3

Square Circle Square L1 L1 Square Circle

Yotei River Bamboo Strike

• In between the White Dye House and Master Hejiro's Garden, just north of the Yotei River

Bamboo Strike #1

Triangle Triangle L1 + Square Square

Bamboo Strike #2

Triangle Triangle L1 L1 Triangle

Bamboo Strike #3

Triangle Triangle L1 L1 Triangle Triangle Circle

All Bamboo Strikes in Ishikari Plain

There 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 Strike

• When you're making your way to Ishikari Plain in the main story, you can perform Bamboo Strikes in Matsumae Encampment

Bamboo Strike #1

Square Square L1

Bamboo Strike #2

Square Square L1 L1 Circle

Bamboo Strike #3

Square Square L1 L1 Circle Circle Cross/X

Rumoi Bamboo Strike

• Just 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 Strike

Bamboo Strike #1

Triangle L1 Triangle

Bamboo Strike #2

Triangle L1 Triangle Triangle Cross/X

Bamboo Strike #3

Triangle L1 Triangle Triangle Cross/X L1 Triangle

Urara Bamboo Strike

• Along the eastern perimeter of the map, you'll find this Bamboo Strike behind the Oni's Breath Inn in Urara Forest

Bamboo Strike #1

Circle Circle Triangle

Bamboo Strike #2

Circle Circle Triangle L1 Triangle

Bamboo Strike #3

Circle Circle Triangle L1 Triangle Circle Circle

All Bamboo Strikes in Tokachi Range

There 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 Strike

• This Bamboo Strike is easy to miss as it's tied to the Huranui Rest Inn and doesn't have its own icon on the map
• Go to the Huranui Rest Inn, and outside, looking out to the river, you'll find the Bamboo Strike

Bamboo Strike #1

Triangle Cross/X Square

Bamboo Strike #2

Triangle Cross/X Square Circle L1

Bamboo Strike #3

Triangle Cross/X Square Circle L1 L1 Circle

Niikappu's Fork Bamboo Strike

• Where the Nikkappu River split into two on the eastern side of the region, head east
• In the forest of yellow trees, you'll find three ronin training on the Bamboo Strike on top of a rock

Bamboo Strike #1

Circle Triangle Circle

Bamboo Strike #2

Circle Triangle Circle L1 L1

Bamboo Strike #3

Circle Triangle Circle L1 L1 Triangle Circle

Misty Valley Bamboo Strike

• Along the southern perimeter of the region, in Yamane Bluffs, look for the Mysterious Gate
• Head inside to discover the Abandoned Tominaga Estate
• At this point, take a left into the bamboo forest
• You'll find the stand for the Bamboo Strike, but there aren't any bamboo sticks attached to it
• To make them appear, run down the paths around the stand with red flowers on the ground

Bamboo Strike #1

L1 Cross/X L1

Bamboo Strike #2

L1 Cross/X L1 L1 Square

Bamboo Strike #3

L1 Cross/X L1 L1 Square Square Triangle

All Bamboo Strikes in Teshio Ridge

There 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 Strike

• On the eastern side of the region in the middle, head north from Kamikawa Trading Post
• You'll find the Bamboo Strike on top of a large rock you can climb up

Bamboo Strike #1

L1 Square Triangle

Bamboo Strike #2

L1 Square Triangle Circle Triangle

Bamboo Strike #3

L1 Square Triangle Circle Triangle Square L1

Hakodake Bamboo Strike

• This 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 coast
• From this location, go south up the slope and look for something you'd normally slide down — you'll be at the bottom of it
• To the left of the slope will be some rocks and grappling points you can use to reach the Bamboo Strike

Bamboo Strike #1

Square L1 Circle

Bamboo Strike #2

Square L1 Circle Square L1

Bamboo Strike #3

Square L1 Circle Square L1 L1 Triangle

Sarobetsu Bamboo Strike

• From the Sarobetsu Lake towards the northwest of the region, head east to where it becomes a frozen river
• On top of the rock overlooking the frozen lake is the Bamboo Strike

Bamboo Strike #1

Circle Triangle Square

Bamboo Strike #2

Circle Triangle Square L1 Square

Bamboo Strike #3

Circle Triangle Square L1 Square Triangle Circle

All Bamboo Strikes in Oshima Coast

There 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 Strike

• From the northern entrance to this region, head south to a camp in the forest of blossom trees

Bamboo Strike #1

Cross/X Square L1

Bamboo Strike #2

Cross/X Square L1 Square Triangle

Bamboo Strike #3

Cross/X Square L1 Square Triangle L1 Circle

Matsumae Bamboo Strike

• Fast travel to the entrance of the Matsumae Residences, and enter the fort and turn right
• Follow this path along until you reach an area with blossom trees
• The Bamboo Strike will be here

Bamboo Strike #1

Down Right Down

Bamboo Strike #2

Down Right Down Left L1

Bamboo Strike #3

Down Right Down Left L1 Down L1

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