Assassin's Creed Shadows

Assassin's Creed Shadows (2025) is set in Sengoku-period Japan in the year 1579. In our world, that is Kyoto, Nara, Lake Biwa, Himeji and the Kii Peninsula. Here are 18 places from the game you can visit in person.

Cities: Kyoto in video games

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  Azuchi Castle

  Azuchi Castle ruins, Omihachiman

  Real place, reimagined

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  Seta Bridge

  Seta no Karahashi, Otsu

  Real place, reimagined

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  Shirahige Shrine

  Shirahige Shrine, Takashima

  Real place, reimagined

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  Seiganto-ji

  Seiganto-ji and Nachi Falls, Nachikatsuura

  Real place, still recognisable

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  Okunoin

  Okunoin Cemetery, Mount Kōya, Koya

  Real place, still recognisable

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  Kimiidera

  Kimii-dera, Wakayama

  Real place, reimagined

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  Dojo-ji

  Dōjō-ji, Hidakagawa

  Real place, still recognisable

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  Himeji Castle

  Himeji Castle

  Real place, reimagined

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  Kiyomizu-dera

  Kiyomizu-dera, Kyoto

  Real place, reimagined

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  Todai-ji

  Tōdai-ji Great Buddha Hall, Nara

  Real place, reimagined

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  Hongu

  Kumano Hongū Taisha and Ōyunohara, Tanabe

  Real place, reimagined

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  Kongobu-ji

  Kongōbu-ji, Mount Kōya, Koya

  Real place, reimagined

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  Negoro-ji

  Negoro-ji, Iwade

  Real place, reimagined

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  Kinkaku-ji

  Kinkaku-ji (Golden Pavilion), Kyoto

  Real place, still recognisable

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  Ginkaku-ji

  Ginkaku-ji (Silver Pavilion), Kyoto

  Real place, still recognisable

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  Kofuku-ji

  Kōfuku-ji Five-Storey Pagoda, Nara

  Real place, reimagined

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  Nagahama Castle

  Nagahama Castle

  Real place, reimagined

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  Arima Onsen

  Arima Onsen, Kobe

  Inspired by a real place