With the Oda clan defeated and their allies scattered, Omi has fallen on hard times in Assassin’s Creed Shadows. However, there are still people working to bring prosperity back to the province.
Lady Oichi’s bodyguard, the sumo wrestler Kuma, asks Naoe and Yasuke to track down a list of corrupt Daikan; opportunistic officials who’re using the economic uncertainty to fill their own pockets.
While there are 6 members of the Corrupt Daikan in total, you are only given leads on the first three immediately. To find the rest of the Daikan, you need to complete additional main story missions before returning to the hunt later on.
Assassin’s Creed Shadows Corrupt Daikan Locations
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The Hedonist
To track down your first target, the debauched Hedonist, you’re given the following three clues:
- His estate is in Omi
- It is in eastern Ado River Valley
- It is in Omizo’s Outer Farmlands
The city of Omizo is on the western shore of Lake Biwa, and the farmlands are found to the north of the city.
As you approach the white diamond that marks the farmlands, you see a city guard shaking down a poor farmer who can’t afford to pay. Interject, pointedly if you catch my drift, and you’ll spot another blue dot to the southeast of your position.
Here you find Okudaira Toshizo, the Hedonist, who you can creep up on to assassinate through the hatch in his floor, or fight your way inside the loud way. For defeating him, you get the health on hit engraving.
The Soiled Merchant
Next on your list is the Soiled Merchant who lives nearby in a different part of the province. You’re given the three clues to find him:
- He lives in a lush estate in Omi
- He is in the Mouth of Seta
- He is in Otsu Lower District
Otsu and the Mouth of Seta are on the southern shore of Lake Biwa. The Lower District is on the right of the map, in the east near the Kakurega.
As you enter the Lower District, you see some poorer merchants lamenting that their former partner refuses to see them since coming into his new-found wealth. You can find him, the aforementioned Soiled Merchant, wandering the estate just next to them.
Hop the wall and either approach stealthily as Naoe or all-guns-blazing as Yasuke. You get the damage after kill engraving for defeating him, and can move onto your next target.
The Connoisseur
Less of a connoisseur and more of a glutton, this member of the Corrupt Daikan is causing famine in their fiefdom by keeping all of the food produced nearby for their own lavish feasts. You’re given the customary three leads to help track them down:
- He is in Wakasa
- He is in northeastern Sotomo Gate
- He feasts in Kanegasaki Castle
Next, you must venture to the northern province of Wakasa, with Sotomo Gate being the most northern part of the area.
Kanegasaki Castle is in the top-right corner and as you approach, you’ll see a procession of merchants lining up to bring food to the Connoisseur’s excessive banquet.
Rather than fighting your way through the whole castle, particularly since it’s a much higher level than the Connoisseur quest, it’s actually quite easy to run around the western side, climb the viewpoint and pick out the Connoisseur in the courtyard at the very back of the Castle.
Drop down, sneak around his backside and dole out swift justice to this uncaring sponge who’s hungry for punishment. For your efforts, you receive the Barnacle Mallet and Tools on hit engraving.
To reveal the next Corrupt Daikan members, you need to complete the main story mission, The Price of Rice.
The Sword Hunter
Once revealed by the main story, you get these three clues for finding the Sword Hunter:
- He is in Omi
- He is in southwestern Ibu Highlands
- He is at Nomura Village
You find the Ibu Highlands near the top right corner of the map, underneath Goshiki Outlands. Nomura Village is just below Nagahama on the eastern shore of Lake Biwa. Ride south down the main road along the lake shore and the village will be on your left.
This is a useful place to remember, since it’s a good starting point for tracking down the Yuki Onna Yokai.
You find the Sword Hunter on the east side of the village in the large house at the back, surrounded by guards but easy to isolate as he wanders. But you can also just barge in and clear the whole place as Yasuke if you prefer. For winning, you get the Critical Change on Multiple Enemies engraving.
The Concubine
Interestingly, The Concubine is not a fighter, but a clandestine fixer who shields themselves from harm more with subterfuge than strength. To find them, you’re given the following three clues:
- He is in Yamashiro
- He is at a Noh Theatre in Kyoto
- He is southeast of Honnoji Temple
The noh theatre is just to the right of the ornament vendor below Honnoji Temple in the south of Kyoto. It’s conveniently located near the Kakurega.
You find The Concubine unguarded and alone inside a small hut.
For defeating them you receive The Concubine’s Veil and the Poison Affliction Duration engraving.
Next, to reveal the final Daikan, you must first complete the main story mission: The Wheel Unmasked.
The Hoarder
After The Hoarder is revealed when you complete the Wheel/Mourner main quest line, you get the following clues:
- He resides in Yamashiro
- He is within Kyoto
- He is near the Imperial Palace
The Imperial Palace is in the north of the city, next to the northern Kakurega. Right next to the palace wall you overhear some merchants discussing how Bunzo, a Daikan, keeps his stolen artwork in a warehouse for only him to see – that sounds like Hoarder behaviour to me.
That warehouse is the building just over the wall from where you overhear the conversation, with the Hoarder himself inside. As soon as he catches wind of your presence he’ll make a break for it, eventually running to a dead end in one of the outbuildings. He pleads for his life, but your only option is to meter out some more brutal justice.
For defeating him, you receive the Dragonfly’s Cunning Trinket and Katana Specialization engraving.
Now, with the Daikan dealt with, it’s time to return to Kuma at his lookout next to Hachiman Canal. There he thanks you for your efforts and dishes out the final reward: loads of XP, the Mirogame’s Protection Amulet, and its unique Damage for empty armor pieces engraving.
For more Assassin’s Creed Shadows action, check out our other walkthrough guides as well as our pages on the Iron Hand Guild locations, Yokai locations and the Godai Shinobi.