Assassin's Creed: Claws of Awaji Castles Guide

There are three castles on Awaji Island in Assassin’s Creed Shadows. This guide will show you their locations and what rewards you can earn from exploring and clearing them.

Castles in the Base game vs Expansion
Awaji Island Castle Locations
- Interactive Map
- Castle Rewards List
Legendary Item Overviews

Castles in the Base game vs Expansion

Castles are the biggest and most fortified areas in the game. They are always surrounded by walls and heavily guarded by different types of enemies.

The base game of Assassin’s Creed Shadows has 38 castles you can explore. On Awaji island, you will find three castles. They follow exactly the same rules as the castles on the main land from the base game.

There is a ramp up in difficulty that is most noticeable in higher difficulty tiers. Tripwires and traps are waiting for you at every corner of Awaji, making your exploration a lot more dangerous and forcing you to be constantly looking around.

Awaji Island is only accessible if you own the Claws of Awaji expansion for Assassin’s Creed Shadows.

Each of the castles has several areas, all very well guarded and the legendary chests are protected by Samurai Daisho, which you have to take down in order to be able to open the chests.

Assassin’s Creed Shadows Castles Guide

Awaji Island Castle Locations

The following segment will show you what each castle looks like, its specifics and the unique legendary loot you can find in the chest.

Interactive Map

The map below is interactive. Use it to navigate around the island and learn more about each castle. At the end of each tooltip, you will find a button, linking to the detailed information about that castle.

Full Interactive Map of Awaji Island

Castle Rewards List

Similarly to the base game, each castle has a Legendary Item inside a Legendary Chest, guarded and protected by Samurai Daisho and a ton of other guards. Being an endgame location, the castles on Awaji present a bigger challenge than the ones in the base game.

In the table below, you can see details about each castle. Click on the plus symbol on the left to expand and read additional information. If you are reading this guide on a small screen, scroll to the side to see all columns.

Name	Location	Samurai Daisho	Legendary Item	Other Rewards:	Details:	In the real world:
Iwaya Castle	Northern Eshima Coast	4	Heron’s Flight Long Katana	– Experience Points: 3000 – Mastery Points: 4	Iwaya Castle is located in the nothern most part of the island, in the Eshima Coast sub-region. It has a viewpoint, located on top of the semi-ruined Tenshu in the southeast corner of the castle complex.	Located in Dazaifu, Japan, Iwaya Castle is known for the curageous stand of Takahashi Joun and his small garrison against a massive invading force from the Shimazu clan in 1286. After a two-week siege, the castle fell, but this is celebrated as a historical example of samurai loyalty and bravery.
Sumoto Castle	Southeastern Sumoto	5	Crimson Call Bow	– Experience Points: 3000 – Mastery Points: 5	Sumoto Castle is located in the southeast end of the Sumoto sub-region on Awaji island. It is likely the first castle you will visit and explore as it’s part of the first main quest for Naoe after you arrive on the island.	Sumoto Castle is located on Mount Kikuma on Awaji Island. It’s a historycal site known for its extensive and well-preserved stone walls. The original buildsigs in have been destroyed centuries ago, but the fortifications still stand today. The modern keep was built in 1928.
Yura Castle	Western Yura	2	Bo Master Outfit (Naoe)	– Experience Points: 3000 – Mastery Points: 2	Yura Castle is smaller than Sumoto. It is in the southeast part of the island, in the sub-region of Yura. The castle is overlooking the Yura Shipyard and is directly west of Dyke Outpost and the Yura Dyke Watchtower viewpoint. South from the castle, is the Yura Kakurega.	This site is significant in the history of the Sumoto city and the entire region. It was attacked and abandoned in early the 17th century. The Ikeda clan briefly occupied Yura Castle before abandoning it in favor of the Yura location, which was more strategically favorable.