Kyokugon Shrine solution in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Kyokugon is a shrine inside The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom‘s Great Plateau.
Our guide will help you find the location of the Kyokugon Shrine, solve the puzzles and guide you through the “Alignment of Circles” puzzle to collect the chest and Light of blessing.
When you’re done, our shrine locations page or interactive Hyrule map can lead you to something else.
Kyokugon Shrine location
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The Kyokugon Shrine is located in the Great Plateau Foothill Cave (-0833, -1489, 0027) in the Hyrule Field region. The exact coordinates for the Kyokugon Shrine are (-0710, -1550, 0006).
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To reach the shrine, you must first enter the Great Plateau Foothill Cave, which is blocked by rock walls. You’ll need countless hammers or Yunobo’s sage ability to make your way through the rocks; there are two rock walls and they are very thick. There are two Horriblins behind the first rock wall, so prepare to shoot them from the ceiling! After defeating the two Horriblins, you will see two rock walls: a blue one on your right and a black one along the slope. Ignore the blue rock wall for now and continue the path to the black rock wall. Break the rocks to create an opening to find the Kyokugon Shrine inside.
Kyokugon Shrine puzzle solution
The Kyokugon Shrine puts your brain to work solving a “ball riddle” to complete the shrine.
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1. Head up the stairs and walk to the edge of the path to find 10 bowl switches scattered around the room in a symmetrical pattern and four balls on top of pedestals. We’ve associated each bowl switch with a number as shown in the image above to help with the steps later.
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2. Look at the ceiling to find four green circles.
3. Place a ball in each of the cup switches with a green circle above them – cup switches 2, 4, 6 and 8.
4. Go through the open gate to find the sanctuary exit, but don’t touch it yet! In this room you will find the chest and a ball to your right.
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5. Look at the ceiling to find another green circle on the left side of the room.
6. Activate Ultrahand to find a loose tile on the floor below the green circle on the ceiling.
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7. Pry the loose tile from the ground to find a bowl switch.
8. Place the ball into the bowl switch from the right side of the room to open the gate blocking the box.
9. Open the chest to get a Solid elixir.
10. Complete the shrine to get a Light of blessing.