Story progression

The mission graph as the game defines it: which mission needs which, what each unlocks, and how many story steps each mission sets. Objects on the map, Lion Dogs and rescues read those steps to appear or vanish; the map shows the step next to each marker.

Mission order51

Mission	Type	Requires	Opens areas	Story steps	Read by
The Ruckus at Rendaino	Main Mission			22	13
The Stage is Set at Kiyomizu	Main Mission	The Ruckus at Rendaino	The Approach district, Kiyomizu-dera Temple: south of Temple Grounds, Nio-mon Gate district, Hall district, Kiyomizu-dera Temple: south of Shrine Grounds, Shrine Grounds district, Kiyomizu-dera Temple: Depths	52	321
Windswept Kennin-ji	Main Mission			16	22
Careful What You Wish For	Main Mission			26	122
Kyoto, Corrupted	Main Mission	The Stage is Set at Kiyomizu		16	39
The Curse of Kiyomizu-zaka Slope	Main Mission			10	15
An Immortal Talent	Main Mission	Windswept Kennin-ji		3	0
What Lurks in the Shadows	Main Mission	An Immortal Talent	Nijo-jo Castle Entrance district, Underground Laboratory: Grand Theater, Underground Laboratory: near Underground Level 2, Underground Level 2 district, Underground Level 3 district, Underground Laboratory: northeast of Underground Level 3, Underground Laboratory: near Underground Level 3, Underground Laboratory: Underground Level 4, Palace Entrance district	91	227
The Roots of All Evil	Main Mission	The Light of Vengeance		9	24
Bloodbath on the Bridge	Main Mission	The Roots of All Evil		5	58
To Live is to Suffer	Main Mission	Shadows Fall, A Tempest at the Temple		5	5
Shadows Fall	Main Mission	Bloodbath on the Bridge		4	0
A Tempest at the Temple	Main Mission	Shadows Fall		4	9
Okuni's Kabuki Dance	Main Mission	To Live is to Suffer		9	110
The Demon on the Mount	Main Mission	Okuni's Kabuki Dance	Mount Oe area 1, Mount Oe Entrance district, Ruins Area I district, Cave Area district, Mount Oe: southwest of Ruins Area II, Castle Entrance district, Mountain Trail district, Mount Oe: Futasegawa Mountain Stream, Mount Oe: Futasegawa Mountain Stream (2), Cave II district, Mount Oe: south of Cave II, Storehouse district, Mount Oe: Banquet Hall	67	100
Storm Chaser	Main Mission	A Haunted Distraction		11	15
A Haunted Distraction	Main Mission	The Demon on the Mount		7	43
In the Light of an Icy Moon	Main Mission	A Haunted Distraction, Storm Chaser	Adashino Nenbutsuji Temple district, Arashiyama: Oni Shortcut, Bamboo Path district, Temple district, Nine-story Pagoda district, Hozu River district, Togetsu-kyo Bridge district, Horin-ji Temple district	48	65
The Clash at Rendaino	Main Mission	In the Light of an Icy Moon		2	9
The Way of the Sword	Main Mission	The Clash at Rendaino	Rokudo-chinnoji Temple district (2), Spiral Stairs 1 district, Main Entrance district, Spiral Stairs 2 district, Shanaoh Castle: northwest of Spiral Stairs 2, Suspended Hallway district, Shanaoh Castle: north of Suspended Hallway, Shanaoh Castle: Fifth Layer, Keep Area district, Shanaoh Castle: west of Keep Area	20	38
The Oni's Apprentice	Main Mission	Kyoto, Corrupted		2	5
A Strength in Refuge	Main Mission	The Curse of Kiyomizu-zaka Slope		1	1
A Strength in Refuge II	Sub Mission	The Roots of All Evil, A Strength in Refuge		0	0
A Strength in Refuge III	Sub Mission	A Strength in Refuge II		0	0
Patching up the Pouch	Main Mission	A Strength in Refuge		4	14
Clear Space, Clear Mind	Sub Mission	The Curse of Kiyomizu-zaka Slope		3	34
Pale Lights in a Night Sky	Sub Mission	The Curse of Kiyomizu-zaka Slope		3	20
The Growling Ghost	Sub Mission	A Tempest at the Temple		3	5
Noisy Neighbors	Sub Mission	To Live is to Suffer		2	9
The Odd Couples	Sub Mission	Okuni's Kabuki Dance		3	24
A Fishy Story	Sub Mission	The Demon on the Mount		3	3
An Ugly Business	Sub Mission	Bloodbath on the Bridge		2	3
Restless Spirits	Sub Mission	In the Light of an Icy Moon		2	6
Ace Archer: Kiyomizu-dera Temple	Sub Mission	Bloodbath on the Bridge		7	10
Ace Archer: Nijo-jo Castle	Sub Mission	Bloodbath on the Bridge		7	15
Ace Archer: Kyoto Imperial Palace	Sub Mission	A Tempest at the Temple		7	18
Ace Archer: Mount Oe	Sub Mission	The Demon on the Mount		7	16
Ace Archer: Arashiyama	Sub Mission	In the Light of an Icy Moon		7	52
Hidden Treasure No. 1	Sub Mission	A Tempest at the Temple		1	3
Hidden Treasure No. 2	Sub Mission	To Live is to Suffer		1	2
Hidden Treasure No. 3	Sub Mission	Okuni's Kabuki Dance		1	3
Hidden Treasure No. 4	Sub Mission	The Demon on the Mount		1	3
Hidden Treasure No. 5	Sub Mission	In the Light of an Icy Moon		1	10
Some Unfinished Monkey Business	Character Mission	The Demon on the Mount, Worm-ly Ways		4	4
The Light of Vengeance	Character Mission	An Immortal Talent		7	22
A Wife's Prayer	Character Mission	The Light of Vengeance, Bloodbath on the Bridge		5	21
Something in the Water	Character Mission	A Tempest at the Temple, A Wife's Prayer		7	39
The Faceless	Character Mission	Okuni's Kabuki Dance		5	21
The Blessed Man	Character Mission	The Light of Vengeance		6	49
The Night Parade	Character Mission	The Demon on the Mount		7	68
Worm-ly Ways	Character Mission	Okuni's Kabuki Dance		8	48

Village invasions3

Timed assaults on a district, switched on and off by story steps, each with its own autosave points.

Area	Autosave points
Kiyomizu-zaka Slope district	2
East of Gojo Street - East	3
Sandbar - Entrance district	2

Boss rematches18

Boss	Rematch	Unlocked by
Byakue	1	The Curse of Kiyomizu-zaka Slope
Byakue	2	The Light of Vengeance
Dohatsu-ten	1	The Roots of All Evil
Dohatsu-ten	2	The Roots of All Evil
Nue	1	What Lurks in the Shadows
Sasaki Ganryu	1	Kyoto, Corrupted
Sasaki Ganryu	2	In the Light of an Icy Moon
Daidara	1	Kyoto, Corrupted
Rasho-gan	1	Careful What You Wish For
Greater Nue	1	What Lurks in the Shadows
Benkei	1	Bloodbath on the Bridge
Benkei	2	The Clash at Rendaino
Em512_00	1	Windswept Kennin-ji
Em513_00	1	A Tempest at the Temple
Em512_00	2	Storm Chaser
Shuten Doji	1	The Demon on the Mount
Em510_00	1	In the Light of an Icy Moon
Minamoto no Yoshitsune	1	The Way of the Sword

Story steps that gate things544

Every step a mission sets, with how many map markers, sub-mysteries and events read it.

Step	Read by
Windswept Kennin-ji step 30	1 appear (enemy), 1 appear (barrier)
The Stage is Set at Kiyomizu step 10	4 vanish (enemy), 6 story progression
Windswept Kennin-ji step 50	1 appear (enemy)
Windswept Kennin-ji step 60	1 vanish (enemy), 1 vanish (barrier), 1 appear (npc)
Storm Chaser step 40	2 appear (enemy)
The Stage is Set at Kiyomizu step 20	1 vanish (npc), 2 story progression
Storm Chaser step 60	1 vanish (fast travel)
Storm Chaser step 70	2 appear (npc), 2 vanish (enemy)
Windswept Kennin-ji step 25	1 vanish (barrier), 1 vanish (breakable)
The Stage is Set at Kiyomizu step 5	2 story progression
The Stage is Set at Kiyomizu step 135	1 story progression
The Stage is Set at Kiyomizu step 140	1 appear (env), 4 vanish (barrier), 2 story progression, 1 sub mystery
Careful What You Wish For step 85	1 vanish (env), 3 story progression
The Stage is Set at Kiyomizu step 145	1 vanish (enemy)
What Lurks in the Shadows step 135	1 vanish (enemy)
What Lurks in the Shadows step 145	1 vanish (gimmick), 1 vanish (breakable), 2 story progression
What Lurks in the Shadows step 146	4 story progression
The Stage is Set at Kiyomizu step 225	1 story progression
The Stage is Set at Kiyomizu step 8	1 story progression
Careful What You Wish For step 62	1 appear (env), 9 vanish (npc), 1 vanish (pickup)
What Lurks in the Shadows step 175	1 appear (pickup), 2 vanish (gimmick), 4 story progression
The Curse of Kiyomizu-zaka Slope step 10	1 vanish (spawner)
Kyoto, Corrupted step 1	2 story progression
What Lurks in the Shadows step 181	2 appear (enemy)
The Stage is Set at Kiyomizu step 95	1 story progression
The Ruckus at Rendaino step 10	1 vanish (spawner)
The Stage is Set at Kiyomizu step 30	2 story progression
The Stage is Set at Kiyomizu step 40	4 story progression
The Stage is Set at Kiyomizu step 50	4 vanish (npc), 1 story progression
The Stage is Set at Kiyomizu step 60	1 vanish (barrier), 2 story progression
The Stage is Set at Kiyomizu step 80	1 vanish (enemy)
The Stage is Set at Kiyomizu step 90	1 vanish (enemy), 1 vanish (env)
The Stage is Set at Kiyomizu step 100	16 vanish (enemy), 4 vanish (breakable), 6 story progression
The Stage is Set at Kiyomizu step 110	4 vanish (enemy), 6 appear (enemy), 5 appear (env), 1 vanish (gimmick), 1 vanish (gate), 1 appear (gimmick), 1 vanish (barrier), 1 vanish (env), 8 vanish (npc), 1 appear (npc), 4 story progression, 1 sub mystery
The Stage is Set at Kiyomizu step 120	1 vanish (enemy), 3 vanish (env), 1 vanish (npc), 4 story progression
The Stage is Set at Kiyomizu step 130	1 appear (enemy), 4 appear (barrier)
The Stage is Set at Kiyomizu step 150	1 appear (fast travel)
The Stage is Set at Kiyomizu step 180	1 vanish (enemy), 4 story progression
The Stage is Set at Kiyomizu step 200	2 vanish (gimmick), 5 vanish (breakable), 1 appear (enemy), 2 appear (breakable), 26 appear (gimmick), 2 appear (barrier), 6 story progression
The Stage is Set at Kiyomizu step 210	47 appear (gimmick), 12 appear (breakable)
The Stage is Set at Kiyomizu step 220	2 vanish (breakable), 26 vanish (gimmick)
The Stage is Set at Kiyomizu step 240	1 appear (breakable), 11 appear (npc), 2 vanish (enemy), 1 vanish (barrier), 1 story progression
A Haunted Distraction step 50	1 vanish (env), 5 vanish (gimmick), 2 vanish (breakable), 22 vanish (npc), 3 vanish (barrier), 5 story progression
The Stage is Set at Kiyomizu step 250	2 appear (breakable), 1 appear (gimmick), 3 vanish (enemy), 1 story progression
Careful What You Wish For step 10	1 appear (gimmick), 4 vanish (npc), 3 appear (npc)
Careful What You Wish For step 40	1 vanish (env), 1 appear (env)
Careful What You Wish For step 50	2 vanish (env), 1 appear (env), 18 appear (enemy), 2 appear (pickup), 1 appear (breakable)
Careful What You Wish For step 60	1 appear (env), 9 vanish (npc), 1 vanish (pickup)
Careful What You Wish For step 70	2 appear (env), 1 vanish (env), 1 vanish (gimmick), 12 vanish (enemy), 1 sub mystery
Careful What You Wish For step 80	1 appear (enemy)
Careful What You Wish For step 90	3 appear (enemy), 2 appear (barrier), 1 vanish (env), 1 appear (facility), 5 story progression
Careful What You Wish For step 100	3 vanish (barrier), 1 vanish (enemy), 8 story progression
What Lurks in the Shadows step 10	7 vanish (npc)
What Lurks in the Shadows step 50	3 vanish (env), 1 appear (env)
What Lurks in the Shadows step 60	2 vanish (env), 8 story progression
What Lurks in the Shadows step 80	1 appear (env), 1 sub mystery
What Lurks in the Shadows step 90	1 appear (enemy), 2 appear (barrier)
What Lurks in the Shadows step 100	2 story progression
What Lurks in the Shadows step 110	2 story progression
What Lurks in the Shadows step 120	1 appear (enemy)
What Lurks in the Shadows step 130	2 story progression
What Lurks in the Shadows step 140	1 vanish (enemy), 2 story progression
What Lurks in the Shadows step 150	4 appear (enemy), 23 appear (env), 1 vanish (barrier), 2 appear (gimmick), 1 vanish (breakable), 14 appear (breakable), 13 vanish (npc), 1 vanish (enemy), 1 sub mystery
What Lurks in the Shadows step 160	2 story progression
What Lurks in the Shadows step 190	2 vanish (enemy)
What Lurks in the Shadows step 200	2 story progression
What Lurks in the Shadows step 210	2 appear (enemy), 2 appear (barrier)
What Lurks in the Shadows step 220	6 vanish (env), 1 vanish (enemy)
What Lurks in the Shadows step 230	1 appear (enemy)
What Lurks in the Shadows step 240	1 appear (npc)
What Lurks in the Shadows step 250	1 vanish (barrier), 1 vanish (enemy), 9 sub mystery
The Light of Vengeance step 10	1 vanish (npc), 2 appear (npc)
Careful What You Wish For step 65	1 appear (env), 9 vanish (npc), 6 vanish (enemy), 1 vanish (breakable)
To Live is to Suffer step 10	2 story progression
To Live is to Suffer step 20	1 appear (enemy)
Bloodbath on the Bridge step 10	1 appear (enemy), 5 appear (barrier)
Bloodbath on the Bridge step 20	1 vanish (barrier)
Bloodbath on the Bridge step 30	1 vanish (enemy), 5 vanish (barrier), 24 appear (npc)
The Ruckus at Rendaino step 5	1 appear (spawner)
Kyoto, Corrupted step 60	2 vanish (breakable), 2 vanish (npc)
The Stage is Set at Kiyomizu step 185	14 vanish (enemy), 1 vanish (plant), 1 vanish (gimmick), 2 story progression
What Lurks in the Shadows step 15	6 story progression
What Lurks in the Shadows step 225	1 vanish (enemy)
The Ruckus at Rendaino step 2	4 vanish (enemy)
The Curse of Kiyomizu-zaka Slope step 20	4 appear (env), 2 vanish (barrier), 4 story progression
What Lurks in the Shadows step 165	1 vanish (pickup)
Careful What You Wish For step 35	1 appear (env)
Careful What You Wish For step 67	1 sub mystery
What Lurks in the Shadows step 115	2 story progression
To Live is to Suffer step 50	1 vanish (enemy), 1 vanish (barrier)
The Demon on the Mount step 10	1 appear (env), 5 appear (gimmick), 2 appear (breakable), 22 appear (npc), 1 vanish (env), 4 story progression
The Ruckus at Rendaino step 30	3 story progression
The Oni's Apprentice step 10	1 vanish (npc), 2 story progression
The Demon on the Mount step 510	2 appear (enemy)
The Demon on the Mount step 520	1 story progression
The Demon on the Mount step 550	3 story progression
The Demon on the Mount step 560	2 appear (enemy)
The Demon on the Mount step 600	2 story progression
The Demon on the Mount step 620	2 vanish (barrier), 1 vanish (spawner), 3 vanish (breakable), 3 vanish (gimmick), 1 vanish (env), 2 vanish (enemy), 2 vanish (gate)
Kyoto, Corrupted step 70	7 appear (npc)
What Lurks in the Shadows step 105	1 vanish (env), 2 story progression
What Lurks in the Shadows step 117	2 story progression
The Demon on the Mount step 20	2 vanish (env)
The Demon on the Mount step 100	2 vanish (breakable), 2 appear (gimmick)
In the Light of an Icy Moon step 45	1 appear (env)
Windswept Kennin-ji step 45	14 vanish (enemy)
What Lurks in the Shadows step 137	1 vanish (gimmick), 2 story progression
The Demon on the Mount step 115	3 story progression
The Demon on the Mount step 310	1 story progression
The Stage is Set at Kiyomizu step 7	2 story progression
The Stage is Set at Kiyomizu step 6	1 story progression
The Demon on the Mount step 70	2 story progression
The Demon on the Mount step 117	3 appear (enemy), 2 story progression
The Demon on the Mount step 105	3 appear (enemy), 2 vanish (gimmick), 2 story progression
The Curse of Kiyomizu-zaka Slope step 11	1 vanish (spawner)
What Lurks in the Shadows step 63	4 story progression
What Lurks in the Shadows step 66	1 vanish (gimmick)
The Ruckus at Rendaino step 15	1 vanish (env)
In the Light of an Icy Moon step 10	2 story progression
In the Light of an Icy Moon step 20	2 vanish (barrier)
Patching up the Pouch step 20	3 appear (enemy), 1 vanish (npc), 4 story progression
In the Light of an Icy Moon step 30	2 vanish (barrier)
In the Light of an Icy Moon step 50	1 vanish (env)
In the Light of an Icy Moon step 60	1 vanish (spawner), 2 story progression
In the Light of an Icy Moon step 70	1 vanish (enemy), 2 story progression
In the Light of an Icy Moon step 90	1 vanish (barrier), 1 appear (env)
In the Light of an Icy Moon step 100	1 vanish (env)
In the Light of an Icy Moon step 110	20 vanish (enemy), 1 vanish (npc)
In the Light of an Icy Moon step 140	2 vanish (enemy)
In the Light of an Icy Moon step 170	1 vanish (gimmick)
In the Light of an Icy Moon step 190	1 appear (barrier)
In the Light of an Icy Moon step 240	1 appear (enemy), 2 appear (barrier)
In the Light of an Icy Moon step 250	2 appear (env)
In the Light of an Icy Moon step 270	1 vanish (enemy), 2 vanish (barrier), 2 vanish (env), 2 story progression
In the Light of an Icy Moon step 300	1 appear (enemy), 1 appear (barrier)
In the Light of an Icy Moon step 310	1 story progression
In the Light of an Icy Moon step 320	1 vanish (barrier)
In the Light of an Icy Moon step 330	1 vanish (enemy)
What Lurks in the Shadows step 214	1 vanish (gimmick)
What Lurks in the Shadows step 151	3 appear (enemy), 2 story progression
What Lurks in the Shadows step 95	1 vanish (gimmick), 1 vanish (npc), 8 story progression
What Lurks in the Shadows step 101	1 vanish (enemy), 7 vanish (env), 2 vanish (barrier)
The Stage is Set at Kiyomizu step 15	8 story progression
The Ruckus at Rendaino step 40	3 story progression
A Strength in Refuge step 10	1 appear (fast travel)
What Lurks in the Shadows step 150	20 vanish (env), 3 vanish (breakable), 2 story progression
Patching up the Pouch step 5	1 appear (chest), 1 appear (npc), 4 story progression
The Light of Vengeance step 20	2 vanish (npc), 5 appear (enemy), 2 appear (gimmick), 1 appear (npc), 1 appear (spawner)
The Light of Vengeance step 40	4 vanish (enemy), 2 vanish (gimmick), 1 appear (gimmick), 1 vanish (spawner)
A Tempest at the Temple step 10	3 story progression
A Tempest at the Temple step 20	1 vanish (enemy), 1 vanish (barrier), 1 appear (npc), 1 vanish (spawner), 1 appear (breakable)
Okuni's Kabuki Dance step 50	9 appear (npc), 1 story progression
The Blessed Man step 10	5 appear (enemy), 1 vanish (gate), 2 appear (pickup), 2 appear (npc), 1 vanish (npc)
The Blessed Man step 20	3 appear (enemy), 1 appear (plant), 1 appear (gimmick), 1 appear (barrier), 2 vanish (npc), 1 appear (npc)
The Blessed Man step 30	5 vanish (enemy), 1 vanish (gimmick), 1 vanish (npc), 1 story progression
The Blessed Man step 40	3 vanish (enemy), 1 vanish (plant), 1 vanish (barrier), 6 appear (enemy), 1 appear (barrier), 1 appear (npc), 1 story progression
The Blessed Man step 60	6 vanish (enemy), 1 vanish (barrier)
The Stage is Set at Kiyomizu step 115	1 vanish (enemy), 1 vanish (npc), 5 story progression
The Curse of Kiyomizu-zaka Slope step 7	3 appear (npc)
Okuni's Kabuki Dance step 10	2 vanish (barrier), 1 vanish (spawner)
Okuni's Kabuki Dance step 20	2 vanish (barrier), 1 vanish (spawner)
Bloodbath on the Bridge step 15	1 vanish (gimmick), 20 vanish (npc)
The Demon on the Mount step 85	4 vanish (enemy)
The Demon on the Mount step 95	2 story progression
The Demon on the Mount step 150	1 vanish (barrier), 1 vanish (spawner)
A Wife's Prayer step 10	8 vanish (enemy), 3 appear (npc)
A Wife's Prayer step 20	2 appear (npc), 3 vanish (npc)
A Wife's Prayer step 30	2 vanish (npc), 1 appear (npc), 1 appear (spawner)
A Wife's Prayer step 50	1 vanish (spawner)
The Roots of All Evil step 10	1 vanish (barrier), 1 vanish (spawner)
The Roots of All Evil step 20	2 vanish (barrier), 1 vanish (spawner), 1 story progression
The Roots of All Evil step 30	3 vanish (barrier), 1 vanish (spawner)
The Roots of All Evil step 60	2 appear (breakable), 3 vanish (barrier), 4 story progression
Something in the Water step 10	5 appear (npc)
Something in the Water step 20	1 appear (barrier)
Something in the Water step 30	6 appear (enemy), 1 vanish (barrier), 1 vanish (npc)
Something in the Water step 40	1 vanish (gimmick)
Something in the Water step 50	3 vanish (npc), 3 appear (npc), 6 vanish (enemy), 1 appear (env)
Worm-ly Ways step 10	1 appear (enemy), 2 appear (barrier), 1 appear (gimmick), 4 appear (pickup), 1 vanish (npc), 2 appear (npc), 2 vanish (enemy), 1 story progression
Worm-ly Ways step 30	3 vanish (enemy), 1 vanish (barrier), 2 vanish (env), 1 vanish (gimmick)
The Night Parade step 10	1 vanish (npc), 7 appear (enemy), 3 appear (env), 1 appear (breakable), 4 vanish (enemy)
The Night Parade step 30	8 appear (enemy), 7 vanish (enemy)
A Tempest at the Temple step 5	1 appear (barrier)
Kyoto, Corrupted step 2	1 vanish (env), 10 vanish (npc), 1 appear (npc), 8 story progression
Clear Space, Clear Mind step 10	10 appear (enemy), 23 appear (breakable), 1 appear (gimmick)
Pale Lights in a Night Sky step 10	10 appear (enemy), 8 appear (gimmick), 2 appear (breakable)
Ace Archer: Kiyomizu-dera Temple step 10	5 appear (enemy)
Ace Archer: Kiyomizu-dera Temple step 30	1 vanish (enemy)
Ace Archer: Kiyomizu-dera Temple step 40	1 vanish (enemy)
Ace Archer: Kiyomizu-dera Temple step 50	1 vanish (enemy)
Ace Archer: Kiyomizu-dera Temple step 60	1 vanish (enemy)
Ace Archer: Kiyomizu-dera Temple step 70	1 vanish (enemy)
Okuni's Kabuki Dance step 1	2 appear (gimmick), 1 appear (npc)
Okuni's Kabuki Dance step 60	1 vanish (npc), 1 appear (env), 5 appear (gimmick), 2 appear (breakable), 21 appear (npc), 1 appear (enemy), 1 appear (barrier), 1 appear (chest), 3 appear (pickup), 1 vanish (facility), 3 story progression, 1 sub mystery
Okuni's Kabuki Dance step 5	2 vanish (gimmick), 2 appear (gimmick), 1 vanish (npc), 3 story progression
Some Unfinished Monkey Business step 10	1 vanish (env), 2 vanish (npc)
Some Unfinished Monkey Business step 40	1 appear (env)
Worm-ly Ways step 12	1 vanish (gimmick)
Worm-ly Ways step 13	1 vanish (enemy), 4 appear (enemy), 1 vanish (barrier), 2 appear (env), 3 appear (gimmick)
Worm-ly Ways step 17	3 appear (enemy), 4 vanish (enemy), 1 vanish (barrier), 1 appear (barrier), 1 vanish (gimmick), 2 appear (gimmick), 2 appear (npc), 1 story progression
The Night Parade step 50	14 appear (enemy), 8 vanish (enemy)
The Night Parade step 70	1 appear (npc), 10 vanish (enemy), 1 appear (gimmick), 3 vanish (env)
Okuni's Kabuki Dance step 70	2 vanish (gimmick), 1 vanish (npc), 2 appear (npc), 2 story progression
A Haunted Distraction step 30	1 vanish (barrier), 2 story progression
A Haunted Distraction step 40	1 vanish (barrier), 1 story progression
Storm Chaser step 20	1 appear (fast travel)
Something in the Water step 35	2 appear (barrier), 1 appear (gimmick), 4 vanish (npc), 4 appear (npc)
The Faceless step 10	1 appear (breakable), 3 appear (npc), 2 story progression
The Faceless step 20	2 story progression
The Faceless step 30	3 appear (enemy), 1 vanish (gimmick)
The Clash at Rendaino step 10	3 vanish (gimmick), 3 vanish (npc)
The Clash at Rendaino step 20	1 vanish (enemy), 2 story progression
Kyoto, Corrupted step 80	2 story progression
Kyoto, Corrupted step 90	4 story progression
The Stage is Set at Kiyomizu step 113	1 story progression
Okuni's Kabuki Dance step 30	3 vanish (gimmick), 1 vanish (npc), 2 story progression
Ace Archer: Nijo-jo Castle step 10	5 vanish (enemy), 5 appear (enemy)
Ace Archer: Nijo-jo Castle step 30	1 vanish (enemy)
Ace Archer: Nijo-jo Castle step 40	1 vanish (enemy)
Ace Archer: Nijo-jo Castle step 50	1 vanish (enemy)
Ace Archer: Nijo-jo Castle step 60	1 vanish (enemy)
Ace Archer: Nijo-jo Castle step 70	1 vanish (enemy)
Ace Archer: Kyoto Imperial Palace step 10	5 vanish (enemy), 5 appear (enemy)
Ace Archer: Kyoto Imperial Palace step 20	3 vanish (enemy)
Ace Archer: Kyoto Imperial Palace step 30	1 vanish (enemy)
Ace Archer: Kyoto Imperial Palace step 40	1 vanish (enemy)
Ace Archer: Kyoto Imperial Palace step 50	1 vanish (enemy)
Ace Archer: Kyoto Imperial Palace step 60	1 vanish (enemy)
Ace Archer: Kyoto Imperial Palace step 70	1 vanish (enemy)
Ace Archer: Mount Oe step 10	6 vanish (enemy), 5 appear (enemy)
Ace Archer: Mount Oe step 30	1 vanish (enemy)
Ace Archer: Mount Oe step 40	1 vanish (enemy)
Ace Archer: Mount Oe step 50	1 vanish (enemy)
Ace Archer: Mount Oe step 60	1 vanish (enemy)
Ace Archer: Mount Oe step 70	1 vanish (enemy)
Ace Archer: Arashiyama step 10	42 vanish (enemy), 5 appear (enemy)
Ace Archer: Arashiyama step 30	1 vanish (enemy)
Ace Archer: Arashiyama step 40	1 vanish (enemy)
Ace Archer: Arashiyama step 50	1 vanish (enemy)
Ace Archer: Arashiyama step 60	1 vanish (enemy)
Ace Archer: Arashiyama step 70	1 vanish (enemy)
An Ugly Business step 10	3 appear (pickup)
Restless Spirits step 10	1 vanish (gate), 1 appear (gate), 3 appear (pickup), 1 story progression
The Growling Ghost step 10	2 appear (pickup), 1 appear (barrier)
The Growling Ghost step 20	1 vanish (barrier)
Noisy Neighbors step 10	2 appear (barrier), 2 appear (chest), 2 appear (pickup), 1 appear (ladder)
Noisy Neighbors step 20	2 vanish (barrier)
The Odd Couples step 10	2 appear (pickup), 11 appear (enemy)
The Odd Couples step 20	11 vanish (enemy)
A Fishy Story step 10	3 appear (pickup)
The Faceless step 40	3 appear (npc), 1 vanish (breakable), 3 vanish (npc)
Storm Chaser step 10	1 vanish (spawner)
Storm Chaser step 80	2 vanish (npc), 2 story progression
The Growling Ghost step 15	1 appear (env)
Hidden Treasure No. 1 step 10	2 appear (pickup), 1 appear (chest)
Hidden Treasure No. 2 step 10	1 appear (pickup), 1 appear (chest)
Hidden Treasure No. 3 step 10	2 appear (pickup), 1 appear (chest)
Hidden Treasure No. 4 step 10	2 appear (pickup), 1 appear (chest)
Hidden Treasure No. 5 step 10	3 appear (enemy), 3 vanish (env), 3 appear (pickup), 1 appear (chest)
The Demon on the Mount step 115	3 appear (enemy)
The Roots of All Evil step 5	1 vanish (barrier), 2 appear (env)
The Way of the Sword step 20	2 story progression
The Way of the Sword step 30	1 vanish (enemy), 1 vanish (barrier), 2 story progression
The Way of the Sword step 60	2 story progression
The Way of the Sword step 70	2 vanish (enemy), 2 vanish (barrier), 1 appear (enemy), 1 appear (barrier), 1 appear (env), 2 story progression
The Way of the Sword step 80	1 vanish (env), 2 story progression
The Way of the Sword step 90	1 vanish (enemy), 1 vanish (barrier)
The Way of the Sword step 100	1 appear (enemy), 1 appear (barrier)
The Way of the Sword step 140	1 vanish (enemy), 1 vanish (barrier)
In the Light of an Icy Moon step 12	6 vanish (enemy)
The Demon on the Mount step 65	2 story progression
Okuni's Kabuki Dance step 65	1 vanish (env), 5 vanish (gimmick), 2 vanish (breakable), 21 vanish (npc)
The Way of the Sword step 35	1 appear (enemy)
The Faceless step 15	2 appear (npc)
Storm Chaser step 5	1 vanish (gimmick)
Storm Chaser step 15	1 vanish (env)
The Stage is Set at Kiyomizu step 45	3 story progression
The Stage is Set at Kiyomizu step 83	2 story progression
What Lurks in the Shadows step 64	2 story progression
The Way of the Sword step 125	5 story progression
What Lurks in the Shadows step 107	1 vanish (breakable), 2 story progression
What Lurks in the Shadows step 150	2 story progression
What Lurks in the Shadows step 154	2 story progression
Careful What You Wish For step 66	1 vanish (env)
The Demon on the Mount step 16	4 story progression
The Way of the Sword step 137	6 story progression
The Roots of All Evil step 6	2 appear (env)
The Oni's Apprentice step 20	2 story progression

30 waypoint blockades are keyed to story steps as well.