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Getting Started & Progression

Map, Areas & Key Locations Guide

Use this page as a location directory: find the major regions, facilities, fishing areas, hunting grounds, Quarry access and reusable landmarks. Detailed fish, hunting, Quarry-floor, anomaly and collectible mechanics remain on their owning guides.

No fake pins: the current repository has no canonical coordinate system or legal first-party map image, so this guide uses stable area IDs and landmark text instead of guessed coordinates.

Major Areas at a Glance

Location directory

Areas, facilities, paths and activity regions remain structurally distinct.

Major area directory
AreaKindUnlockMain uses
Home / Gardenvillage-areaNo separate condition listedfarming · shipping · construction
VillageregionNo separate condition listedsocial · foraging · story
Village Plazavillage-areaNo separate condition listedfestivals · contests
Mukou Crossroadsvillage-areaNo separate condition listednavigation · fishing · midnight
MountainregionNo separate condition listedforaging · fishing · hunting
Mountain PathpathNo separate condition listednavigation
ForestregionNo separate condition listedforaging · midnight
Thicketvillage-areaNo separate condition listedstory · midnight
Mountain Pass TunnelpathNo separate condition listednavigation
Underground PassagepathNo separate condition listedstory · midnight
Quarrydungeonstory-quarry-unlockmining · fishing · story
Waterfall Fishing Areafishing-spotNo separate condition listedfishing · midnight
Village Fishing Spotfishing-spotNo separate condition listedfishing
Crossroads Fishing Spotfishing-spotNo separate condition listedfishing · midnight
Mountain Fishing Spotfishing-spotNo separate condition listedfishing
Deep Mountain Fishing Spotfishing-spotNo separate condition listedfishing
Quarry Fishing Areafishing-spotNo separate condition listedfishing
Fox Hunting Groundhunting-groundNo separate condition listedhunting
Boar Hunting Groundhunting-groundNo separate condition listedhunting
Deer Hunting Groundhunting-groundNo separate condition listedhunting
Bear Hunting Groundhunting-groundNo separate condition listedhunting

Village & Facilities

Start in the village

Facilities live inside the Village region; this directory does not duplicate shop inventories or hours.

facility

Village Chief Estate

Also referenced as: Chief's Residence

story · deliveries

Unlock: No separate condition listed

facility

Library

lost-books · story

Unlock: No separate condition listed

facility

Clinic

story · treatment

Unlock: No separate condition listed

facility

Sazanka General Store

shopping

Unlock: No separate condition listed

facility

Chawantei / Rokkaku Restaurant

shopping · recipes

Unlock: No separate condition listed

facility

Tree Construction

construction

Unlock: No separate condition listed

facility

Chinana's Street Stall

shopping · livestock

Unlock: No separate condition listed

facility

Hunter Lodge

Also referenced as: Hunter's Lodge

hunting · licenses

Unlock: No separate condition listed

Shop SchedulesBuildingsFarm Expansion

Mukoutsuji & Roads

Mukou Crossroads is the navigation landmark

The repository keeps Mukou Crossroads as the public identity, with Mukoutsuji retained as an alias.

It connects the village-side social route to the mountain path and appears in fishing, Midnight, hunting and collectible references. Small bridges, benches and trees remain landmark text rather than new map entities.

Mountain, Forest & Foraging

Use the route hierarchy

Mountain, Mountain Path, Forest, Thicket and Tunnel are not flattened into one generic forest.

Foraging, fishing, hunting access and seasonal collectibles use the stable area IDs where the current data supports them. Use Resources for resource details.

Hunting Grounds

Choose the correct ground

Grounds are separate location entities; animal relations and licenses remain owned by Hunting.

Fox Hunting Ground

Unlock: No separate condition listed

Boar Hunting Ground

Unlock: No separate condition listed

Deer Hunting Ground

Unlock: No separate condition listed

Bear Hunting Ground

Unlock: No separate condition listed

Hunting Guide →

Fishing Areas

Fishing regions, not fish-by-fish duplication

The map uses the shared Fish location vocabulary.

Waterfall Fishing Area

Parent: mountain

Village Fishing Spot

Parent: village

Crossroads Fishing Spot

Parent: mukou-crossroads

Mountain Fishing Spot

Parent: mountain

Deep Mountain Fishing Spot

Parent: mountain

Quarry Fishing Area

Parent: quarry

Fishing Guide →

Quarry

One world area, many internal floors

Quarry access is story-driven; the repository does not promote B1–B120 into 120 world-map locations.

  • World location: Quarry, in the mountain route.
  • Unlock: `story-quarry-unlock`; no fixed Spring 8 date is hardcoded.
  • Internal navigation: B1–B120 and Minecart remain Quarry/Fast Travel systems.
  • Endpoint: B120 and the Hot Spring relation remain owned by Quarry guides.
Quarry FloorsFast TravelHot Spring

Underground & Hidden

Paths and landmarks stay reusable

Underground Passage, Cemetery, Tunnel, Watermill and Okami Pool are stable references, not collectible micro-pins.

The Underground Passage is story/Midnight-sensitive. Cemetery and Watermill recur across collectible and event references. Okami Pool is tied to the Waterfall fishing context. Exact unlock dates remain unresolved.

Seasonal & Special

Fox Shrine moves by season

Fox Shrine is not one permanent coordinate.

spring

Near clinic

Up the side path near the Clinic.

summer

Host area unresolved

No canonical landmark text

autumn

Host area unresolved

No canonical landmark text

winter

Host area unresolved

No canonical landmark text

Fox Shrine Offerings →

Mode & Weather

Reuse physical areas

Midnight and weather change functions or encounters, not necessarily the loaded map.

The same hunting ground or fishing area can carry a Midnight or weather condition. Safe Mode keeps ordinary daytime locations but does not inherit unavailable horror systems. No future September 29 farmland geometry is included.

Night Anomalies →

Location Graph

Verified connections only

The graph records named connections and conditions without inventing distances or directions.

Named location connections
FromConnectionToCondition
VillageroadMukou CrossroadsNo separate condition listed
Mukou CrossroadsroadMountain PathNo separate condition listed
Mountain PathbridgeForestNo separate condition listed
Mountain PathstairsQuarrystory-quarry-unlock
Mountain PathtunnelUnderground Passagestory-underground-access
Home / GardenshortcutQuarrypostgame-back-road
QuarryroadQuarry Fishing Areastory-quarry-unlock
VillagebridgeWaterfall Fishing AreaNo separate condition listed

Collectible navigation

Area counts without duplicate checklists

Lost Books and Machine Parts keep their detailed records; this page only aggregates canonical area references.

Village

Lost Books: 30 · Machine Parts: 6

Mukou Crossroads

Lost Books: 3 · Machine Parts: 0

Mountain Path

Lost Books: 4 · Machine Parts: 5

Forest

Lost Books: 3 · Machine Parts: 3

Thicket

Lost Books: 0 · Machine Parts: 5

Underground Passage

Lost Books: 3 · Machine Parts: 2

Quarry

Lost Books: 4 · Machine Parts: 0

Waterfall Fishing Area

Lost Books: 0 · Machine Parts: 3

Old Mouse Coins and other location-led systems should use the same area-plus-landmark pattern; their exact candidate data remains on the owning guide.

Lost BooksMachine PartsOld Mouse Coins

Travel & troubleshooting

When a location seems missing

Check the owning condition before searching for a new map area.

Quarry unavailable

Check story access, not a guessed calendar date.

Wrong hunting ground

Verify the animal, license and ground in Hunting.

Fox Shrine moved

Check the seasonal instance and landmark.

Midnight content missing

Check time, mode, weather and story condition.

Fast TravelFarm ExpansionFestivals & ContestsForaging & Wild Plants

FAQ

Map and location questions

Where is the Quarry?

The Quarry is the story-gated mining area in the mountain route. Its internal B1–B120 floors remain separate from world-map locations.

Where is Hunter Lodge?

Hunter Lodge is the village hunting-service facility. Use it for licenses, traps, bait and related exchanges.

Where is Mukoutsuji?

The repository uses Mukou Crossroads as the canonical English name, with Mukoutsuji and Crossroads retained as aliases.

Where is Fox Shrine?

Fox Shrine changes host location by season. Spring is documented up the side path near the Clinic; other seasonal host areas remain unresolved.

Does Fox Shrine stay in one place?

No. It is represented as one seasonal location entity with separate seasonal instances, not one permanent coordinate.

Are Midnight events separate maps?

The current data reuses physical areas and adds time, mode, weather or story conditions. No duplicate Midnight world map is invented.

How do you reach the Quarry faster after the ending?

The postgame Garden–Quarry Back Road is a shortcut owned by Fast Travel and Buildings; this page only shows the connection.

Are locations different in Village in the Sunshine?

Ordinary daytime areas remain represented. Midnight functions are mode-specific and are not automatically carried into Safe Mode.

All GuidesShop SchedulesCompletion RoadmapWild Bird source boundaryTamatebako spawn locations →

Written by: Village in the Shade Guide Editorial Team

Last updated: August 27, 2026

Sources: Official publisher and storefront pages, released-game research and linked source notes.