Tool Database
Find the main farming, mining, hunting and exploration tools, see how each one is unlocked, and learn which tools can be upgraded through Copper, Steel, Gold and Meteor Iron tiers.
8
Main tools
5
Upgradeable families
4
Metal tiers
Story + systems
Usage paths
Japanese tool names are preserved for the current Japanese release. English tool names on this page are provisional until the official Western localization can be verified.
When Do You Get Each Tool?
The four Spring 2 starter tools appear together; Helping Ticket dates are progression hints rather than guaranteed delivery dates for every player.
8 of 8 main tools shown
ジョウロ
A manual farming tool for watering crop tiles.
Story: A Watering Can is also used during a later Mountain Pass story route.
クワ
A field tool that creates normal tilled crop fields.
オノ
A woodcutting tool for trees, wooden obstacles and wood gathering.
Story: A Gold-upgraded Axe is required for a later main-story route.
ツルハシ
A mining tool for breaking rocks, gathering stone and ore, and progressing through the Quarry.
Story: The Copper Pickaxe can clear the rockslide near the mountain camp during Kisuke's Helping Ticket route.
スキ
A paddy-field tool that converts farmland into tiles for rice, wasabi and later paddy crops.
カマ
A cutting tool for weeds and, after a later Shrine unlock, crop harvesting.
弓
A ranged hunting tool that also interacts with specific midnight anomalies.
Night: The Bow is required or useful for specific midnight anomalies; bring arrows before relying on it.
懐中電灯
A portable light for dark areas, midnight exploration and certain anomaly interactions.
Story: Introduced during the first scripted midnight story sequence.
Night: Some anomaly encounters react to the Flashlight in specific ways; check the Night Anomalies guide before relying on it.
Tool Roles
The same handheld tool can matter to farming, story progression, hunting or nighttime exploration. These groups explain roles without turning support equipment into primary tools.
ジョウロ · Watering Can
Water crop tiles · Support early farm expansion
クワ · Hoe
Create normal crop fields · Prepare tiles for field crops
カマ · Sickle
Cut weeds · Manage paddy weeds · Harvest crops after the Shrine enhancement
ツルハシ · Pickaxe
Break rocks · Mine stone and ore · Remove stone obstacles · Progress Quarry mining
オノ · Axe
Cut trees · Remove wooden obstacles · Gather wood
スキ · Plow
Create paddy fields · Prepare tiles for Rice and Wasabi · Expand paddy cultivation
カマ · Sickle
Cut weeds · Manage paddy weeds · Harvest crops after the Shrine enhancement
弓 · Bow
Hunt with arrows · Make ranged attacks · Handle specific anomaly interactions
懐中電灯 · Flashlight
Light dark areas · Support midnight exploration · Interact with certain anomalies
弓 · Bow
Hunt with arrows · Make ranged attacks · Handle specific anomaly interactions
Upgradeable Tools
Watering Can, Hoe, Axe, Pickaxe and Plow use the documented Base → Copper → Steel → Gold → Meteor Iron progression. Upgrades are sequential.
ジョウロ
Base
1 tile forward
Copper
2 tiles forward
Steel
3 tiles forward
Gold
4 tiles forward
Meteor Iron
5 tiles forward
Forward reach, not a square area.
クワ
Base
1 tile
Copper
2×2
Steel
3×3
Gold
4×4
Meteor Iron
5×5
Documented tilled area progression.
オノ
Base
Qualitative
Copper
Qualitative
Steel
Qualitative
Gold
Qualitative
Meteor Iron
Qualitative
Exact hit counts vary by obstacle and tree type.
ツルハシ
Base
Qualitative
Copper
Qualitative
Steel
Qualitative
Gold
Qualitative
Meteor Iron
Qualitative
Exact hit counts vary by rock and ore target.
スキ
Base
1 tile
Copper
2×2
Steel
3×3
Gold
4×4
Meteor Iron
5×5
Documented paddy area progression.
For Anvil requirements, molds, processed materials and recommended upgrade order, use the dedicated Tool Upgrade Guide. This page intentionally does not duplicate its detailed cost matrix.
Story Progression
These are practical requirements, kept spoiler-light.
Equipment Boundary
The eight primary records are handheld tools only.
Magatama, fertilizer, scarecrows, sprinklers, traps, bait, licenses, molds, the Workbench, Furnace, Anvil and processing machines belong to other systems. They can support tool progression without inflating the main tool count.
Common Confusion
A metal tool upgrade and a Shrine skill can affect the same activity without being the same system.
Expands the tilled area from 1 tile up to 5×5 at Meteor Iron.
A Shrine skill that lets an already tilled field tile become a ridge. It is not a Hoe tier.
カマの技術 reduces stamina use; カマの強化 enables crop harvesting. Neither creates Copper or Steel Sickle tiers.
Progression Advice
Use the relevant system guide rather than assuming every obstacle is a damage or hit-count problem.
FAQ
This guide tracks eight main handheld tools: Watering Can, Hoe, Axe, Pickaxe, Plow, Sickle, Bow and Flashlight.
Watering Can, Hoe, Axe, Pickaxe and Plow follow the main metal upgrade path through Copper, Steel, Gold and Meteor Iron.
The Sickle does not currently use the standard Copper-to-Meteor-Iron tool chain. Instead, Shrine skills improve Sickle stamina use and later allow it to harvest crops.
Complete Sumire's Helping Ticket progression and visit her house during the follow-up event to receive the Bow.
The Plow is obtained through Tobari's Helping Ticket progression and is used to create paddy fields.
The Flashlight is introduced during the Spring 14 story sequence connected to the game's first scripted midnight exploration.
The Sickle is sold at the General Store for ¥500.
Pickaxe, Axe and Watering Can are the usual early priorities, but the right choice depends on whether mining, construction or crop watering is your biggest bottleneck. See the Tool Upgrade Guide for the full comparison.
Yes. A later main-story route requires a Gold-upgraded Axe.
Yes. The documented field area increases from one tile at the base tier to 2×2, 3×3, 4×4 and finally 5×5 at Meteor Iron.
Yes. The Plow follows the same 1-tile, 2×2, 3×3, 4×4 and 5×5 area progression for creating paddy fields.
The documented watering reach increases from 1 tile at the base tier to 2, 3, 4 and 5 tiles through Copper, Steel, Gold and Meteor Iron.
Related Guides
Use the focused guide for detailed upgrade planning, skills, requests, crops and night encounters.
Tool Upgrades
Anvil, molds, upgrade materials and upgrade order.
Open guideShrine Skills
Ridge, Sickle and other Shrine effects.
Open guideRequests
Helping Tickets for Plow and Bow progression.
Open guideWalkthrough
Gold Axe, Watering Can and story requirements.
Open guideCrops
Fields, paddies, watering and harvesting.
Open guideNight Anomalies
Bow and Flashlight interactions after midnight.
Open guideWritten 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.