Consult these maps for this part:

The game starts with Jubei in the Yagyu village, in front of a residence with a broken door. It is locked for now until you obtain the Charity Orb. There is a Magic Mirror right next to you where you can save your game.

Now, stay on the main path and kill a bunch of demon soldiers, then proceed to the next area. After the bridge, pick up a map from the box:

• Map: Yagyu Village Map

Make your way to the next area. Three stepping stones will rise up, opening a new path to the cave. Let's pick up 2 items before we go inside.

• Item: Herb - to your right, there is a box behind bamboos (cut them to access the box).
• Gift Item: Frog - To your left, you'll see a frog hopping around.

There is a "Dragon Shrine" to your far left; however, you cannot use it right now. Hop on the stepping stones to enter the cave. Follow the passage until you reach a door, then enter the room.

Inside, you'll meet Jubei's mother, she'll explain about some backstory and grant you the ability to absorb souls. She also gives you the Charity Orb.

• Key Item: Charity Orb
• File: Play Instructions
• Item: Herb - Inside the treasure box.

Let's go back outside. While you are in the cave, you'll notice a Soul Lamp (it looks like a candle with purple light color), press "O" to absorb the souls.

Do not go to the "Dragon Shrine" yet. Remember the residence in the very beginning? We have more treasures to collect. Now run all the way back to the start and enter the house.

Hop on to the hallway, you'll see another box to your right.

• Gift Item: Abacus - There are 2 white screens when you enter the house, break them to reveal a box.
• Item: Kaleidoscope - Hop on to the hallway, you'll see another box to your right.
• Item: Power Jewel - (Solution: Right Top, Bottom Right) At the end of the hallway is your first trick box. You should use it immediately to increase your max health bar unless you are completing no jewel achievement.

Now turn back and enter the living space, then enter the room on your left first. There is a scroll on the shelf and a hidden compartment.

• File: Artwork #10 - On the shelf.
• File: Four Guardians: Right - the hidden compartment is behind the hanging picture in the corner, cut through the picture to reveal the item.

Leave the room and go straight to the kitchen, there is one treasure box there.

• Item: Fork

Enter another hallway, then open the door to the next area and exit through the open door. This area has 2 rooms and a backyard, each contains an item.

• Gift Item: Oolong Tea - first room, in a box.
• File: Four Guardians: Left - second room, in a box.
• Gift Item: Wasabi - in the west corner of the backyard.

That's all the items we can collect. Let's go back to the cave entrance, then examine the "Dragon Shrine".

• Equipment: Buraitou