After the cutscene, you'll appear in the middle of the town. Now look at the map below, I want you to remember these places because I'll be referring to their name as shown in the map. I also include items available to collect for this section.

Once you regain control of Jubei, talk to the man wearing a hat and back basket on your left.

• Gift Item: Sugar Candy

Enter the bar, then go to the backyard. There is a Magic Mirror, Magic Well, along with a treasure box.

• Gift Item: Kiseru

Save your game at the Magic Mirror, then go upstairs for another treasure box.

• Gift Item: Folding Fan

Exit the bar and go south to the marketplace and stable area for more items.

• Gift Item: Globe - marketplace, inside a box near the merchant on your right side.
• Gift Item: Ancient Documents - stable area, talk to the man wearing hat and basket next to the stable.
• Gift Item: Tengu Mask - stable area, in the corner in front of the stable.

That's all in this area, let's go north to the blacksmith shop. Pick up a treasure box in front of the entrance.

• Map: Imasho Town Map

Enter the shop. There is a switch to your left but don't pull it yet (when activated, it will lower the elevator on the other side allowing you to access a treasure box, however, it'll slowly rise up). So first, go right and destroy all wooden baskets blocking your path, then pick up an item in a box.

• Gift Item: Cloth

Once you destroyed all the baskets, go back to the switch and pull it. Quickly run to the other side to catch up the elevator.

• Equipment: Bow

Leave the shop and go to the gold mine via the mountain path.

• Gift Item: Unique Mushrooms - on the second screen, there is a hidden item near the tree to your left.
• Gift Item: Telescope - inside a treasure box, halfway to the gold mine.
• Gift Item: Rhino Beetle - this is also a hidden item. Basically, you have to stay in a specific screen shown below for about 20 to 30 seconds until you see the beetle crawling on the tree.

That's all the items in this section. Continue and go up the stairs you'll meet the gold mine guard asking for a permit.

Important note: Item shop has items worth a total of 2200 gold + the permit fee 100 gold. So I highly recommend you farm gold here in the "Mountain Path" area (get in/out of the area to respawn the demons). This should take about 3 or 4 times to reach the total of 2300 gold.

Once you have enough gold, return to the town, enter the item shop, and buy everything there.

Note: Egg is a special gift item that can evolve over time (in game time). Buying it early allows it to evolve faster. The transformation goes from "egg" -> "chick" -> "chicken" -> "brown egg" -> "brown chick" -> "brown chicken" -> "golden egg" -> "golden chick" -> "golden chicken". The "Golden Chicken" can significantly boost friendship point when given as an item. However, it'll take about 7-hour playtime to obtain it (I won't be using it for trading).

After you finished shopping, leave the shop and enter the bar, walk toward a few steps to trigger another cutscene introducing 2 support characters, Ekei and Magoichi.

Now go talk to the guy standing in front of the side door at the back (this door leads to the item shop). He'll sell you the permit to the gold mine.

• Key Item: Mountain Permit

Let's start our first trade. This is also a special trade because you'll always receive these items during "Imasho Town (First Visit)" only, and they are missable. To give an item, approach the character and press the "Start" button.

• Item: Secret Medicine - Give Vodka to Ekei.
• Item: Super Magic Liquid - Give Ancient Documents to Magoichi.

These are super rare items that fully restore your health and magic respectively.

Side Note: There is another support character, Kotaro. He is a special case because he has 3 separate introduction scenarios which require you to play 3 times to unlock the 3 of them. So here is how I set them up, First introduction scenario on Magoichi and Kotaro routes, the second introduction scenario on Ekei route, and the third introduction scenario on Oyu route. The downside of not meeting Kotaro early is that you will miss some trading items and a Yellow Necklace.

Now go to the bar's backyard to save your game at the Magic Mirror.

The upcoming scenario in the gold mine is determined by who has the highest friendship points. And friendship points increase or decrease by giving items and some actions throughout the game.

Note: If you chose "No Trade" for your this run, you can ignore the gift reward.

Our next adventure is the gold mine, so leave the bar and make your way to the mountain path, show the guard your permit, then pick up an item at the entrance.

• Gift Item: History Book Vol. 4

Enter the gold mine.