In Sonys PlayStation-Hit „Ghost of Tsushima: Director’s Cut“ you can not only do a lot special shrines but also a special place on a mountain. This is the monkey sanctuary, where you can unlock the “Spirit of the Monkey” trophy. Below we give you tips on how to do this.
Where can you find the monkey sanctuary on Iki Island?
The monkey sanctuary is on the Top of Mount Saruiwa and you can find it in lowest southwest the island. The entrance to this place is marked with two large stone monkey statues. The path begins behind them, which you first have to follow to three statues and then all the way up to the summit.
What do the three monkey statues mean?
the three monkey statues, which this trophy is about, most of you have probably seen before. They have meanwhile found their way into our everyday lives and are, for example, in various messenger services such as WhatsApp as Emojis available. But what do they actually mean?
One of the monkeys covers his ears, another covers his eyes and the third of them covers his mouth. They have their origin in one ancient Japanese proverb, which translated means something like “Hear nothing, see nothing, say nothing”. You go to the Chinese philosopher Confucius back, who wrote about the essence of morality in one of his works, the twelfth book of the Analects of Confucius.
Basically it means something like overlook the bad. However, this is not meant to mean that one should ignore the bad, but that one should focus on something optimistic. With us in the West, the saying of the three monkeys has a different meaning, namely to turn a blind eye to something unpleasant. But now we finally dedicate ourselves to the three statues of the monkey sanctuary.
Monkey Sanctuary Statue No. 1
As already mentioned, you have to interact with three monkey statues. At the entrance to the sanctuary, first follow the path. Shortly afterwards you will see a crevice in front of you, but you are not allowed to go through it. Instead, keep left and climb up. From there you can get the to the right of you first stone monkey see who covers his ears. Play something for him on the flute to start a cutscene.
Now climb back down the path that you came before. Squeeze yourselves through the crevice and follow the path until you see a small one on the right Ledge discovered to hold onto. The ledge will break as soon as you and Jin cling to him. Then climb further down and you will find them second monkey statuewho covers her eyes.
Monkey sanctuary statue No. 2
Now you have to a smoke bomb Throw it on the ground in front of you to trigger a short cut scene. Once this is done, you can climb back up and go under the stone arch. Now follow the path and you will soon become one Bamboo bridge come from where you have to climb down a bit.
A little later you reach a cliff from which you can apparently no longer climb. But the first impression is wrong, because if you do to the left looks, you should be able to see an interaction point for your grappling hook. Use this to get from there to climb downuntil you get to the water.
Monkey sanctuary statue No. 3
Now you have to swim a little with Jin. On your left you will find on the bank the third and final monkey statue. This holds up shut your mouth. To honor the statue, you have to stand in front of it Bowwhich triggers another short cutscene. Now start your way back up.
You can probably already guess what follows now: climb all the way back until you get back at the bamboo bridge arrived. Nearby you will find a ledge from which you can climb further up. Follow the path further and further and you will finally reach the top of the mountain.
There is the monkey sanctuary, which you have now almost completed. Once at the top, you still have to a song on the flute play and it’s done: Now should the “Spirit of the monkey” trophy appear on your screen. Caress another monkey and enjoy the picturesque view from the summit.
Of course, the island of Iki has other interesting places as well as some exciting secrets ready for you. Should you need some help with this, please have a look at our other guides for “Ghost of Tsushima: Director’s Cut”. Otherwise, of course, we hope you continue to enjoy the game.
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