Assassin's Creed Shadows All Kata Locations

Assassin’s Creed Shadows has 18 Kata locations. Katas are exclusive to Yasuke (the male character). Naoe (female character) can’t find them. Yasuke is unlocked as a playable character after finishing Act 1 in the story.

On the map they are indicated by white question marks which turn into orange  Kata icons when going near them. They are little QTE button-press minigames, similar to Naoe’s Kuji-kiri. You must press all buttons correctly for Yasuke to perform a Kata. They reward you with knowledge points and XP. If you go there as Naoe you can switch characters in the inventory by holding (PS5) / (Xbox).

All of them are still obtainable after the story in free-roam, nothing is missable.

Tip: You can autocomplete the button presses. From the world map open the System menu > Options > Gameplay > Quick Time Events = Auto. It will then autocomplete all button presses (also works for Naoe’s Kuji-kiri). This is fine to use and doesn’t void anything.

Izumi Settsu

Kata #1: Yamamoto Masakatsu I

Sub-Region: Osaka (Yasuke Exclusive)

Kata #2: Shorin II

Sub-Region: Yawata Plains (Yasuke Exclusive)

Yamashiro

Kata #3

Sub-Region: Arashiyama

Kata #4

Sub-Region: Ogura Pond

Omi

Kata #5

Sub-Region: Goshiki Outlands

Kata #6

Sub-Region: Lake Biwa

Iga

Kata #7

Sub-Region: Hijiyama

Kata #8

Sub-Region: Nabari Wilds

Harima

Kata #9: Maeda Inokichi I

Sub-Region: The Warfields

Kata #10: Yamamoto Masakatsu II

Sub-Region: Kakogawa Estuary

Yamato

Kata #11

Sub-Region: Asuka Rocks Basin

Kata #12

Sub-Region: Yoshino

Wakasa

Kata #13

Sub-Region: Onyu Pass

Kata #14

Sub-Region: Sotomo Gate

Kii

Kata #15

Sub-Region: Kinokawa Valley

Kata #16

Sub-Region: Kumano Sanzan

Tamba

Kata #17

Sub-Region: Takeda

Kata #18

Sub-Region: The Silver Lands

For all other collectibles check out the Assassin’s Creed Shadows Collectible Guide.