The twelve puzzle boxes are hidden across the Teshio Ridge region, found in Yōtei Six Camps, at Kitsune Altars, or simply on a corpse in the wilderness.
General Location | Type | How To Reach |
Sakura Woods | Corpse in the Wild | Go to the map location roughly near the letter 'r' in "Sakura." The box is found by looting a corpse located beneath a wooden structure. |
Sentinel Forest | Kitsune Altar | Head southeast from the Sentinel Forest Camp. Follow the snowy pathway until you reach the Kitsune Altar, where the puzzle box is found. |
Shipwreck Shoal | Kitsune Altar | Travel along the easternmost road that follows the Shipwreck Shoal coast. The Kitsune Altar and the box will be situated along a rocky cliff face. |
Sarobetsu Forest | Kitsune Altar | Travel directly north from the word ‘Sarobetsu’ on the in-game map. The Kitsune Altar is located up a sloping pathway. |
Teshio Coast | Kitsune Altar | Reach the easternmost side of the Teshio Coast. Look for a snowy slope that leads up to the Kitsune Altar where the puzzle box rests. |
Crossroads Trading Post | Yōtei Six Camp | Infiltrate the enemy camp and eliminate all hostiles. The box can be collected from the Altar of Reflection located within the camp. |
Snow Drift Springs Hideout | Hidden Yōtei Six Camp | Go to the Snow Drift Springs Shrine in the Crimson Forest. Solve the Fox Lantern puzzles to enter the hideout: 1. In the first puzzle, light the lantern on the left. 2. In the right row, light the far right fox lantern. 3. In the third puzzle, light the middle lantern.Once inside, clear the camp, then solve the final puzzle (light the leftmost lantern and the second from the right). A rope will drop to the puzzle box/Altar of Reflection. |
Snow’s Blight Hideout | Hidden Yōtei Six Camp | Start at the Snow’s Blight Shrine. Light the braziers that have lit lanterns behind them on the left. On the right, rotate the fox statues to align them with the wall engravings. Carry both fox statues to the door and crawl inside. After killing all enemies, climb to the Altar of Reflection to find the box. |
Nakajima Ice Cave Hideout | Hidden Yōtei Six Camp | Head to the Nakajima Ice Cave. At the gate, rotate the foxes to face away from the door. Crawl inside and grapple up. Use fox statues along the path to reveal ladders/ropes. In the back right corner, rotate two fox statues to face each other, then cross the rope to reach the puzzle box. |
Deserted Village | Yōtei Six Camp | Clear the camp of all enemy foes. The puzzle box can be picked up from the Altar of Reflection here. |
Soya Port | Yōtei Six Camp | Rescue the prisoner and eliminate all enemies inside the camp. The puzzle box is then available on the Altar of Reflection. |
Cape Inari Hideout | Hidden Yōtei Six Camp | At Cape Inari Shrine, light the two fox lanterns that have the trident symbol. Head inside and light two more trident fox lanterns, avoiding those with the exclamation mark. Head deeper, eliminate all enemies, and light the bridge-side fox lanterns to spawn ropes, which lead to the altar and the puzzle box. |
The type of box you receive corresponds to the sequence in which you pick it up (e.g., the 5th box you pick up is always the Intricate Box).
Puzzle Box Number | Box Name | How To Open (Solution) | Rewards |
1 | Interesting Box | Slide the stripe left, then slide the front down. | Charm of the Wary Opponent |
2 | Peculiar Box | Slide the two black strips down. | 750 Coin |
3 | Fascinating Box | 1. Slide the stripe right and slide the front down. 2. Slide the stripe left and slide the front down. | 7x Iron Sand |
4 | Curious Box | On all four sides, slide the stripes down. | 1,500 Coin |
5 | Intricate Box | 1. Slide the top left stripe left and the bottom right stripe right. 2. Slide the two vertical stripes down. | 8x Shinobi Steel |
6 | Manageable Box | 1. Slide the front down, and slide the stripe left. 2. Slide the front down further. 3. Move the stripe as far to the right as possible. 4. Slide the front down more. 5. Slide the stripe further right. 6. Finally, slide the front down one last time. | Charm of the Drunken Adversary |
7 | Perplexing Box | 1. Slide the left stripe left and the right stripe right. Slide the vertical stripe down. 2. Rotate the box to the right and slide the stripe right. Slide the vertical stripe down. 3. Rotate the box twice more and slide the stripe left. Slide the vertical stripe down. | 1,500 Coin |
8 | Devious Box | 1. Slide the top left and top right stripes to the left and right, respectively. 2. Slide the middle stripes down as far as they’ll go. 3. Slide the bottom left and bottom right stripes to the left and right, respectively. 4. Slide down the middle stripes further. | 10x Iron Sand |
9 | Challenging Box | 1. Slide the stripe left and rotate the box to the right. 2. Slide the stripe left and the middle stripe as far down as it’ll go. 3. Rotate the box left and slide the bottom half of the vertical stripe down. 4. Rotate the box right, slide the stripe right, and then rotate the box left. 5. Slide the stripe right and the middle stripe down. | 8x Shinobi Steel |
10 | Surprising Box | 1. Slide the front down and the stripe right. 2. Slide the front up and the stripe right. 3. Slide the front down. | 2,000 Coin |
11 | Elaborate Box | 1. Slide the right vertical stripe down and the top left stripe left. 2. Slide the left vertical stripe as far down as you can. 3. Slide the top left stripe in and the bottom left stripe left. 4. Slide the left vertical stripe as far down as you can. 5. Slide the bottom left stripe in and the top left stripe left. 6. Slide the left vertical stripe down. | 10x Iron Sand |
12 | Epic Box | 1. Rotate the box twice to get to the back. Slide the top half of the vertical stripe up and the bottom half of the vertical stripe down. 2. Slide the stripe left and spin the box right. 3. Slide the stripe left and rotate the box right. 4. Slide the left stripe left and the middle stripe as far down as it’ll go. 5. Slide the left stripe back in and rotate the box left. 6. Slide the stripe right and spin the box left. 7. Slide the stripe right and spin the box left again. 8. Slide the stripe right, followed by rotating the box left. 9. Slide the right stripe right and the vertical stripe down further. | Final Reward (Not specified in source material, but typically highly valuable gear or item). |