Ebisugaoka Part 4: Sugisato Forest

Welcome to the eighth chapter of the complete walkthrough guide for Silent Hill f, covering the fourth visit to Ebisugaoka and the path from the school to Shu's house through the Sugisato forest. Use the key summary below for essential, spoiler-free directions, including all missable trophy-related items and actions (items in italics are optional). For in-depth guidelines with extra explanations, refer to the complete walkthrough section. This guide also includes all New Game+ items and actions for your subsequent playthroughs.

Legend
  • Hokora – shrines
  • Capsule Case – key items
  • Steel Pipe – weapons
  • Omamori [Whale] – omamori
  • Upgrade: Ema – character upgrades
  • Local Doctor's Note – documents
  • Housemaid’s Note – trophy-related documents
  • Red Capsules – consumables
  • Antique Comb (⛩300) – offerings

Collectibles

Counts of available trophy-related collectibles:

Category NG NG+ NG++
Omamori 1 1 -
Ema 1 1 -
Inventory upgrades - - -
Inari-sama's seals - 1 -
Documents - 1 -

Key Summary

  • Go up the stairs.
    • New Game+: Diary of Revenge (4) and Upgrade: Ema are inside the Inari-sama box at a shrine next to a gazebo.
    • Dried Carcass (⛩200) is on top of a well to the southeast of the first Hokora shrine.
    • Antique Comb (⛩300) is on a rock behind one of the two huts before the path is blocked.
  • Move the blocking planks and continue to the area with the ponds.
    • Antique Comb (⛩300). Go past the ponds and up the stairs. Pass under the small bridge to the right, and this offering can be found on a ledge with the plant pots in front of the abandoned hut.
    • Omamori [Horse] is at a shrine to the right after crossing the small bridge (before the map stand).
  • Continue the path until you reach a map stand and a locked gate next to it.
  • Go southwest towards the mountain refuge.
    • Upgrade: Ema is on a rock halfway before the refuge.
  • Drop down and pick up the Metal Gate Key on a shelf next to the Hokora shrine.
    • Shriveled Abura-age (⛩500) is on a workbench behind the building.
  • New Game+: Metal Gate Key will be on a stool inside the building.
    • Omamori [Goat] is on a bench inside the building as you enter.
  • Move the blocking planks and drop down the ledge to start the chasing sequence. Run towards the metal gate.
    • Trophy/Achievement: Agile Escape. Escape from the Fog Monster at Sugisato without getting hit.
  • After the gate, continue running from the Fog Monster, following the path up the mountain until you are safe.
    • Trophy/Achievement: O Divine Tree. At the Hokora shrine, take the stairs to the left and discover the Thousand Year Cedar at the end of the path.
  • New Game+: Sacred Sword Puzzle. Research Journal Photo 4 and Regarding the "Legend of the Sacred Sword" (5) are in the corner of the shrines to the left on the path to the Thousand Year Cedar.
    • Dried Carcass (⛩200) is in front of the shrines to the right on the path.
  • From the Hokora shrine, take the right path and continue until you reach Shu's house.
  • Enter Shu's workshop behind the house to pick up Front Door Keys To Shu's House on a desk.
  • New Game+: Trophy/Achievement: Winners Don’t Do Drugs. Reach the Iwai residence without taking a single capsule and leave the capsules on Shu's desk in his workshop.
  • New Game+: Sacred Sword Puzzle. Cracked Hibachi Brazier is behind Shu's workshop. Return towards the Hokora shrine to find the fourth Jizo statue halfway down. Interact with the statue to offer the Cracked Hibachi Brazier (4/5).
  • Enter Shu's house.

Complete Walkthrough

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