Sumi-e painting isn’t about sharpening your blade. It’s about sharpening your focus. In Ghost of Yotei, you’ll find scattered painting spots where your character slows down, sits on a tatami mat, and recreates the surrounding landscape in black ink. It’s meditative, it’s pretty, and yes—there are rewards waiting at the end of each sketch. Just don’t expect stat boosts. These are all about cosmetics.
Here’s where you’ll find every Sumi-e painting spot in the opening region of Yotei Grasslands.
How Sumi-e Painting Works
Walk up to the tatami mat, pick up the brush, and trace the lines using the DualSense touchpad. Finish the work, and you’ll unlock a piece of headgear. They’re vanity items only—think headbands and hats that won’t buff your stats but will freshen up your look.
Yotei Grasslands Painting Locations
Mount Yotei Sumi-e
- Where: Northeastern Grasslands, at Blooming Ridge Shrine. Past the first torii gate, veer left toward the cliff.
- Reward: Headband of Yotei
- Plum Crane Sumi-e
Where: West of Atsu’s Home along the Shikotsu River. Look for purple lilacs near a rock formation.
Reward: Headband of Loss
Chasing Frogs Sumi-e
- Where: Northwestern corner of the map, by Lake Jozan. The painting site sits just outside the cave tied to the “Soma the Condemned” bounty.
- Reward: Hat of Youth
Careful Pincers Sumi-e
- Where: Southern coast near Lake Shikotsu. There’s a cove overlooking jagged rock formations.
- Reward: Hat of Curiosity
What’s Next
That’s every Sumi-e painting spot we’ve found in the Grasslands so far. Expect more across later regions—the “An Artist’s Eye” trophy requires completing them all. Until then, you might want to track down the game’s Charms, which upgrade Atsu with valuable bonuses.