Onimusha Oni Refuge Entrance: Open the Locked Gate
Quick answer
Climb the outside ladder and enter through the small window. At the courtyard gate, move left to the broken fence. Shoot the padlock on the far side with your Oni Bow, then return to open the gate and reach the well.
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Route at a glance
- Start
- The locked entrance at the current A Strength in Refuge objective marker in Eastern Kyoto.
- End
- The courtyard gate opens and the route to the well is accessible.
Step-by-step route
Use the side entrance
Go around the building beside the locked entrance. Climb its outside ladder and crawl through the small window at the top.
Check: You can drop down inside the building.
Locate the courtyard gate
Leave the building and turn left toward the next closed gate.
Check: This second gate blocks the route through the courtyard.
Get a view of the lock
Facing this gate, follow the fence to your left. Look through the broken section and aim your Oni Bow at the padlock on the other side of the gate.
Check: The opening gives you a view of the lock from behind the gate.
Shoot, then return to the gate
Shoot the padlock. Walk back to the gate and open it to enter the well courtyard.
Check: The gate now opens; the next objective is Enter the well.
FAQ
Where should I aim at the locked gate?
- Stand at the broken fence to the left of the courtyard gate. Aim through the gap at the padlock on the far side, then shoot it with the Oni Bow.
Where do I go after opening the gate?
- Enter the courtyard and follow the Enter the well objective. This completes the entrance route covered here.
Check the task before choosing a route
Look for A Strength in Refuge and Look for the entrance to the Oni Refuge after the temple conversation in Eastern Kyoto. This page ends at the well courtyard.
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The first ladder is on the outside of the house. It is not the courtyard gate mechanism, so reaching the upper window only completes the first part of the route. Drop down inside, then leave the building to find the separate gate.
Two doors, two approaches
The exterior entrance and courtyard gate are separate obstacles. Reaching the building's interior does not finish this objective. Beside the second gate, the fence opening is a shooting position, not the route into the courtyard.
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Stand at the break in the fence and aim through the gap; the padlock is on the far side of the gate. After the shot, return to the gate itself and open it.
What this route does not cover
Opening the gate gives access to the well courtyard and completes the entrance route described here. The well's interior, later Glyph interactions and the refuge rewards are separate objectives. Keeping those steps out of this answer makes the success check unambiguous: the gate opens and the current objective advances to Enter the well.
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