Onimusha: Way of the Sword — All Lion Dog Locations (36)

Where to find all 36 Lion Dogs in Onimusha: Way of the Sword — the For the Love of Dog trophy set, map by map.

9/16/2026 Onimusha Wiki Editorial Last updated: 9/16/2026 6 min read

FAQ

What do rescuing Lion Dogs unlock?

Sword skins, one per six rescues: Sakurahime at 6, Shishioh at 12, Myogo at 18, Ura-giri at 24, Mooncrossed at 30 and Kikoku at all 36 — which also earns the For the Love of Dog trophy.

When do Lion Dogs start appearing?

After completing What Lurks in the Shadows and meeting Lady Murasaki. From then on they are marked with a pawprint icon — but on maps other than Eastern Kyoto they only spawn once that map is fully liberated and its final boss defeated.

Do Lion Dogs carry into New Game+?

Yes — Lion Dogs and Genma Notes both carry over, per PowerPyx's roadmap. Mysteries of Kyoto, Chance Encounters, clothing and sword/gauntlet enhancements do not.

This page lists all 36 Lion Dog locations in Onimusha: Way of the Sword, map by map, in the same order the in-game Curious Cases tab counts them. Rescuing every one earns the For the Love of Dog trophy and the last of six sword skins, tracked alongside the other collectible sets in the Platinum roadmap.

How do Lion Dog rescues work?

A Lion Dog is a dog wrapped in purple Genma fog. Per IGN’s walkthrough pages, you approach and interact to clear the fog — that is the whole rescue. They start appearing after you complete What Lurks in the Shadows and meet Lady Murasaki, and from then on each one is marked on the map with a pawprint icon, so this is the friendliest collectible set to sweep.

One gating rule from PowerPyx: on maps beyond Eastern Kyoto, Lion Dogs do not spawn until that entire map has been liberated and its map-final boss defeated. If pawprints are missing from Mount Oe or Arashiyama, that is why — not a bug.

What do the sword skins unlock and when?

Rescues pay out on a fixed ladder — a new sword skin every six dogs, per IGN:

Rescues	Sword skin
6	Sakurahime
12	Shishioh
18	Myogo
24	Ura-giri
30	Mooncrossed
36	Kikoku + For the Love of Dog trophy

The final skin, Kikoku, arrives together with the trophy at the full 36.

All 36 Lion Dog locations

Numbers follow PowerPyx’s guide, grouped by its map headers. Eastern Kyoto holds 21 of the 36 — it is the densest map by far.

Kiyomizu-dera Temple

#	Where
1	Behind the Malice Barrier on the path north from the Nio-mon Gate Spirit Mirror
2	In the room where you fight Sasaki Ganryu, at the Temple Grounds
3	In the burning town west of the waterfall

Nijo-jo Castle

#	Where
4	Along the main path in the gardens west of the Nijo-jo Castle Entrance Spirit Mirror
5	Just south of the Palace Interior Spirit Mirror in the Kyoto Imperial Palace
6	Just north of the Nue Pond Spirit Mirror

Mount Oe

#	Where
7	On the main path heading forward from the Mount Oe Entrance
8	On the west side (outside) of the house north of the Ruins Area I Spirit Mirror
9	In the attic of the building just south of the Ruins Area II Spirit Mirror
10	After the elevator ride down from the Castle Entrance Spirit Mirror, take the short path north
11	In a house east of the Cave I Spirit Mirror
12	Right beside the Storehouse Spirit Mirror

Arashiyama

#	Where
13	In a house at the dead end of the village west of the Hozu River Spirit Mirror
14	In the center section of the bridge south of the Togetsu-kyo Bridge Spirit Mirror — approached from the Hozu River side
15	Just outside the house north of the Temple Spirit Mirror

Eastern Kyoto

#	Where
16	Behind the buildings south of Enma Hall
17	In a small shrine area west of Enma Hall
18	At the dead end west of the Kiyomizu-zaka Slope Spirit Mirror
19	Near the shrine behind the merchant at Yorimasa’s Monument
20	In the tower next to the Yasaka Pagoda Spirit Mirror
21	Behind the houses south of the Kiyomizu-zaka Slope Spirit Mirror
22	In the courtyard of Enma Hall
23	In a hut far east of the Gojo Street – East Spirit Mirror
24	West of the Gojo Street – West Spirit Mirror
25	Just west of the bamboo forest in the south of Kyoto
26	Near the bamboo forest in the south of Kyoto
27	In the back of Enma Hall
28	Near the farm southwest of the Kiyomizu-zaka Slope Spirit Mirror
29	At the base of the bridge where you fight Benkei, west of the Gojo Street – West Spirit Mirror
30	On the dock south of the Sandbar – Near Stage Spirit Mirror
31	In an alleyway south of the Shijo Street Spirit Mirror
32	On the shore north of the Kamo River – East Spirit Mirror
33	In the southwest corner of Kyoto
34	On the farm south of the Yasaka Shrine Spirit Mirror
35	Behind a shack northeast of the Yasaka Pagoda Spirit Mirror
36	In an alley south of the Yasaka Pagoda Spirit Mirror

Missability and New Game+

The standard rule applies: free roam holds until the point of no return before The Clash at Rendaino, so keep a manual save there and sweep the pawprints at leisure. Lion Dogs also carry over into New Game+ (as do Genma Notes), so a trophy run that starts a Carnage playthrough keeps its rescue count.

While clearing Eastern Kyoto’s 21, the 109 Power and Oni Stones run through the same streets — the two sweeps pair naturally. For everything else the game tracks, the trophy guide keeps the full table, and the walkthrough hub maps which story phase unlocks which district.