What to know

  • The Sacred Sword appears only in New Game+ mode after completing the first playthrough.
  • You must find five offerings and place them at five Jizo statues scattered across Ebisugaoka.
  • After all offerings are placed, the sword appears at the Divine Tree for pickup.
  • The sword can be purified later through a puzzle involving ringing bells to unlock an alternate ending.

Getting the Sacred Sword in Silent Hill f requires a careful series of steps involving item collection, offerings at statues, and a purification puzzle. Below is a detailed step-by-step guide that covers everything from finding the items to purifying the sword.

How to get the Sacred Sword — step-by-step

Quick checklist (at a glance)
  • Start NG+.
  • Collect: Faded Bride Doll, Rusted Flask, Broken Geta, Cracked Hibachi, Dad’s Knife.
  • Place offerings at all five Jizō statues.
  • Visit Divine Tree to receive Sacred Sword.
  • (Optional) Purify sword via Crimson Water puzzle and follow ending requirements.
Step 1

Begin a New Game+ run. The Jizō statue side content that yields the Sacred Sword is only available in NG+. If the Sacred Sword was already acquired in a previous playthrough, certain later runs may let the sword be obtained earlier, but collecting offerings in NG+ is the standard route.

Step 2

Progress through story objectives until the Jizō statues start appearing in the Ebisugaoka area. Each statue will be discoverable during normal progression (they don’t require skipping big story beats).

Mark the statue locations on your map as they appear and collect the associated offering clues.

Step 3

Collect each offering item. The five offerings and where to find them are listed below — grab them when exploring the nearby houses, shrines, bridge, and yards as you naturally move through those objectives. (Interact with chests, search cupboards, and check small shrine alcoves.)

Jizō # Statue location (when it appears) Offering item Where to find the offering
1 Near the red postbox leaving Hinako’s house (Head to Chizuruya General Store) Faded Bride Doll Inside a nearby house; in a locked chest (find key nearby). (GamesRadar+)
2 North path of the split field (Head to Rinko’s House) Rusted Flask On top of a rock by Sennensugi Shrine / shrine area north of the statue. (Destructoid)
3 South of the save shrine near Ebisugaoka Middle School (Head to mountain behind school) Broken Japanese Geta Sandal Across the damaged bridge to the north side; collectible on the broken bridge path. (Game8)
4 Small side path approaching Shu’s house (Head to Shu’s House) Cracked Hibachi Brazier (or burned brazier) Behind Shu’s house, beside a small shack or shed. (Game8)
5 East of Shu’s house (later mountain section) Dad’s Old Kitchen Knife Stuck into a tree just east of the last statue’s house. (Game8)
  1. Faded Bride Doll
  • Location: Inside the house near your own house (the house locked previously).
  • How to get: Use the key from the first playthrough to unlock the front door and enter. The doll will be on a chair or inside.
  1. Rusted Flask
  • Location: In front of Sakuko’s family shrine near the Sennensugi Shrine.
  • How to get: Look around the shrine’s exterior area; it should be sitting on or near the stone shrine platforms.
  1. Broken Japanese Geta Sandals
  • Location: Near the damaged bridge south of Ebisugaoka Middle School.
  • How to get: Cross paths toward the bridge and look around debris near the river or broken wooden planks.
  1. Cracked Hibachi Brazier
  • Location: Behind Shu’s House on a smaller path branching off the main road.
  • How to get: Follow the smaller side path past Shu’s house; the brazier sits abandoned toward the back.
  1. Dad’s Old Kitchen Knife
  • Location: Lodged in a tree near the middle house by a lamppost, heading toward Shimizu Residence.
  • How to get: Explore near the lamppost and look for the knife stuck in a tree trunk.
Step 4

Place each offering at its matching Jizō statue. Approach a statue and use the interact button (same control used for most environmental interactions). Confirmation text and a short interaction animation indicate success. Keep a running count — the sword only unlocks after all five are offered.

The location for the Jizō statues are as follows:

  • Near the red postbox by your house — offer the Faded Bride Doll.
  • Near the Sennensugi Shrine — offer the Rusted Flask.
  • South of Ebisugaoka Middle School near the broken bridge — offer Broken Geta Sandals.
  • Smaller path behind Shu’s House — offer Cracked Hibachi Brazier.
  • Near the lamppost by the middle house on the way to the Shimizu Residence — offer Dad’s Old Kitchen Knife.

Each time you place a correct offering, a brief psychic flash happens revealing an item nearby.

Step 5

After the fifth offering, go to the Divine Tree (found southwest of Shu’s house).

Interact with the tree or trigger the associated cutscene — the Sacred Sword will be awarded. From here, the sword will appear in inventory and become usable in that NG+ run.

Step 6

Decide whether to pursue purification (optional but required for the True/Ebisugaoka ending). If planning to purify the Sword, do the following:

  1. Obtain the Brooch item from the first playthrough (this carries over into New Game+).
  2. Go to the Dark Shrine’s Main Hall and break through the hidden wall to access the secret upper room.
  3. Solve the Crimson Water bell puzzle by ringing the bells in the following order with accurate timing:
    • Earth bell
    • Water bell
    • Wood bell
  4. The water will turn crimson in the secret room, signaling success.
  5. Return to the real world and interact with the crimson water trough behind Shu's House to purify your sword.

After the puzzle resolves, return to the Divine Tree or follow the in-scene prompt to finalize purification. Purification is persistent and is required for the True/Ebisugaoka ending sequences.

Step 8

If aiming for endings tied to the Sacred Sword (for example, Ebisugaoka in Silence / True Ending), follow the additional requirements after purifying: complete the required number of prior endings, avoid taking Red Capsules during runs if instructed by the ending’s rules, and offer the Brooch at the specified Jizō in the final sequence. Confirm endgame requirements before the final act.

What to keep in mind when hunting the Sacred Sword

Treat the Sacred Sword as a New Game+ objective that rewards thorough exploration and puzzle solving. Track statue locations on the map as they appear, collect each offering item as encountered, and place them immediately or carry them until all five are ready. Decide early whether purification is desired — it requires extra steps but unlocks key endings. With the steps and tables above, the path to the sword should be straightforward to follow during a focused NG+ run.