Talk to him, then go meet him later on south of the Millennium Tower. Starting in 1-3, there's a guy named Taniguchi outside the Elise on Taihei Blvd. Complete the challenge in time to earn 5,000 XP. Look for women with green arrows above their heads, and be flattering compliment them on being attractive if the choice comes up. You'll probably have to beat up a couple of jealous boyfriends, but the key to finishing this in time is mostly just being thorough. The timer is still running while dialogue boxes are open, so try not to talk to anyone else it wastes time. You now have five minutes to get three girls' phone numbers, so speak to as many of them as possible. Art of Scoutingĭuring the day, look for the Lame Scout outside the Club Elise on Taihei Blvd. You'll receive a Protective Amulet and 3,000 XP. Once you've seen Shoko at all three locations, meet her back at Sky Finance. You'll need to beat up a few loan sharks while you're at Adam, two of which are armed. Talk to her after her argument concludes, and she'll meet you back at the office.Īfter you speak with Shoko, go to Adam, a host club in the hotel district, and Le Marche and Sushi Gin on Showa Street. Shoko Muto is in an argument on Taihei Blvd West, north of Sky Finance, and needs somebody to lend her money. You'll probably run into this substory in 1-2, while you're heading to meet Kido. Speak with him, then go find Shiohara in Children's Park and defeat the Angry Ex-Employee.Īs a reward, you'll receive 5,000 XP and the Memoirs of an Action Star, an item that shows up in the Valuables tab of your inventory. Its president is standing by the side of the street with a green arrow over his head. Give him all three of Akiyama's tests, one after another, until you get the option a fourth.Īfterward, go find Paradise Advertising on Shichifuku Street West.

Return to Sky Finance at any point thereafter to meet Shiohara, a prospective customer. You receive the call for this substory while you're on your way to meet Kido in 1-2. You can ignore substories entirely if you so choose and still complete the main game, but completion of various substories unlocks minigames, provides bonus gear and experience, and provides hours of additional gameplay.Ī couple of side missions kind of look like substories-particularly Kiryu and Tanimura's dealings with Akaishi and the Kamurocho volunteer squad-but don't actually count towards that total. These appear in your status screen under the menu of the same name, and are essentially side quests. Continued abuse of our services will cause your IP address to be blocked indefinitely.There are a total of sixty-two 'substories' in Yakuza 4, with a sixty-third available once the others have all been cleared.

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Yakuza 4 substories guide