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Kiyomizu-dera Temple
Kiyomizu-dera Temple anchors the public demo route and culminates in Musashi’s duel with Sasaki Ganryu.
Field answer. Use this area as the spoiler-light training route: it exposes Parry, Deflect, Issen, Oni Armaments, and soul absorption before the game opens into wider Kyoto.
01 / Context
Where it appears and how it fits
The playable demo begins in the Kiyomizu-dera stage. Finish its early encounters and climb toward the temple stage to reach the Ganryu duel.
02 / Requirements
What to know first
- 01
Install the demo or begin the full game.
- 02
Complete the route’s combat encounters.
- 03
Keep the demo save after finishing if you want the announced full-game bonus.
03 / Core facts
At a glance
- Region
- Kyoto
- Game role
- Early story / demo stage
- Major duel
- Sasaki Ganryu
- Real-world basis
- Kiyomizu-dera Temple
04 / Field notes
Evidence, limits, and useful detail
Capcom states that the in-game temple stage matches the real structure’s number of supporting wooden pillars.
The wider city and Oni Refuge follow after this early route, so this page intentionally avoids later navigation spoilers.
05 / Continue
Related entities and guides
Sasaki Ganryu
Sasaki Ganryu is Musashi’s rival and the human opponent at the end of the original Kiyomizu-dera demo route.
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Miyamoto Musashi
Miyamoto Musashi is the playable protagonist: a fierce young samurai who reaches Kyoto determined to prove his own strength, then becomes bound to an Oni Gauntlet.
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Malice
Malice is the supernatural corruption twisting Kyoto and enabling Genma from the depths of hell to spill into the human realm.
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