Like a Dragon Ishin Memoirs locations, including where to start The Captain and the Curious and find every Memoir

How to start The Captain and the Curious in Like a Dragon Ishin

To start The Captain and the Curious, you’ll need to track down a familiar face from Yakuza 0: Baccus. In Like a Dragon: Ishin, the character now goes by the name Ernest Satow, and both him and the substory are brand new additions for Ishin’s remake.

To begin The Captain and the Curious, head to the Umai Udon restaurant in the Fushimi area of Kyo (the southernmost area on the map). When facing the restaurant, there’s an unmarked bar to the right of the building, and it’s in here that you can find Ernest Satow talking the ear off a poor citizen.

Approach the bar itself, and after an introductory conversation with Satow, you’ll be given the option to drink with him. Accept the offer, and you’re on your way to being tasked with collecting all the Memoirs to complete The Captain and the Curious.

Like a Dragon Ishin Memoir locations

After the conversation with Satow is over, it’s up to you to track down every Memoir in Kyo. Note that the Memoirs won’t appear in the world before you begin The Captain and the Curious, so there’s no way you can inadvertently pick them up beforehand.

In the sections below, we’ve outlined where you can find all the Memoirs we’ve located so far in Like a Dragon: Ishin. Keep in mind that you’re looking for the shiny objects on the ground when it comes to picking up the Memoirs!

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Fushimi Memoir locations in Like a Dragon Ishin

Below you’ll find the Memoir locations in Fushimi:

Diatribe of a Raid Survivor

This Memoir can be found on the ground right along the street called Kuramachi, which runs horizontally near the Shrine in Fushimi.

Letter from a Tavernkeep in Uraga

The southernmost road in Fushimi is called South Fushimi Ichibangai, and it’s on the eastern side of this road that you can find the Memoir on the ground.

Journal from an Edo Rowhouse: Morning

To find this Memoir, you’ll actually need to head to your Another Life house, via the boatman at the very south of Fushimi. Make sure you’ve completed the 'Hope Blossoms Again' substory, which can be initiated in Mibu, and have adopted one dog, and purchased the chicken coop upgrade. Once you’ve done all this, you’ll find this Memoir at the location depicted below, right by the cherry blossom tree.

Journal from an Edo Rowhouse: Noon

Immediately to the left of Umai Udon, the restaurant next to where you met Ernest Satow, you can find the Memoir on the ground on a set of stairs.

Thoughts on the Wolves

Only able to obtain this Memoir during nighttime, you can find it on Shimachi, the road immediately outside the entrance to Teradaya Inn.

Gossip from a Seafaring Warrior

To find this Memoir, you actually need to have completed Chapter 12 of the main story in Like a Dragon: Ishin. Once this is done, head back to the Teradaya inn, and you can find this Memoir up in the corridor of the upper floor.

A Letter from the Right Honorable Sir E. Satow

To find this Memoir, you’ll unfortunately need to complete every other substory in Like a Dragon: Ishin. This doesn’t include main missions though, so you won’t need to see the main story through to its end to find this Memoir, which is handed out by Satow himself upon finishing the final substory.

Rakunai Memoir locations in Like a Dragon Ishin

Here are the Memoir locations in Rakunai:

Divine Punishment Rendered Once More

You can find this Memoir on the ground along Shijo Bridge, which runs between central Kyo and Gion to the east.

The Extraordinary Voyage of Nakahama Manjiro

Just south of the main road in Rakunai is a tiny road called Teramachi, and it’s here that you’ll find this Memoir.

Observations of a Mimawarigumi Trooper

Teramachi street leads straight up north from the main road in Rakunai, and it’s here that you can find the Memoir in between the Shrine and the shop.

Regarding the Incident on the 18th

On Karasuma Street, you can find this Memoir smack bang in the middle of the horizontal section of the road, immediately to the left of the gates to the Satsuma compound.

An Account from Tosa

To find this Memoir, you’ll need to have started and fully completed the ‘Talkin’ Tosa’ substory, which can be started at the most northeastern point on the Kawaramachi street just below. Once you’ve completed the substory, the Memoir will immediately appear.

Rakugai Memoir locations in Like a Dragon Ishin

Below lies the Memoir location in Rakugai:

Regarding a Certain Merchant

At the road called East Umekojicho, you can find this Memoir immediately on the ground outside the entrance to the local training grounds (the building denoted by green on your map).

Reflections of a Satsuma Samurai

If you haven’t already, you’ll need to complete ‘The Mysterious Merchant,’ which can be started on West Umekojicho at the small shack. Bring the man 10 tomatoes, and you’ll complete the initial substory, causing the Memoir to appear.

Musings of a Man Who Crossed the Sea

Firstly, you’ll need to complete the ‘Who’s Entertaining Who?’ substory, which can be started by approaching the woman outside the Shikokuya inn. Once you’ve seen the substory through to its lengthy and silly end, the Memoir will appear where the woman previously stood.

Excerpt from a History Textbook

On North Umekojicho, you can find this Memoir on the side of the street that runs north from both the Shady and Creepy Bars.

Observations of a Hatamoto

To find this Memoir, you first need to complete Chapter 13, and make it to the Finale Chapter. Then, you can find this Memoir right outside the Gambling Den.

Treatise in Defense of Ii Naosuke

This is a slightly weird one. Of the two bridges at the eastern edge of the map, you want to take the lower one, where you’ll be on the road leading to Kiyomizu Temple. Usually the giant doors at the very end of this path are locked with nothing there, but if you’re playing in the Bakamatsu Premium Adventure mode after clearing the Finale, you’ll find this Memoir on the ground immediately in front of the giant doors.

Mukurogai Memoir locations in Like a Dragon Ishin

Here are all of the Memoir locations we’ve found in Mukrogai:

An Assassin’s Plot

Next to the river bank on the easternmost area of Mukurogai, you can find this Memoir on the ground near the local Shrine.

Musings of an Official in Uraga

Like the previous Memoir, you can find this one in the same area in Mukurogai, but on the edge of the pier next to the professor.

Final Statement on the Sonno Joui

This Memoir can only be found once you’ve fully accomplished the Friendship metre with the Trash Dealer in the northwestern corner of Mukurogai, right as you enter the gate via the guard. Once you’ve fully befriended the strange guy, this Memoir will appear right next to where he was.

Gion Memoir locations in Like a Dragon Ishin

Below you’ll find the Gion Memoir location:

Journal from an Edo Rowhouse: Night

Found in the northernmost section of Gion, this Memoir can be located along the same stretch of road as the palanquin bearers and the brothel.

Notes from a Spy

To find this Memoir, head to the location we’ve marked below in Gion, which is immediately between the three inns, and the huge restaurant.

Mibu Memoir locations in Like a Dragon Ishin

Below you’ll find the Memoir location in Mibu:

Abandoned Journal of a Shinsengumi Trooper

Right outside the entrance to the Shinsengumi HQ, you can find this Memoir on the ground to the right of the entrance when facing the gates.

Diary of a Housewife

To find this Memoir, all you need to do is visit Mibu at the location we’ve marked below, along the horizontal road south of the Shinsengumi Barracks.

Once you’ve collected all the Memoirs above, you’ll have fully accomplished this aspect of Like a Dragon: Ishin.