Tanuki-Bayashi in the Forest or previously named, Hayashi of Tanuki in the Forest, is the fourth quest under the Sacred Sakura Cleansing Ritual quest chain in Inazuma for Genshin Impact 2.0. See how to unlock the World Quest, its walkthrough, and the complete rewards here in this guide!

How to Unlock Tanuki-Bayashi in the Forest

Complete the Prerequisite Quests

Tanuki-Bayashi in the Forest is a part of the Sacred Sakura Cleansing Ritual quest series. You must first complete Sacrificial Offering to unlock the Tanuki-Bayashi in the Forest quest.

Sacrificial Offering Quest Guide

Tanuki-Bayashi in the Forest Walkthrough

Search for the Source of the Strange Voice

When you reach Chinju Forest, a strange voice will call out to you and ask you to find them. Head to the large Tanuki statue up the path past the red Torii gates.

Source of the Strange Voice

Defeat the Hilichurls

Some Hilichurls and a Mitachurl will be standing by the statue, so defeat them!

Talk to the Weird Statue

Talk to the large Tanuki statue, which turns out to be Ioroi, long trapped in stone. He will tell you about how he got trapped there, and then ask you to look for three little Tanuki.

Find the Little Tanuki

You can find the three little Tanuki in the Chinju Forest, hiding as various items.

1. The First Tanuki is right down the path from Ioroi, pretending to be a torch that you need to light up.
2. Another little Tanuki is a barrel on the rock in the middle of the forest, by a small statue. Both are surrounded by hilichurls you need to defeat!
3. The Third and last Tanuki is southeast of the forest, towards the stream!

All Little Tanuki Locations

Report Back to Ioroi

Head back to Ioroi to get the Ward item, which is needed for the Shrine Cleansing. Ioroi will then tell Kichibouchi to show you the way to the barrier.

Head to the Location of the Barrier

Follow Kichibouchi down to a spot near the beach. He will make a wall disappear and reveal the Chinju Shrine.

Destroy the Barrier in the Chinju Forest

Chinju Forest Shrine Puzzle Guide
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Use the Ward item and solve the puzzle by adjusting the Notch Symbols to match the pattern shown in the Torii gate.

Chinju Forest Shrine Puzzle Walkthrough

Notch Symbol	Assigned No.	Instructions
	④	This notch will be directly in the far east of the main notch, adjust it first!
	③	This one is behind the tree's bark at the very back, adjust this one next!
	②	There will be two notches on top with the guide symbol, it will be clearly visible. Adjust these last!
	①	Head back to main notch and press ''Pray''!

The main notch will always have the ① symbol when you activate it through the "Pray" button!

Defeat Ochimusha

After solving the puzzle, an Electro Ochimusha will appear that you must defeat!

Talk to Hanachirusato or Kazari

After the fight, Hanachirusato (Kazari) will appear and talk for a bit before disappearing again. Continue on to the next shrine in either the Cleansing Defilement sub-quest or the Yougou Cleansing sub-quest!

Tanuki-Bayashi in the Forest Information

Sub-Quest of Sacred Sakura Cleansing Ritual

Tanuki-Bayashi in the Forest is the fourth part of the Sacred Sakura Cleansing Ritual World Quest where the Traveler cleansed the roots of the Sacred Sakura, with the help of the Hanachirusato.

Sacred Sakura Cleansing Ritual Quest Guide

Updated Name from ''Hayashi of Tanuki in the Forest''

This quest was previously named Hayashi of Tanuki in the Forest! In Version 2.4, the name was updated to Tanuki-Bayashi in the Forest.

View the List of Known Issues to know more about other bug fixes or optimizations:

List of Known Bugs and Issues Guide

Tanuki-Bayashi in the Forest Rewards

Total Quest Rewards

Total Quest Rewards
Primogem x30	Mora x30,000	Hero's Wit x3
Adventure EXP x250

Genshin Impact Related Guides

All Quests and Quest Types

Other Sacred Sakura Cleansing Ritual Quest Guides

Sacred Sakura Cleansing Ritual Quest Line Guide

All Inazuma World Quests Guide

List of World Quests