In Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (Yakuza 8), you can increase popularity in Dondoko Island through various methods, such as placing furniture with Popularity UP . Read on to learn how to increase popularity of Dondoko Island, and the effects and benefits of popularity.

How to Increase Popularity of Dondoko Island

1. Collect as Many Collectibles as You Can
2. Place DIY Items that Has Popularity UP Effect
3. Run TV Commercials Once Rank Reaches 3 Stars

Collect as Many Specialty Items as You Can

In the early game, you'll be mainly increasing your Dondoko Island popularity by collecting specialty items such as bugs and fish. Your popularity level rises each time you add a specific number of entries to the Dokopedia.

Just keep collecting all that you can; your popularity will naturally increase every time you add a new entry or when you collect a huge number of one entry.

Place DIY Items that Has Popularity UP Effect

Furniture

DIY Item	Unlock Condition
Cow Sign	Building Talent Lv. 6
Maid Mannequin	Building Talent Lv. 10
Bar Yokai Sign	Building Talent Lv. 11
Bar Good Looks Sign	Building Talent Lv. 13

DIY items with a Popularity UP effect will permanently increase popularity when used by guests.

As soon as you buy or craft them, just place them on the island; your popularity will constantly increase even without you doing anything.

Run TV Commercials Once Rank Reaches 3 Stars

Once your island reaches Rank 3, you'll unlock TV commercials. Airing a commercial will significantly boost the popularity of your island, although each costs a lot of Dokobucks.

When you have a lot of money lying around, talk to Subaru to buy a commercial. It costs 100,000 Dokobucks for a local TV station ad, and 200,000 for an online broadcast. The broadcast range of the commercials will expand as the resort rank increases.

Note that you can only release a commercial once per day.

How to Get Dokobucks Fast in Dondoko Island

Commercial Details

Effects and Benefits of Popularity

High-Ranking Guests Will Come to the Island

As your popularity increases, your rank increases, and this means that rich customers with large budgets will start coming to the island.

Note that these guests will not use furniture with low Satisfaction level, so you'll get more money because they use the higher quality ones.

Maintain High Popularity to Make High-Rank Guests Return

Customers who come once will be added to the customer list and will return to the island again and again. They'll keep coming back as long as you maintain a high popularity, so make sure to maintain or increase it.

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How to Get Dokobucks Fast	How to Increase Build Talent
How to Raise Resort Level to 5 Stars	How to Raise Guest Approval
How to Expand Your House	How to Increase Popularity
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