“Tea Bowls for Rikyu” is a quest in Assassin’s Creed Shadows that you can pick up in Yamashiro after you unlock Yasuke. It’s part of the People of Yamashiro Objectives board.
Tea Master Sen no Rikyu is setting up a new tea house and he needs tea bowl collections for it. You’ll have to find them all around the map as you explore Japan.
Our Assassin’s Creed Shadows guide will tell you how to find all tea bowl locations for “Tea Bowls for Rikyu.”
How to start ‘Tea Bowls for Rikyu’ in Assassin’s Creed Shadows
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The “Tea Bowls for Rikyu” quest is part of the People of Yamashiro Objectives board. You’ll meet Tea Master Sen No Rikyu while preparing for the tea ceremony in “The Tea Ceremony,” but his People of Yamashiro quest won’t unlock until a little later. You’ll have to wait until you complete the quests that unlock Yasuke.
You’ll find Tea Master Sen no Rikyu in northern Kyoto in Yamashiro, a few blocks north of the Imperial Palace.
For the quest, he’ll ask you to find him some tea bowls on your travels for his new tea room. You’ll find them at specific ornament merchants, and they each sell for 125 mon. We’ll break them where you can find all tea bowls by province below.
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You can find the first set of tea bowls in Sakai in southwest Settsu. The vendor is in the north-central part of town, just east of the Port of Sakai (where you can find one of the Kabukimono). You can get the Intricate Tea Bowl Collection there.
Yamashiro tea bowl location
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The next set of tea bowls is in Kyoto in central Yamashiro. You’ll find the vendor in the southern part of town a couple blocks south of the Honnoji Temple, selling the Rustic Tea Bowl Collection.
Omi tea bowl location (Azuchi)
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When you reach Omi in the northeast of the map, you’ll find a tea bowl set in Azuchi along the southeastern shore of Lake Biwa. The ornament vendor who sells the Sophisticated Tea Bowl Collection is in the western part of town.
Omi tea bowl location (Sakamoto)
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On the western shore of Lake Biwa in Omi, head for Sakamoto for the next tea bowl set. You’ll find the vendor with the Unique Tea Bowl Collection in the northwest of the town just a few blocks north of the town’s kakurega.
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You’ll find the next set in Obama right in the middle of Wakasa. The ornament merchant who sells the Elegant Tea Bowl Collection is in the middle of town near the Kara Market (where you find one of the Iron Hand Guild merchants).
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The Simple Tea Bowl Collection can be purchased from the ornament merchant in Kameyama in southeastern Tamba. You’ll find the vendor on the south side of town.
Final tea bowl set location
Players report the final tea bowl is a reward for killing The Wise — one of the Shinbakufu — as part of the main story, though we have yet to confirm this directly. We’ll update this post when we confirm how to get the final tea bowl.
‘Tea Bowls for Rikyu’ rewards
The first set of bowls you bring to Sen no Rikyu will unlock the Tea Room for your Hideout. When you turn them all in, you’ll receive 1,100 XP.
For more Assassin’s Creed Shadows guides, see our running lists of Lost Pages, Kuji-kiri, and armor locations. Or see our full Assassin’s Creed Shadows walkthrough, and our guides on how to get all companions and romance options.
