Ujimasa Yarikawa
Ujimasa Yarikawa runs Yarikawa as its steward. His father was Lord Tokiasa Yarikawa, and he is the youngest son. He leads the town's defence when the Mongols lay siege. He is wary of Jin because of what Clans Sakai and Shimura did to his family.
- Role
- Minor
- Affiliation
- Clan Yarikawa
Appears in
The Walls of YarikawaThe Walls of Yarikawa is the first of three Act 2 tales about winning over Clan Yarikawa. With Yuna and Taka you sneak past the Mongol siege camp through a secret entrance under a waterfall to reach the stronghold's steward.- The Ghost of YarikawaThe Ghost of Yarikawa is the Act 2 tale where the Mongols storm Yarikawa Stronghold and you lead its defense against General Temuge. Beating him unlocks the Ghost Stance, one of Jin's strongest techniques.
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Good to know
- Kept his clan's rule over Yarikawa after the rebellion was crushed.
- Believes Yarikawa can wait out the siege until the Mongols move on.
- Turns down Jin and Yuna's first request for help.
Where you meet him
Jin, Yuna and Taka sneak into the stronghold through an old passage in The Walls of Yarikawa. After Jin brings in Daikoku's archers and kills Temuge in The Ghost of Yarikawa, Yarikawa agrees to back Shimura.
Related characters
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Jin Sakai
Jin Sakai is the samurai you play in Ghost of Tsushima and the Iki Island expansion. He is Lord Shimura's nephew and the last lord of Clan Sakai. After the Mongol landing he trades the samurai code for stealth and fear, and the people start calling him the Ghost.
- Companion
Taka
Taka is Yuna's younger brother and a gifted blacksmith. Jin and Yuna rescue him from Azamo Bay, and he forges the grappling hook that gets Jin into Castle Kaneda. He is gentle and not much of a fighter, but he wants badly to help the Ghost.
- Antagonist
Temuge
General Temuge is one of Khotun Khan's best generals and the commander of the Mongol siege of Yarikawa. He learned Japanese to make his threats in person. You duel him inside the stronghold in The Ghost of Yarikawa.
- Companion
Yuna
Yuna is a thief from Yarikawa and Jin's closest ally in Ghost of Tsushima. She pulls him off Komoda Beach, teaches him to fight from the shadows and coins the name Ghost. She also has her own four-part storyline, Yuna's Tales, about the slavers who stole her childhood.