Rin's Requests: What Each Group Asks For

Village in the Shade: what each of Rin's nine groups of requests asks for, the reward for each request, the building catalog each group earns, and the Timber and Minerals for the five Crossroads Hokora repairs.

What Each Group Asks For

Rin, the village head (birthday: Spring 4), gathers what the village needs into requests: nine groups in all.

Group 1 is handed in as part of the story. In Groups 2–9, each request you complete gives you a piece of furniture or an accessory, and finishing a whole group gets you a Kiki Construction catalog so you can order a new build.

Once all nine groups are done, you'll see “All of Rin's requests have been completed!”

Repairing the Crossroads Hokora isn't in the catalog, and Rin isn't the only one asking, but it's also a matter of handing in materials, so it's covered in the last section.

01 / How they open

How the requests open

The requests open in two steps:

Group 1This wraps up Rule 2 of the story. After you've used up your Errand Coupons in the second half of spring and reported to Rin, she comes by around Summer 2 of Year 1 and asks you to Kiki Manor. Hand in the three orders at the Delivery Catalog in her house.
Groups 2–9Once all three are in and you report to Rin again, Rule 2 is complete and Rin adds Groups 2–9 to the catalog all at once. From then on you can hand things in at Kiki Manor's catalog whenever you like; there's no deadline.

Groups 2–9 span all four seasons, and many seeds only go on sale in Year 2 or 3, so there's no finishing them in one year. Take your time. Keep five of each seasonal crop and flower when you harvest them; anything you miss can be grown in another season with a seasonal scarecrow.

02 / Group 1

Timber, minerals and food

This group is part of Rule 2 in the story; once it's done, go back and report to Rin.

A chicken needs 5 days after you buy it before it lays, and the eggs then go into mayonnaise, so the food order takes the longest. Rin only comes with the requests around Summer 2, so buy chickens in spring and you'll have the eggs and mayonnaise ready early.

Timber Request

20Wood

10Pliable Wood

Wood: chop chestnut, oak or pine trees, logs or stumps. Pliable Wood: chop cedars.

Mineral Request

15Stone

5Coal

Break rocks in the Quarry; Stone is on B1F–B39F.

Foodstuff Request

3Egg

2Mayonnaise

Eggs come from chickens (1,600 at the Street Vendor, sold from the start, grown in 5 days). Mayonnaise needs a Mayo Processor, whose blueprint arrives the day after you first raise a chick.

03 / Group 2

Vegetables

Finish the group: Brick Builds

Spring Vegetables

Asparagus and Carrot: on sale once you've shipped crops, or from Year 2 spring. Cabbage: on sale from Year 3 spring.

Summer Vegetables

Tomato: available from Year 1 summer. Pumpkin and Garlic: on sale from Year 2 summer.

Autumn Vegetables

Buckwheat: available from Year 1 autumn. Shiitake grows from a Grow Kit, unlocked after entering the Evaluation a certain number of times. Olive: on sale from Year 2 autumn.

Winter Vegetables

Lotus Root Seedlings go in a paddy: on sale from Year 2 spring, harvested in autumn and winter. Napa Cabbage and Spinach: available from Year 1 winter.

04 / Group 3

Fruits

Finish the group: Log Cabin Builds

Fruit saplings are sold at Tagami General Store and start bearing fruit 12 days after planting. Seasonal fruit only grows in its own season, so plant the saplings as soon as they unlock and harvest when that season comes round.

Spring Fruits

Strawberry: on sale from Year 2 spring. Cherry Saplings unlock once you've shipped crops in two seasons. Plum Saplings: on sale once you've shipped crops, or from Year 2 spring.

Summer Fruits

Watermelon and Peach Saplings unlock once you've shipped crops in two seasons. Melon: on sale from Year 2 summer.

Autumn Fruits

Nashi Pear and Apple Saplings unlock once you've shipped crops in two seasons. Persimmon Saplings unlock after shipping a certain number of fruits.

Winter Fruits

Orange Saplings unlock once you've shipped crops in two seasons. Yuzu and Lemon Saplings unlock after shipping a certain number of fruits.

05 / Group 4

Flowers

Finish the group: Thatched Roof Builds

The four flower crowns are accessories you can wear; change into them at a vanity or wardrobe.

Spring Flowers

5Hyacinth

5Poppy

5Carnation

1Flower Crown (Spring)

Hyacinth and Poppy: on sale from Year 2 spring. Carnation: on sale from Year 3 spring.

Summer Flowers

5Baby's Breath

5Rose

5Hibiscus

1Flower Crown (Summer)

Baby's Breath and Rose: on sale from Year 2 summer. Hibiscus: on sale from Year 3 summer.

Autumn Flowers

5Dahlia

5Cosmos

5Chrysanthemum

1Flower Crown (Autumn)

Cosmos and Chrysanthemum: available from Year 1 autumn. Dahlia: on sale from Year 2 autumn.

Winter Flowers

5Daffodil

5Pansy

5Rosemary

1Flower Crown (Winter)

All available from Year 1 winter.

06 / Group 5

Processed goods

Finish the group: Western-Style Builds

Where the blueprints come from: the Preserving Barrel, Brewing Barrel and Beehive Box come from finishing Chinana's, Sazanka's and Yuta's Errand Coupons respectively (after Spring 16 of Year 1); the Aging Barrel, Grinding Mill, Charcoal Kiln and Dehydrator are unlocked on the hokora skill tree, and Shiroji gives you the Blast Furnace when the old mine opens in Rule 1. Glass Shards come from breaking rocks in the Quarry.

The ingredients for the alcohol and seasonings have to be grown first: Grape Saplings unlock after shipping a certain number of fruits, Sugarcane unlocks once you've shipped crops in two seasons, and Soybeans come from leaving Edamame in the field until it reaches the soybean stage.

Pickles

5Pickled Onion

5Pickled Cucumber

5Pickled Napa Cabbage

1Swing

Preserving Barrel (1 day)

Alcohols

Brewing Barrel (3 days), from Grapes, Hops and Rice respectively.

Seasonings

Honey: Beehive Box (flowers). Miso: Aging Barrel (Soybeans). Sugar: Grinding Mill (Sugarcane).

Processed Products

Charcoal: Charcoal Kiln (Wood ×5, 30 minutes). Glass Rod: Blast Furnace (Glass Shard, 12 hours). Dried Flowers: Dehydrator (flowers, 2 days).

07 / Group 6

Animal products

Finish the group: Stucco Build

All young animals are bought from the Street Vendor. Turkeys, Goats, Pigs and Cashmere Goats all depend on your Livestock Evaluation results, so take the evaluations seriously if you want to finish this group.

Eggs

Chickens. Ducks (on sale from Summer 1 of Year 1). Turkeys (on sale once a chicken gets an S at the Evaluation; lay every 3 days).

Animal Products

Cows. Goats (on sale after you enter a Livestock Evaluation). Pigs (an A or better at a Livestock Evaluation; 10,000).

Animal Fibers

Sheep (every 3 days). Cashmere Goats (S ranks for two kinds in the livestock category; every 5 days). Horses (once the Barn is built; 25,000).

Animal Meats

After you sell a chicken, pig or cow, its meat may arrive by mail the next day, at random.

08 / Group 7

Hunting

Finish the group: Bird Bath Builds

All of these come from turning in Hunting Certificates at the Hunting Lodge, and what you get is random. Small-game materials come from squirrels, rabbits, weasels, tanuki, foxes and pheasants; big-game materials from boars, deer and bears. Both kinds of bones can also come from the small and large animals in the Quarry, or from the Doghouse.

Each hunting area needs its own Hunting Permit first. Rare materials need specific animals: Rabbit Pelts from rabbits, Weasel Pelts from weasels, Pheasant Plumes from pheasants, and the Boar Tusk, Deer Antler and Bear Pelt each from their own animal.

09 / Group 8

Fish

Finish the group: Large Fish Tank Builds

The Mythical Fish are the white “lords” of their fishing spots, one per spot. They can bite all year, but they're very rare; each sells for 2,500. Where to find them:

White Catfish: the Quarry fishing spot, open once the Quarry opens (Spring 8 at the earliest).
White Stringfish: the mountain-foot fishing spot, opened during the Errand Coupon requests in the second half of spring.
White Softshell Turtle: the mountain pond, beyond the deer hunting area; you can't get there early on.

If you catch one, don't sell it; keep it for the request.

Small Fish

Bitterling: autumn midday, village creek or waterfall. Dark Chub: summer and autumn midday, waterfall or mountain pond. Freshwater Goby: spring to autumn, crossroads or village creek.

Medium Fish

Mitten Crab: autumn and winter, morning or evening, crossroads, mountain foot or mountain pond. Amago Trout: summer midday, crossroads or mountain foot. Eight-Barbel Loach: spring and summer, morning or evening, Quarry.

Large Fish

Salmon: winter, midday or evening, crossroads, mountain foot or mountain pond. Eel: spring and summer, morning or evening, village creek or waterfall. Stringfish: autumn and winter evenings, village creek, waterfall or mountain pond.

Mythical Fish

1White Softshell Turtle

1White Catfish

1White Stringfish

1Rock Garden

10 / Group 9

High quality

Finish the group: Greenhouse Builds

Rice Seedlings go in a paddy in spring and take about 50 days to harvest. Tea Plant Seedlings go in furrows and unlock after your first Evaluation.

Soybeans are Edamame left unpicked at their last stage and harvested in autumn. Animal product quality depends on how fond the animals are of you.

All three gems come from Quarry rocks or gemstone deposits.

High-Quality Crops

Every item must be brand quality.

Fine Animal Goods

Every item must be brand quality.

Fine Animal Fibers

Every item must be brand quality.

Rare Gemstones

No quality requirement.

11 / Repairing the hokora

Repairing the Crossroads Hokora

The hokora is repaired in five stages, each needing one Timber and one Minerals delivery. When it's done, you'll see “The hokora is now fully restored!”

Each stage opens with the main story, and each repair opens another tier of the hokora skill tree, where you spend Magatama on new skills and recipes.

Wood comes from chestnut, oak and pine trees, Pliable Wood from cedars, and Hard Wood from cypresses.

Stone is on Quarry floors B1F–B39F, Heavy Stone on B40F–B79F and Hard Stone on B80F–B119F; Rock Salt and Copper Ore also come from breaking Quarry rocks.

The later stages need a lot, so keep some back whenever you chop or mine instead of selling everything.