Gikaku Shrine is unlocked when you complete the Sky Mine Crystal Quest in theLegend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. This shine is extremely high in the sky in the Akkala Region and requires a lot of Zonai power to reach it.

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As a crystal quest, this shrine makes you jump through a lot of hoops to get the reward. Completing the Sky Mine Crystal quest will unlock a Rauru’s Blessing, giving you a piece of Ruby and one Light of Blessing. If you need help getting to the crystal, this guide will cover the best route.

The Sky Mine Crystal Location

The Sky Mine Crystal is found on asky islandin theeastern section of the Akkala region. On your map of Hyrule, you’ll see a piece of the landswirls around and creates a circle.

Locateddirectly above this little islandis where you will find and trigger theSky Mine Crystal Shrine Quest.The best way to reach this area is to launch yourself into the sky using theUlri Mountain Skyview Towerand begin gliding.

The exact coordinates for sky island and Gikaku Shrine are4509, 2160, 1155.

How To Reach Gikaku Shrine

As you glide, you’ll want to head to theeast towards a floating islandcalled the Sokkala Sky Archipelago.

Ignore the big main circular island, and go for thesquare on the right sideof the archipelago.

Land here, and you’ll findplenty of Zonai devicesto create a trusty sky vehicle for yourself.

One is alreadymade and waiting for youbut you shouldattach the rest of the big batteriesand extra fans to it.

Positiontwo fans at an angle on the backof the flying raft to give it some forward momentum.

Using your map, you want to aim for the east, where there is a cluster of islands.They are much higher upthan where you start so you will need alot of Zonai batteries to get there.

If you still can’t reach it,using aLarge Zonai Chargewhile you’re flying up should see you to the island and reach Gikaku Shrine.

How To Unlock Gikaku Shrine

When you reach the sky islands above, you shouldinteract with the shrineand begin the quest.

The crystal is directly above your position, and getting to it is no mean feat. From the shrine, turn around andgo to the right.There is a ledge sticking out with arune you can interact with.

Touch the runeand you will activate the mechanism onthe outer ring of the platform.Now you can use it to launch yourself in the air.

In the very centre of the platform, you will see amechanism you can pushto move the launching pad around.

Position the launcher so that it isfacing the next islandabove you that is closest to you.

Jump onto the launcher andland on the island above.

As you land, watch out for thesoldier construct firing arrowsat you from the right.

Kill it with aheadshotto make short work of it.

Now, rotate this ring so the launcher ispositioned towards the next island above youand to your right. Climb on and launch yourself to the next island.

On this island,ignore the large floating blockwith soldier constructs on it.

When you land, push the rotating mechanismto the rightand position the launcher so that it is roughlyunderneath the floating platform.

Using Ultrahand, grab one of thelarge cubes nearby and place iton the launch pad to fire it into the floating block above you.

This will get it out of the way and you canget directly to the crystal.

Next, jump on and get launched into the sky. Follow the green light from the shrine to the small island and you’ll find the crystal.

Now all you need to do isdrop it off the edge. It will fall not-so-gracefully down and it will land on the platform you started at, a few feet from the shrine.

Bring the crystal to the shrine and go inside. Open the chest for an exceedingly disappointing single ruby, and don’t ever forget to grab the Light of Blessing at the end.

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