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InYakuza: Like a Dragon, one of the essential aspects of your adventure will be to unlock powerful gear, weapons, and valuable items by accessing Gold Safes scattered throughout the city. Gold Safe Keys are crucial in opening these and providing indispensable resources to aid your journey.
To acquire the keys, you will first need the Foreman Job and then find the Black Market Merchantswho sell the Gold Safe Keys. You can also find a free key throughout the game, which will help you unlock the safes. By following this guide, you will be able to locate these elusive keys efficiently.
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Accessing Hidden Merchants Through Foreman Job
The first thing you have to do to acquire Gold Safe Keys is tounlock the Foreman Job.
This is because the Foreman Job has an ability outside combat thatallows you to break wooden wallsthat block a few special merchant shops in the game.
Head to Hello Work in the Commercial Districtand talk to Ririka.
There is one main requirement for the Foreman Job:having Level 3 Charisma. Once you change to a Foreman Job, you can head to special merchants.
Where To Find The Black Market Merchants
Two merchants in the game sell Gold Safe Keys and the first one you can find is in the Bar District, so head to theCan Quest Taxi drop-off andgo to Hamako’s Restaurant.
You will find a boarded-up door in this streetthat you can break because of your Foreman Job skill.
There you will findFumie, the Arms Dealer, an old lady whosells Gold Safe Keys for 10,000 Yen per piece.
you may buy enough Gold Keys to open all the Gold Safes in the game at onceif you have enough money.
Getting money becomes easier later in the game, especially once you have access to theMillennium Tower.
The second merchant can be locatednearSeagull Cinema Taxi Stop onIsezaki Road Area.
Head to the Zhou Long Distribution weapon shopand go up the stairs.
Here you will be able to see a boarded-up door, so demolish it andyou will find the Black Market Merchant, selling Gold Safe Keys for 10,000Yen each.
How To Get A Free Gold Key
If you do not have enough money to buy multiple Gold Safe Keys, then you can head on over totheCitron Mahjongbuilding in Koreatown,to acquire a free Gold Key.
Make your way inside the building andhead to the second floor.
Towards the Westside where the stairs are located, you will finda man with a face mask sitting on the ground.
Talk to him around 50 times, and he will give you a free Gold Key. However, if you are low on cash and can’t buy more Gold Safe Keys, thenthere are several easy ways to earn more money.
What To Do With Your Gold Keys
Whether you’ve amassed a horde of Gold Keys or you just got your first gold key in Yakuza: Like A Dragon, here are some ideas for where to use your keys.
Sotenbori
In a parking lot in the southeastern section of Shofukucho.
TheDragonfish Tenugui or War God Talismanare your top priorities once you’re able to access them.
