Find every single Gourd Seed in chronological order to upgrade your Healing Gourd to the maximum 10 charges. Includes exact route traversal from nearest idols, vendor costs, and Emma location mechanics.
Seed #1
General Naomori Kawarada
Total Uses: 2
RegionAshina Outskirts
Nearest IdolOutskirts Wall - Gate Path
When It UnlocksPrologue / Early Game
Acquisition MethodMini-boss Drop (+ Prayer Bead #1)
Exact Traversal Route: From Gate Path idol, jump through the broken gatehouse window directly ahead into the open courtyard. Grapple across the left rooftops, drop behind General Naomori Kawarada for a stealth deathblow, and finish his second phase. Slaying him awards Gourd Seed #1 and Prayer Bead #1 simultaneously.
Seed #2
Chained Ogre Upper Gatehouse Loft
Total Uses: 3
RegionAshina Outskirts
Nearest IdolOutskirts Wall - Stairway
When It UnlocksEarly Game (After Chained Ogre)
Acquisition MethodBuilding Floor Loot
Exact Traversal Route: Slay the Chained Ogre on the stairs past the Stairway idol. Look up at the large stone gatehouse building directly behind where the ogre was bound. Grapple through the rectangular opening in the wall, and collect the glowing Gourd Seed sitting on the wooden floor.
Seed #3
Crow's Bed Memorial Mob Merchant
Total Uses: 4
RegionAshina Outskirts
Nearest IdolOutskirts Wall - Stairway
When It UnlocksEarly Game
Acquisition MethodVendor Purchase (1,000 Sen)
Exact Traversal Route: From Stairway idol, turn around and face the high rock peak covered in cawing crows. Grapple up the cliff trees to the very summit. Enter the merchant tent and purchase the Gourd Seed for 1,000 Sen (also sells Robert's Firecrackers and Prayer Bead #4).
Seed #4
Ashina Castle Upper Tower Antechamber Chest
Total Uses: 5
RegionAshina Castle
Nearest IdolUpper Tower - Antechamber
When It UnlocksEarly / Mid Game
Acquisition MethodTreasure Chest
Exact Traversal Route: Enter Ashina Castle via the rooftops from the Castle Gate. Rest at the Upper Tower Antechamber idol. Step into the adjacent hallway room where blue-robed samurai patrol. Open the large wooden chest sitting next to the partition screen.
Seed #5
Info Broker Fujioka (Dilapidated Temple Hub)
Total Uses: 6
RegionAshina Castle / Dilapidated Temple
Nearest IdolAshina Castle / Dilapidated Temple
When It UnlocksEarly / Mid Game
Acquisition MethodVendor Purchase (2,000 Sen)
Exact Traversal Route: From Ashina Castle idol, walk right down the side alleyway before the grand stairway. Speak to Fujioka cowering behind the wall. Defeat the nearby Ashina samurai guards, return and speak to him again. He will relocate to Dilapidated Temple right outside the building. Buy the seed for 2,000 Sen.
Seed #6
Senpou Temple Monks' Hall Sanctuary
Total Uses: 7
RegionSenpou Temple, Mt. Kongo
Nearest IdolSenpou Temple, Mt. Kongo
When It UnlocksEarly / Mid Game
Acquisition MethodAltar Floor Loot
Exact Traversal Route: From the first Senpou Temple idol, head down the mountain path through the red maple woods past the bomb-throwing monks. Enter the first large temple hall. The Gourd Seed sits directly in front of the mummified monk statue praying in the center.
Seed #7
Sunken Valley Under-Shrine Cliff Alcove
Total Uses: 8
RegionSunken Valley
Nearest IdolUnder-Shrine
When It UnlocksMid Game
Acquisition MethodHut Floor Loot
Exact Traversal Route: From Under-Shrine idol, head forward down the snowy incline, defeat the gunner, grapple across the tree branches, and climb the rock wall ledges. Look for a small wooden lean-to shelter on the cliffside containing the glowing seed.
Seed #8
Mibu Village Sacred Giant Cherry Tree
Total Uses: 9
RegionAshina Depths
Nearest IdolMibu Village
When It UnlocksMid Game
Acquisition MethodTree Root World Pickup
Exact Traversal Route: From Mibu Village idol, run into the center of the village across the stream. Look for the enormous glowing cherry blossom tree surrounded by rising villagers. The seed sits right at the base of the tree roots.
Seed #9
Fountainhead Palace Enclosure Hall Chest
Total Uses: 10 (MAX)
RegionFountainhead Palace
Nearest IdolPalace Enclosure
When It UnlocksEndgame
Acquisition MethodPalace Chest
Exact Traversal Route: Rest at the Palace Enclosure idol. Open the grand red double doors to step inside the palace interior hall. Turn immediately left; open the glowing chest sitting among the withered Okami nobles.
How Emma Upgrades Your Healing Gourd
To upgrade your Healing Gourd, present collected Gourd Seeds to Emma the Physician. Her location shifts depending on story progression:
Early Game: Standing outside the Dilapidated Temple next to the Sculptor.
Mid Game (After Genichiro): Standing inside Lord Kuro's Room in the Upper Tower of Ashina Castle.
Purification Quest: Moves to the Old Grave graveyard and behind Dilapidated Temple when uncovering the Father's Bell Charm.
Endgame (Castle on Fire): Found kneeling near Lord Isshin's room in Ashina Castle.