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                      Sakura Samurai: Art of the Sword
                       Nintendo 3DS - eShop Download
                             Game Walkthrough
                          Version 1.0 build 2590            .--------------.
                             By: Kambel Serle              / for: GameFAQs |
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( Table of contents        (-------------------------------------------------

1. Updates
2. About the game
3. About the guide
4. Introduction
5. Controls
6. Characters
7. Beating a Boss
8. Enemies
9. Precision Points
10. Items
11. Shops and Business's
12. Stamp Rewards Program
13. Special-attack gems
14. Rock Garden
15. Thug Challenges
22. Starting a game
16. Credits
17. Creation Date and Time
18. Contact Information
19. Approved Sites
20. Copyright Discolsure
21. Official Sakura Samurai: Art of the Sword Website

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( 1. Updates (---------------------------------------------------------------
 Comming soon in the next Update: Rock Garden, Village Features, Game
               Screens, Progressing, Saving and Erasing Data, Starting a
               game and Introduction.
 Version 1.0 - First official Completion of the guide. Minor changes and
               finished closing up some topics to make the guide "Complete."
               (5:35 PM 04/06/2013) Added topic "Starting a game" to the
               guide. (5:36 PM 04/06/2013) Added more information to the
               "Rock Garden" topic. (5:38 PM 04/06/2013)
 Version 0.25- Guide creation. No updates. This is still a BETA document, so
               evrything found here, including the design and look, will be
               very simple until the document is finished. Once finished, it
               will be released with a more appealing look.

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( 2. About the game (--------------------------------------------------------
 Sakura Samurai: Art of the Sword is a swordfighting action game that is
 simple to play. Just use the A Button to attack, and the B Button combined
 with the Circle Pad to dodge. The secret of Iai is not reckless swinging,
 but rather one well-timed, swift attack. Aim for openings in your enemy's
 guard–in the instant after you've dodged an attack, or just before he
 swings.

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( 3. About the Guide (-------------------------------------------------------
 I have decided to create a walkthrough for this game, since there is
 currenty none found on GameFAQs. I also decided to incorporate my Items
 Guide, also created by me and found on GameFAQs, into this walkthrough
 since the guide itself started turning into a walkthrough. So... Yeah! If
 this walkthrough makes it to GameFAQs, then I'll be the first to have a
 walkthrough for this game posted... Yahoo ! This is also the first
 walkthrough I have created for any game.

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( 4. Introduction  (---------------------------------------------------------
 Sakura Samurai: Art of the Sword is an action game involving precision
 swordplay. You control the main character, Sakura Samurai. Use the sword-
 fighting techniques taught to you by the kappa, the master of a pond near
 an ancient sakura tree, and set out on a journey to rescue the kidnapped
 Princess Cherry Blossom.

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( 5. Controls  (-------------------------------------------------------------
 The following section will be focusing on the game's controls. Since the
 game is played only on the N3DS and the N3DSXL, there will be the inclusion
 of the Circle Pad.                                       .----------------.
                                                         / Battle Controls |
 .-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 | Move                              | Circle Pad                          |
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 | Slash                             | A Button                            |
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 | Evade                             | Circle Pad + B Button               |
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 | Special attack                    | Y Button                            |
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 | Block                             | Use the L/R Buttons to block an     |
 |                                   | attack. (When an enemy is locked on)|
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 | Move freely in battle / disengage | X Button (hold to move freely).     |
 |  enemy lock-on                    |                                     |
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 | Eat sakura rice cake              | Press the ^ on the Control Pad (+)  |
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 | Use whetstone                     | Press v on the Control Pad (+)      |
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 | Throw frog                        | Press < on the Control Pad (+)      |
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 | Throw dagger                      | Press > on the Control Pad (+)      |
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 | Rotate Camera                     | Use the L / R Buttons to rotate the |
 |                                   | camera. (When enemies are locked-on/|
 |                                   | while moving around freely with X). |
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 | Automatically move camera back    | Press L+R (when no enemies are      |
 |  into place behind character      | locked on).                         |
 '-------------------------------------------------------------------------'

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                                                          / Other Controls |
 .-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 | Select an item                    | Circle Pad                          |
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 | Confirm selection                 | A Button                            |
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 | Display pause menu                | Start Button                        |
 '-------------------------------------------------------------------------'

                                                               .-----------.
                                                              / Sleep Mode |
 .-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 | Closing your system during game play will make the system enter Sleep   |
 | Mode. When your system is in Sleep Mode, the battery consumption is     |
 | kept to a minimum. When the system is opened, it will wake up from Sleep|
 | Mode.                                                                   |
 '-------------------------------------------------------------------------'

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( 6. Characters (------------------------------------------------------------
 Sakura Samurai
 --------------
 This boy has traveled a long distance from his small hometown in order to
 master the way of the sword. During his journey, while on the banks of a
 pond, he hears the voice of a Kappa who offers to train him. He is
 supremely skilled at the art of sword drawing, drawing his blade in the
 blink of an eye and using the momentum to strike at his target. He goes by
 the name Sakura Samurai.

 Master Melonbowl
 ----------------
 Master Melonbowl is the master of the pond, and the guardian of the shrine
 that honors the ancient sakura tree. He has been waiting for a young hero
 to come and save Princess Cherry Blossom. He rarely appears to people in
 his kappa form, instead opting for a human disguise. He is a
 self-proclaimed master swordsman. People say that if you offer cucumbers at
 the shrine, your skill with a sword will improve.

 Princess Cherry Blossom
 -----------------------
 Residing in the Sakura tree, she is the only daughter of the god of the
 earth, and acts as the country's guardian deity. One day, she was sucked
 into a villain’s mysterious drinking gourd and carried off, and she hasn’t
 been seen since. The ancient tree hasn’t bloomed since the day it lost its
 guardian...

 The Castle Lords
 ----------------
 These fearsome, confident swordsmen block Sakura Samurai's path. They took
 advantage of the chaos in the countryside to take control of the region.
 There is a rumor that some of the castle lords possess rare treasures as
 well.

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( 7. Beating a Boss (--------------------------------------------------------
 The trick to beating any boss, is to know his moves and his move patterns.
 Once you reach the boss, pay close attention to his movements. When you see
 his weapon starting to glow yellow or red, wait .354 seconds, then dodge it
 by moving side-to-side or by backing up. Once he has made his move,
 immediately spring forward to him, as close as possible, and stike him as
 fast as possible before he can block your attack or pushes you back. Keep
 doing this until he has been defeated. Be warned tho, the final boss is a
 tough one to predict his moves, his moves are very random. There are a
 total of three bosses to defeat. These bosses can be found at Castle of
 Long Rains, Wayward Monk's Castle, and Dark Moon Castle.

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( 8. Enemies   (-------------------------------------------------------------
 In this section, I will point out the location and how many enemies you'll
 have to defeat to move on. I will also briefly mention how to defeat each
 enemy type.        .------------------.                      .------------.
                   / Enemies to defeat |                     / Enemy types |
 .-------------------------------------|.----------------------------------|
 | Location name      | Number of Thugs|| Thug          | How to defeat    |
 |-------------------------------------||----------------------------------|
 | Kappa Pond         | None. Training || Archers       | Throwing Daggers |
 |-------------------------------------||----------------------------------|
 | Bamboo Plains      |       3        || Blue Swordsmen| Stab or Slice    |
 |-------------------------------------||               | with sword.      |
 | One-Slice Way      |       5        ||----------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------|| Ninja         | Throwing Daggers |
 | Citrus Scenic      |       2        ||----------------------------------|
 |  Wayside           |                || Green Ninja   | Slice with sword;|
 |-------------------------------------||               | Throwing Daggers |
 | Little Tree        |   None. Town.  ||----------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------|| Black Ninja   | Slice with Sword;|
 | Cornflower         |       8        ||----------------------------------|
 |  Crossroads        |                || Stickmen*     | Slice with Sword |
 |-------------------------------------||----------------------------------|
 | Cornflower Quarry  |       5        || Armored       | Stab with Sword; |
 |-------------------------------------||  Swordsmen**  | Throwing Daggers |
 | Castle of Long     |       30       ||----------------------------------|
 |  Rains             |                || Forkmen***    | Throw a frog,    |
 |-------------------------------------||               | then slice with  |
 | Chive Junction     |       3        ||               | your sword.      |
 |-------------------------------------||----------------------------------|
 | Old Persimmon Path |       4        || Slicemen****  | Throw a frog;    |
 |-------------------------------------||               | then slice with  |
 | Indigo Forest      |       6        ||               | your sword.      |
 |-------------------------------------|'----------------------------------'
 | Verdigris Valley   |       7        |
 |-------------------------------------|                .------------------.
 | Slate Plains       |       4        |               / Enemies to defeat |
 |-------------------------------------|.----------------------------------|
 | Arena Ruins        |       9        || Location Name   | Number of Thugs|
 |-------------------------------------||----------------------------------|
 | Wisteria Wayside   |       4        || Pine Tree Path  |       4        |
 |-------------------------------------||----------------------------------|
 | Rootberg           |   None. Town.  || Crayfish        |       5        |
 |-------------------------------------||  Crossing       |                |
 | Fancy Ridge        |       25       ||----------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------|| Wayward Monk's  |       50       |
 | Rust-Red Road      |       ?        ||  Castle         |                |
 |-------------------------------------||----------------------------------|
 | Wheat-Gold Clearing|       ?        || Eaglewood vale  |       ?        |
 |-------------------------------------||----------------------------------|
 | Falling Leaf       |   None. Town.  || Bamboo Glade    |       ?        |
 |-------------------------------------||----------------------------------|
 | Umber Pit          |       ?        || Lost Forest     |       ?        |
 |-------------------------------------||----------------------------------|
 | Riverside Ruins    |       ?        || Lunar Pass      |       ??       |
 |-------------------------------------||----------------------------------|
 | Dark Moon Castle   |      100       ||                 |                |
 '-------------------------------------''----------------------------------'

 Legend:
 * Stickmen are the men who hold a stick with a sharp metal swordlike end.
 ** Armoured Swordsmen are swordsmen who are wearing heavy armour.
 *** Forkmen are the men who hold a Triten like weapon.
 **** Slicemen are men who hold their shieth and then draw their sword for
 their attack.

 Notes: The chart continues after the Enemy Types in full left then right
        then next line order, not left till end then right to continue. It
        makes more sense to read it my way. Sorry for the confusion. In
        other words it reads like this: "Wisteria Wayside" then "Pine Tree
        Path" followed by "Rootberg" and then "Crayfish Crossing."

                                     ---

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( 9. Precision Points (------------------------------------------------------
 Precision points are points you earn for every dodge you make perfectly
 when battling an enemy. You can not earn Precision Points when beating a
 Boss. Precision Points can be traded in for gold over at Frogs Plus. Here
 are the Points you need and how much Gold they are worth. Each time you
 perform a precision evasion, you get one precision point. Try to earn as
 many precision points as possible by performing an uninterupted streak of
 precision evasions. You can sell the record of your precision points to the
 shop owner at Frogs Plus shops in any of the villages. In certain cases,
 your precision points will be reset to zero during battle. Try to avoid
 this. Note: You cannot gain or lose precision points during boss battles.

 You will lose your precision points during battle if:
 1. Any enemy blocks your attack.
 2. You are hit by an enemy's attack.
 3. You block an enemy's attack.

 Precision Points for Gold:
 1-4   PP = 3  Gold
 5-9   PP = 10 Gold
 10-14 PP = 20 Gold
 15-19 PP = ?? Gold
 20-24 PP = ?? Gold
 25-29 PP = ?? Gold

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( 10. Items     (------------------------------------------------------------
 The following is a list of items that you will encounter during your
 adventures.                                              .----------------.
                                                         / Frogs Plus shop |
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|          Item name              |   Cost   |      Description     |  Max  |
|---------------------------------|----------|----------------------|-------|
| Sakura rice cakes               |    5g    | Eat these to replen- |   5   |
|                                 |          | ish 5 hearts.        |       |
|---------------------------------|----------|----------------------|-------|
| Frog                            |    3g    | Throw these at your  |   5   |
|                                 |          | enemies to give them |       |
|                                 |          | the willies.         |       |
|---------------------------------|----------|----------------------|-------|
| Throwing dagger                 |    2g    | Hurl these at enemies|   10  |
|---------------------------------|----------|----------------------|-------|
| Whetstone                       |    10g   | Use these to restore |   5   |
|                                 |          | the sharpness of your|       |
|                                 |          | sword.               |       |
|---------------------------------|----------|----------------------|-------|
| Invisible Feather Robe of       |    50g   | This protects you    |       |
|  Invincibility                  |          | from a set number of |       |
|                                 |          | of enemy attacks.    |       |
|---------------------------------|----------|----------------------|-------|
| Kappa Amulet                    |    50g   | If drained of all    |       |
|                                 |          | your health, this    |       |
|                                 |          | will restore you and |       |
|                                 |          | keep you from falling|       |
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                                / Notice \
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| The prices shown above are the exact prices shown inthe towns of Rootberg,|
| Little Tree and Falling Leaf.                                             |
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                                                             / Other Items |
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| Item                                   | Description                      |
|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| Gold                                   | The in-game currency. Sell your  |
|                                        | precison points for some of this.|
|                                        | Used to buy items. You can obtain|
|                                        | gold by defeating enemies and by |
|                                        | playing some Street Challenges.  |
|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| Hearts                                 | Your life points. Sleep at the   |
|                                        | Blossom Inn to restore your life |
|                                        | hearts. You can also obatin some |
|                                        | hearts by defeating enemies.     |
|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| Special-attack gems                    | You will use these when your     |
|                                        | sword is ready for it. You can   |
|                                        | obtain more gem upgrades by trad-|
|                                        | ing in high number of stamps that|
|                                        | you earned from street challenges|
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( 11. Shops and Business's (-------------------------------------------------
The following is a list of Shops and business's that can be found within the
game. They include Street gamers as well.
                                      .------------------------------------.
                                     / Shops and business's in Little Tree |
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| Shop business name              | Description                             |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Frogs Plus                      | Frogs Plus is your one-stop-shop for all|
|                                 | the items that you will need to buy to  |
|                                 | help you along your journey.            |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Blossom Inn                     | This is where you go to heal and rest   |
|                                 | yourself after a major, or minor,battle.|
|                                 | You can also save your game progress    |
|                                 | here as well.                           |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Lookout Bellows                 | This would be your swordsmith. Here you |
|                                 | will be dealing with the forging and    |
|                                 | and sharpening of your sword. Very handy|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| "Smile Melons" Street Challenge | A street Challenge. Play to win Stamps  |
|                                 | or gold. Play with different            |
|                                 | difficulties.                           |
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| "Center Slice" Street Challenge | A street Challenge. Play to win Stamps  |
|                                 | or gold. Play with different            |
|                                 | difficulties.                           |
'---------------------------------------------------------------------------'

                                         .---------------------------------.
                                        / Shops and business's in Rootberg |
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| Shop business name              | Description                             |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Frogs Plus                      | Frogs Plus is your one-stop-shop for all|
|                                 | the items that you will need to buy to  |
|                                 | help you along your journey.            |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Blossom Inn                     | This is where you go to heal and rest   |
|                                 | yourself after a major, or minor,battle.|
|                                 | You can also save your game progress    |
|                                 | here as well.                           |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Lookout Bellows                 | This would be your swordsmith. Here you |
|                                 | will be dealing with the forging and    |
|                                 | and sharpening of your sword. Very handy|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| "Cut Everything" Street         | A street Challenge. Play to win Stamps  |
|                  Challenge      | or gold. Play with different            |
|                                 | difficulties.                           |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| "Drop Slice" Street Challenge   | A street Challenge. Play to win Stamps  |
|                                 | or gold. Play with different            |
|                                 | difficulties.                           |
'---------------------------------------------------------------------------'

                                     .-------------------------------------.
                                    / Shops and business's in Falling Leaf |
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| Shop business name              | Description                             |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Frogs Plus                      | Frogs Plus is your one-stop-shop for all|
|                                 | the items that you will need to buy to  |
|                                 | help you along your journey.            |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Blossom Inn                     | This is where you go to heal and rest   |
|                                 | yourself after a major, or minor,battle.|
|                                 | You can also save your game progress    |
|                                 | here as well.                           |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Lookout Bellows                 | This would be your swordsmith. Here you |
|                                 | will be dealing with the forging and    |
|                                 | and sharpening of your sword. Very handy|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| "Cut Everything Again" Street   | A street Challenge. Play to win Stamps  |
|                       Challenge | or gold. Play with different            |
|                                 | difficulties.                           |
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| "Center Slice Redux" Street     | A street Challenge. Play to win Stamps  |
|                      Challenge  | or gold. Play with different            |
|                                 | difficulties.                           |
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( 12. Stamp Rewards Program (------------------------------------------------
In this game there are two streetmen in every town. Each one has a different
challenge for you. You can choose to play for Gold or you can choose to play
for stamps. If you choose to play for stamps, then the following is a list
of items that can be won in exhange for certain numbers of stamps. The
number of stamps you earn for completing a challenge will vary from challenge
to challenge and by difficulty of the challenge. I won't be focussing on the
challenge or the difficulties but rather the rewards themselves. In version
1.01, and later, of this guide, I will add the look of each set of Stamp
Sheets. There are three difficulties to every challenge, they are Plum,
Bamboo, and Pine with each one tougher than the last. The cost for 1 game is
5 Gold.

Stamp Collection #1:
In this collection you can only be rewarded twice.

For 10 stamps: You will be rewarded with 3 or 5 Sakura rice cakes.
For 20 Stamps: You will be rewarded with a special-attack gem. This gem
               contains the special attack known as Sakura Confuion. The
               Gem color is blue.

Stamp Collection 1 Stamp Sheet:
.--------------------.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5  |
|--------------------|
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|--------------------|
| 11| 12| 13| 14| 15 |
|--------------------|
| 16| 17| 18| 19| 20 |
'--------------------'

Stamp Collection #2:
For 10 Stamps: You will be rewarded with 3 or 5 Whetstones.
For 20 Stamps: You will be rewarded with 5 Throwing daggers.
For 30 stamps: You will be rewarded with a special-attack Gem. This Gem
               contains the special sword attack known as "Sakura Blizzard".
               The Gem's color is Gold.

Stamp Collection 2 Stamp Sheet:
Sheet not yet available.
.-----------------------.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|-----------------------|
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10| 11| 12|
|-----------------------|
| 13| 14| 15| 16| 17| 18|
|-----------------------|
| 19| 20| 21| 22| 23| 24|
|-----------------------|
| 25| 26| 27| 28| 29| 30|
'-----------------------'

Stamp Collection #3:
For 10 stamps: You will be rewarded with 5 Frogs.
For 20 stamps: You will be rewarded with 10 Throwing dagger.
For 30 stamps: You will be rewarded with Sakura rice cake (10).
For 40 stamps: You will be rewarded with a special-attack Gem. This Gem
               contains the special sword attack known as "Blossom Storm".
               The Gem's color is magenta.

4o stamps? You got them all! You! I had no idea... Well, maybe I had an
inkling. This calls for an ultimate secret treasure. Special-attack gem
(Blossom Storm) Look! So...excited! Can't...stand it! Special-attack gem
(Blossom Storm)! But...you're gonna try for more stuff, right?

Stamp Collection 3 Stamp Sheet:
.-------------------------------.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
|-------------------------------|
| 9 | 10| 11| 12| 13| 14| 15| 16|
|-------------------------------|
| 17| 18| 19| 20| 21| 22| 23| 24|
|-------------------------------|
| 25| 26| 27| 28| 29| 30| 31| 32|
|-------------------------------|
| 33| 34| 35| 36| 37| 38| 39| 40|
'-------------------------------'

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( 13. Special-attack gems (--------------------------------------------------
 In this game, you will find yourself always using a sword. To master the
 Art of the Sword, you will need to know how to obtain and use its Special-
 attack features. First off, you're sword will grow more powerful with every
 attack that is made perfectly. When your sword gauge is full, press the Y
 Button to unleash the sword's special-attack. You will start off with the
 default special-attack known as "Sakura Wind". There are a total of four
 special-attack techniques to master. In order to unlock these techniques,
 you will need to obtain their special-attack gems. Each Gem can only be
 obtained by filling up a number of stamps per stamp sheet. To unlock the
 first special-attack gem, you will need to obtain a total of 20 stamps.
 After you have collected 20 stamps, you will be rewarded with the second
 gem technique known as "Sakura Confusion." Next you will need to obtain
 another 30 stamps to unlock Gem number 3. Collect the 30 additional stamps
 and you will be rewarded with the speacial-attack gem technique known as
 "Sakura Blizzard." After ytou have masterewd the technique "Sakura
 Blizzard", Collect an additional 40 stamps to obtain the final technique.
 The fourth and final technique is "Blossom Storm." Blossom Storm is the
 most powerful of all Sword Techniques.

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( 14. Rock Garden      (-----------------------------------------------------
 By dedicating the step count that you build up by walking around with your
 Nintendo 3DS system, you can make the sakura trees bloom and bring beauty
 to the rock garden. You can only dedicate steps once per day. When the
 sakura blossoms bloom, people will come to visit the rock garden. When the
 trees are in full bloom, you will see an increase in the number of items
 that are placed in the rock garden. Use the Circle Pad to look around.

 Note: The step count will be recorded from the time the rock garden is
 first vivited.

 Note: Sakura trees that have bloomed will lose their petals after five
 days.

 Note: You can only bloom 1 sakura tree per day, per dedication. Please
 refer to chart below to know what the sakura tree blooming percentage will
 be for your current step count dedication.

 To get the Sakura trees in full bloom, please refer to the following step
 count chart.
                                       .-----------------------------------.
                                      / Sakura trees full bloom step count |
 .-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |  Sakura tree Blooming percentage   | Step count needed to make it happen|
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 | Sakura tree -   0% bloomed         |      0 -    999 steps              |
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 | Sakura tree -  10% bloom           |  1,000 -  1,999 steps              |
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 | Sakura tree -  20% bloomed         |  2,000 -  2,999 steps              |
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 | Sakura tree -  30% bloomed         |  3,000 -  3,999 Steps              |
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 | Sakura Tree -  40% Bloomed         |  4,000 -  4,999 steps              |
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 | Sakura tree -  50% bloomed         |  5,000 -  5,999 steps              |
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 | Sakura tree -  60% bloomed         |  6,000 -  6,999 steps              |
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 | Sakura Tree -  70% bloomed         |  7,000 -  7,999 steps              |
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 | Sakura tree -  80% bloomed         |  8,000 -  8,999 steps              |
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 | Sakura tree -  90% bloomed         |  9,000 -  9,999 steps              |
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 | Sakura tree - 100% bloomed         | 10,000 - 99,999 steps              |
 '-------------------------------------------------------------------------'

                           .-----------------------------------------------.
                          / Items recieved for each sakura tree in blossom |
 .-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 | Trees in bloom  | Decor recieved                                        |
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |        1        | Shrubs                                                |
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |        2        | Bridge                                                |
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |        3        | mini bamboo trees                                     |
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |        4        | Garden Lanterns have been placed.                     |
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |        5        | item.name here                                        |
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |        6        | item.name here                                        |
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |        7        | item.name here                                        |
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |        8        | item.name here                                        |
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |        9        | item.name here                                        |
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |       1 0       | it.nm here                                            |
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 '-------------------------------------------------------------------------'
 74259 steps | 127209 steps dedicated so far | 3 Sakura Trees in full bloom
     0 Steps | 201468 steps dedicated so far | 4 Sakura Trees in full bloom

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( 15. Thug Challenges (------------------------------------------------------
 After defeating a boss, you will unlock one of the three side challenges.
 These challenges are known as Thug Challenges. There are a total of three
 TCs to unlock. They are "The 30 Thug Challenge", "The 50 Thug Challenge"
 and the "100 Thug Challenge". A Thug Challenge is like a Survival. Defeat
 each set of thugs with only one life, without dying. You have 3 hearts to
 one life. Lose them, and you lose the match. These challenges will appear
 on the main menu screen. Since they are not part of the main game itself,
 you don't have to participate in them. Like I already said, these are only
 a side quest. I should probably mention that if you participate in these
 challenges, you will be timed. Try and get the best record as possible.

                                     ---

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( 22. Starting a Game (------------------------------------------------------
This section is only in a temporary spot. It will be re-located later on to
a more permanent location.

Press A at the title screen to display the main menu. Select New Game to
start a game from the beginning. Select Rock Garden to go to the rock
garden.

Note: As you progress through the game, more menu options will become
      available.

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( 16. Credits  (-------------------------------------------------------------
- There are currently no users who have helped me create this guide.
- Credit to sakurasamurai.nintendo.com for "About the Game" description.
- Credit to myself for using my Items Guide in this walkthrough.

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( 17. Creation date and time  (----------------------------------------------
 2:42 PM 24/03/2013
 4:04 PM 24/03/2013

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