Substories are a huge part of theYakuzaseries, and the prequelYakuza 0 Director’s Cuthas 100 substories divided between its dual protagonists. Kiryu has more substories with a total of 60, but Majima still has 40 reserved exclusively for him. New substories are unlocked as you progress through the main storyline ofYakuza 0, but quite a few of them are available right from the start of the game.
Most substories are standalone and can be encountered just by walking around the streets of Kamurocho and Sotenbori. Some of them are quest chains, however, so you’ll have to complete those one by one so you don’t miss any story beats. A handful of them are tied toReal Estate Royaleand Cabaret Club Czar, Kiryu and Majima’s major minigames. Since you can’t switch characters freely until you finish the game, make sure to keep track of any substories that pop up when you start a new chapter unless you want to save them for Premium Adventure.
All Kiryu Substory Locations in Yakuza 0
There are 60 substories for Kiryu to find in Yakuza 0. The list below shows the starting locations for all 60 and denotes the chapter in which they become available.
1
Complete Rise of the Dragon (Majima)
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Defeat Leisure King and Electronics King in Real Estate Royale
14
15
16
17
18
19
Heir to the Family
20
21
22
23
24
Watch three videos at Gandhara
25
Complete five Kiryu substories
26
27
28
Sing three songs at Maharaja Kamurocho
29
30
31
Get Riku to agree to a date
32
Get Ayaka to agree to a date
33
Get Haruki to agree to a date
34
Get Asakura, Sakurako, or Sakurai to agree to a date
35
Get Mirai to agree to a date
36
37
Children’s Park (Chapter 2)
38
39
Complete “Gift of Love”
40
Complete “Suspicion of Perversion”
41
42
43
The Fighter’s Crown
Pocket Circuit Stadium (Chapter 2)
Complete “The Greatest Glory” and maximize friendship level with Pocket Circuit Fighter.
44
Get Maria to agree to a date
45
Get Sayuri to agree to a date
46
The Stop and Search Specialist
47
48
Pick up your first telephone card
49
50
51
Purchase something from Poppo
52
Play a game of bowling
53
Order food
54
89
90
91
92
93
94
Complete all of Kiryu’s other substories
All Majima Substory Locations in Yakuza 0
There are 40 substories for Majima to find in Yakuza 0. The list below shows the starting locations for all 40 and denotes the chapter in which they become available.
Rise of the Dragon
55
56
57
58
59
Complete five Majima substories
60
61
62
63
Errands on the Run
64
65
66
Sing three songs
67
Complete “Party at Maharaja”
68
69
Complete Yuki’s special training
70
Complete Chika’s special training
71
Of Love and Ramen
Complete Mana’s special training
72
Complete Ai’s special training
73
Complete Hibiki’s special training
74
Complete Saki’s special training
75
76
77
78
79
80
Order a drink
81
Watch a video
82
95
96
97
98
99
100
Bullfighting Arena (Chapter 16)
Complete all of Majima’s other substories
Some of the substory numbers are doubled up (both Kiryu and Majima have a substory #49, for example), but there are still 100 substories in total. Because of this doubling, there are no substories for 83-88. Don’t worry if you see those numbers missing; you’re still on track for 100% completion without them. This still applies toYakuza 0 Director’s Cut, so even the Nintendo Switch 2 version of the game has this error.
