MapleStory/Sakura Castle

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Sakura Castle

• Require level: 70.

Sakura Castle is a level 70+ theme dungeon that replaces World Tour's (Zipangu) Ninja Castle.

General notes from Rise Against (v121) patch notes

• Starts with the quest "Tae Gong's Request: This is NOT a Fish."
• You will receive a mystical book. You must turn the book in to Wiz the Librarian.
• After talking to Wiz the Librarian, you can start "The Land Across the Sea."
• You will receive the book again, but this time double clicking on the book will transport you to Sakura Castle.
• You can also use a Dimensional Mirror to get back to Sakura Castle.
• There is a string of 16 quests that the player has to complete to figure out what’s going on at Sakura Castle. Each quest gives the player EXP rewards.
• When you defeat the boss, Gigatoad, he will drop boxes for each class with a level 60-70 item inside. The boss also drops a secret recipe. You also have a chance to get the Musashi Hat.
  • Musashi Hat: Req Lv. 75, STR/DEX/INT/LUK +4, DEF/M.DEF +50, 10 upgrades, unhammered.
• You will receive a Cherry Moon Samurai medal when you complete all of the Sakura Castle quests.
  • Cherry Moon Samurai: Req Lv. 75, STR/DEX/INT/LUK +3, Max HP/MP +230, DEF/M.DEF +50, untradeable.

Quests

• At level 70 you will receive a bubble notification for a quest regarding Tae Gong. It can be completed just by finishing the conversation.
• The book master from Helios Tower's library will talk to you via bubble. He will give you a story book that you can use to teleport to Sakura Castle. You can also go there by using Dimensional Portal.
• At Sakura Castle: Sakura Castle Outskirts (the entrance to the Theme Dungeon and west of Sakura Castle) you will meet Hamadaya. He will ask you to kill 70 Thief Crows (these are level 72). Quest name: Unprovoked Crow Attack; ~10,000 EXP reward; 80,000 at level 105. After completing the quest, he will disappear, as he has moved to the castle gates with the other citizens.
• Hamadaya will ask you to collect 100 Kappa's Poison Pouche from the Sakura Kappa (these are level 73) because they are threatening the denizens of Sakura Castle. Sakura Kappas can be found on the east side of Sakura Castle (Quest name: A Secret Request; 90,000 EXP at level 105).
• Talk to Akai for a quest called The Merchant's Daughter. You tell her about what you did for Hamadaya and she tells you that he duped you into helping him do evil things. The Sakura Kappa are the town's guardians. She tells you to find Nobuo (~20,000 EXP reward).
• Talk to Hoshi for a quest called Princess Suzume is Super Nice. Hoshi tells you that Suzume can see the truth about the Daimyo. Talk to Daisuke, the guard by the gate (20,000 EXP reward).
• Talk to Daisuke again for a quest called Another Rumor. He tells you that the Gigatoad possessed the Daimyo and that the ninjas in the castle aren't real. Talk to Sasuke to finish the quest (20,000 EXP reward).
• Talk to Sasuke for a quest called Entering Sakura Castle. Sasuke lets you in because you mention Nobuo. He gives you Sai's Steel Throwing-Knives to give to Sai. Enter the portal next to him to reach Sakura Castle: Sakura Castle Garden 1. Talk to Sai, who is hanging up on the wall, to give him the knives (20,000 EXP reward).
• Talk to Sai for a quest called A Strange Truth.