The Map of all Islands in the Sky

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These are photos of all the islands in the sky after you have won the game and had at least one child to be able to go through the Forest of Endings.  

Early in the game, there will be a barrier that prevents access to many of these islands.  When you open the Map while riding the dragon, you will see two concentric rings drawn round the islands.  The smaller ring will define the area you can access until the barrier is brought down.

Note:  Treasure Chests, Jiso Statues and Frogs all are shown on the map until you have interacted with them.


I made an effort in a new game to activate the Dragon Save Statues in every Island in the Sky.

I did not realise that, though I activated the Save point. I had not explored the island of Subterfuge in this game.  I then save the only Jizo Statue I had not cleaned yet was in a circular area.  Entering that activated a ring of flame and multiple Tengus.  Once defeated, I was able to clean the final Jizo statue and that finished the Pure Quest

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