Yen in Ōkamiden
Yen (「円」?; en; circle; Yen) is the standardized currency used throughout Nippon. Yen can be acquired via defeating enemies in Demon scrolls, selling items, breaking objects, or digging. The primary use for Yen is the purchase of items and Divine Instruments that Amaterasu or Chibiterasu need throughout their journeys. Yen can also be used to purchase dōjō techniques at Onigiri-Sensei's dōjōs. Another use of Yen is at Divine springs, where the player can make offerings to the respective Celestial Brush gods in order to be granted the ability to use secret Celestial Brush techniques.
The maximum amount of Yen that can be carried at one time depends on the game:
- In Ōkami, a fully upgraded purse can hold up to ¥99,999,999,[1]
- Level 0 = ¥99,999 (5 digits)
- Level 1 (300 Praise) = ¥999,999 (6 digits)
- Level 2 (350 Praise) = ¥9,999,999 (7 digits)
- Level 3 (400 Praise) = ¥99,999,999 (8 digits)
- Note - It's advised to only get the 1st purse upgrade early game and the 2nd upgrade later. The most expensive purchase using yen in the game is the Brown Rage Dōjō technique costing ¥2,000,000 (7 digits). It's therefore advised to prioritize other Praise upgrades over the Purse until you want to make that purchase specifically and only upgrade the purse to Level 3 once everything else has been maxed out.
- In Ōkamiden, the purse can hold up to ¥9,999,999.
In both games, however, money will transfer over to New Game+.
Behind the scenes[]
In the Japanese versions Yen is called ryō(「両」?; ryō; obsolete unit of Japanese money), a unit of money that came to Japan during the Kamakura Era. Hence there are discrepancies between the real world currency of modern yen and what appears in the games.