All Golden Ball Locations in Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties

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Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties All Golden Ball Locations

Published Feb 16, 2026, 8:33 AM EST

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In Yakuza Kiwami 3, while you have the pleasure of doing Kiryu's substories at your leisure, Mine's substories, meanwhile, are tucked away in the Kanda Damage Control activity in his Dark Ties saga.

One of the substories requires you to find seven golden balls across Kamurucho. Series' veterans might instantly recognize this as a familiar substory from LAD Gaiden. You need to find seven of these hidden golden balls and deliver them back to Shen so he can grant you a wish... I think everyone gets that reference.

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While it makes the third entry accessible to most casual fans, Kiwami 3 (unfortunately) doesn't respect the original's legacy enough.

With today's agenda, I'm here to provide a brief guide to the locations of all seven golden balls in Yakuza Kiwami 3's Dark Ties campaign, so you can easily turn this substory in for Mine and earn a huge paycheck as your fruit of sought-after labor.

Pick Up the Operation: Balls Good Deed Quest

Obviously, the first thing is to pick up the Good Deed Quest, Operation: Balls, from Zenba at the Nishikiyama Family HQ. Yes, that's the substory's name, but don't worry, you're going to be seeing a lot of hilarious innuendos on balls in this substory's dialogue moments.

Once you have the substory, exit the HQ, and you'll soon receive a text message from Zenba with the whereabouts of each golden ball. The leads here are essentially clues about where they might be—I'll pinpoint the exact locations below.

All Golden Ball Locations in Dark Ties

Golden Ball Locations

Description

	The first one is actually right across from the Nishikiyama Family HQ. This one's in the Mech Bowl, but contrary to what you think, this isn't a reward from the bowling mini-game itself. Instead, head inside through the automated doors, but do not enter the building itself. Look to the immediate right of the entrance, and you can spot the golden ball attached to one of the signs here. Ironically, on the small Mech Bowl sign itself.
	The second Golden Ball is related to the "Theater Square Poster" clue from the text message. From the first ball that we picked up, take off upwards from there and go to the northwest side of the Theater Square. The second Golden Ball is located right under the poster on the door shown in the images.
	The third Golden Ball is at the Yoshida Batting Centre, located up north in the Hotel District. Enter the batting centre, and you should be able to spot the ball attached to a small poster on one of the corner walls.
	This one's based on the Gambling Hall lead. Make your way to the Dragon Palace near the Hotel District and head all the way to the top floor with the Gambling Hall reception. Thankfully, you won't have to do any actual gambling mini-games to get the fourth Golden Ball, as it is conveniently placed on a lamp here next to the reception desk.
	Once you've exited the Gambling Hall, the fifth Golden Ball can be found in the Kiss Shot Billiards & Bar, not far from your previous location. Head inside there, and the ball is on the pool table here, which I already picked up before taking the actual screenshot.
	From the bar, head down below because this sixth Golden Ball is located in the Kotobuki Drugs pharmacy near Nakamichi Alley. The Golden Ball is on a giraffe cutout sign here for you to pick up.
	Finally, the seventh Golden Ball is the Pachinko Parlor on Nakamichi Street. Head to the north end of the street and look to the right to spot a Pachinko Parlor named "Parlor Lucky." The ball is tucked away on a signboard here, right next to the elevator doors.

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Rewards

Once you've collected all seven Golden Balls, head back to Zenba, and he'll instruct you to go meet the client yourself in front of the Millennium Tower. Once there, talk to Shen to give him his hard-earned balls back.

For the rewards, Shen will essentially be able to grant Mine a wish from the following choices. In addition to the reward for completing this substory, each choice leads to a different reward, so it's pretty much up to you.

Honestly? I recommend Shen-san's Panties, which can be sold at Ebisu Pawn for 15 million yen.

A True Bond: Picking this will yield no reward, so Shen will ask you to choose again from the remaining three options.
Endless Riches: You'll be rewarded with 10 million yen.
Eternal Life: You'll be rewarded with x100 Staminan X.
Sexy Panties: Although not what Mine had imagined, you'll be given Shen-san's Panties that you can sell at Ebisu Pawn for 15 million yen, a pretty good chunk of change, honestly.

For completing the Operation: Balls Good Deed Quest, you'll be rewarded with x777 reputation points and 1,000,000 yen.