In Persona 4 Golden, the Shopping District is the main section of town where you can buy weapons, medicine, and other miscellaneous goods.
The town of Inaba in Persona 4 Golden can definitely feel like a small town, with the Shopping District being at the center of it all. Here you can buy different items to use in the TV world, such as weapons, medicine, and accessories, while also finding social links to spend time with and increase your social stats.
Many of the buildings you see can be entered, and have uses that many players may skip over without investigating further. The Shopping District is one of the first places you’ll be able to explore, and you’ll also eventually be able to sneak out at night and see what else it has to offer after hours.
The southern section of the Shopping District connects to the street with the Dojima residence to the south and the Northern Shopping District to the north. In the southern section you’ll find:
– Yomenaido Bookstore: Here, you’ll be able to buy new books that can be read on the sofa in your room. Reading books can give you a boost for other activities in the game or raise your social stats. New books become available for purchase every couple of weeks. On days off from school, Yukiko can be found out front.
– Daidara Metalworks: This store will sell the player new weapons and armor for each member of the Investigation Team. Shadows will occasionally drop materials that can be brought to this store and sold for yen while also offering new items to be purchased from the store. On days off from school, Chie can be found out front.
– Gas Station: Occasionally, an attendant stands out front to talk to. Some nights, Adachi can be found out front. After receiving your scooter license, you’ll occasionally find friends on their scooters here offering to ride together and gain social link points with them.
– Save Point And Velvet Room: There is an entrance to the velvet room and a blue butterfly that operates as a save point. Marie will often be found waiting outside this velvet room door when she is available for her social link.
– Marukyu Tofu: A tofu shop that the player will occasionally enter for story-related moments. On non-school days Rise can be found out front.
– Bus Stop: After beginning a part-time job at the hospital or daycare, the player must take the bus from this station to work at either job.
– Shiroku Store/Pub: During the day, this store sells medicine and other items to use in the TV world. At night this store becomes a pub where the player can exchange gemstones or work as a dishwasher.
The Northern section of the Shopping District offers more shops and locations for your social links to hang out on their days off from school.
– Chinese Diner Aiya: Eating here will increase your social stats while also allowing you to attempt the mega beef bowl challenge on rainy days. This challenge ranks up three social stats and requires four out of five to be maxed before completing it.
– Town Bulletin Board: Checking here will allow you to start working part-time at any of the available jobs.
– Tatsumi Textiles: A mostly narrative location tied to Kanji. On days off of school, he can be found waiting outside.
– Konishi Liquors: Another narrative location that is the first location visited in the TV World. On days off of school, Naoki can be found waiting outside.
– Tatsuhime Shrine: The Fox can be found here, where the player can accept side quests to rank up its social link. Players can also trade fish for gems, catch bugs, or pay to increase points in a social link, getting you closer to ranking up to the next level.
– Sauzai Daigaku: This is simply a shop that sells different street foods, such as steak skewers. This will also often be the location of hang-outs with friends.
