The Ukouh Shrine is the first shrine you’ll complete in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom after you first reach the Great Sky Island.

It’s within the Ukouh Shrine that you’ll learn the Ultrahand ability and complete The Ability to Create puzzle. This Tears of the Kingdom Shrine gives you the chance to experiment with the Ultrahand ability before you take it out into the wilds of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. In this guide you'll find the Ukouh Shrine location and Ukouh Shrine solution.

Don’t forget - it’s dangerous to go alone and this guide contains spoilers! We've done our best to avoid any major story spoilers.

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You can find out more about Link's adventure through Hyrule with our list of Tears of the Kingdom Shrine locations.

Ukouh Shrine location in Zelda Tears of the Kingdom

The Ukouh Shrine is directly west of the Temple of Time, you can easily see it when standing outside the temple. The shrine's precise coordinates are (0274, -0913, 1460).

Below we outline the route we took to reach the Ukouh Shrine, but, if you feel like exploring, you may find yourself taking a different path.

The location of the Ukouh Shrine. | Image credit: Nintendo

First, you need to go down the western, rather broken, steps not far from the door to the Temple of Time. After that, continue heading west towards the hill which the shrine sits upon. There will be a couple of Zonai Soldier Constructs around as you make your journey, so take the time to defeat them if you wish.

Head down these stairs. | Image credit: Nintendo

Once you reach the foot of the hill, swim across the small pond and start climbing the stairs. You will have to do some climbing at points to cross the gap where the stairs have fallen away, but you’ll soon reach the top of the hill and the Ukouh Shrine.

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Ukouh Shrine puzzle solution in Zelda Tears of the Kingdom

You will receive the Ultrahand ability upon entering the Ukouh Shrine in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. This ability allows you to grab, move, rotate and stick items together at will, but, to master it, you must first complete The Ability to Create challenge. Here's the Ukouh Shrine solution.

First, use Ultrahand to place the slab on your right across the gap so you can walk over it.

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Next, use Ultrahand to stick the two slabs together before, once again, placing them across the gap so you can reach the other side.

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For the final challenge in this shrine, you first need to place the wooden plank on the ground. Now take one of the hooks and attach it to the plank using Ultrahand.

Grabbing your creation using Ultrahand, place the hook around the railing ensuring that it's far back enough that you can jump on board before it departs for the other side.

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Once you’re on the other side, run up to the end of the shrine and interact with the green circle to receive your first Light of Blessing.

You now have to visit two more shrines - Gutanbac Shrine for the Ascend ability and In-Isa Shrine for the Fuse ability. Both shrines are visible from the hill you currently stand upon; with In-Isa Shrine being to the south-west and Gutanbac Shrine sitting atop a snowy peak to the south-east.

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If you’d like to learn more about Link’s adventure across Hyrule and its sky, visit our Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom walkthrough.

Good luck on your travels across the Great Sky Island!