Hidden high in the Hebra Mountains, the Tauyosipun Shrine tests your wits with shifting ice platforms and precise timing. This guide walks you through how to reach the shrine and solve its frigid puzzle to claim its treasure with ease.
Make sure to have at least level two cold resistance while you’re traversing this region of the Hebra Mountains or else you’ll take damage!
When you’re done, our shrine locations page or interactive Hyrule map can direct you toward something else to do.
Tauyosipun Shrine location
Tauyosipun Shrine is located in the Lanayru Wetlands, southeast of Lanayru Tower, near the riverbanks close to the Great Zora Bridge. Its coordinates are roughly (1200, 0750, 0045), placing it between lush wetlands and low cliffs. The area is often covered in mist and surrounded by streams, so using a raft or swimming with stamina boosts can help reach it more easily. Travelers approaching from Zora’s Domain will find it on a small rise overlooking the water.
The Tauyosipun Shrine is found near the western edge of Hyrule within the Hebra Mountains region. It can be found to the west of the Sturnida Basin at the coordinates (-4539, 2881, 0262).
Tauyosipun Shrine walkthrough
The Tauyosipun Shrine tests your timing and precision through several motion-based mechanisms. Use Recall on moving platforms to reach higher areas and avoid hazards. In the main chamber, reposition spinning platforms to create a safe route to the top. Activate switches to align the structures correctly, then glide toward the final platform to reach the altar and claim your reward.
The Tauyosipun Shrine tests your knowledge on the Recall ability as you rewind stone balls to move other objects.
1. Proceed down the steps of the shrine to find stone balls rolling down a ramp.
2. Use your Recall ability on one of the balls and run after it up the ramp until you come across a rotating wheel.
3. Recall the wheel to make the falling chest fall in your direction, and open the chest to retrieve a mighty Construct bow.
4. Continue further into the shrine to find a button, a ball, and a ramp with balls rolling down it.
5. Step onto the button to block off the bottom of the ramp, trapping a ball in the process.
6. Use Ultrahand to grab the ball to your left, and place it behind the trapped ball on the ramp.
7. Rewind the ball closest to the bottom of the ramp to push the ball into the large bowl switch, which will open the locked door to your right.
8. Proceed through the door to find another ball rolling down two ramps.
9. Use Recall on the ball at any point after it reaches the second ramp, and cancel Recall while the ball is on the first ramp.
10. Place the ball into the bowl switch using Ultrahand if it didn’t land directly into the hole, and move into the next room.
11. Turn to the right to find a moving bowl platform, a ball, and a caged bowl switch.
How to reach Tauyosipun Shrine without cold gear
You can reach Tauyosipun Shrine without cold gear by stacking multiple temporary cold-resistance and warmth sources and minimizing time in the freezing zone.
Prep before you leave
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Cook several cold-resistant meals or elixirs using Spicy Peppers, Warm Safflina, or Summerwing Butterflies, and aim for at least level 2 (two “snowflake” icons) cold resistance with a few minutes on the timer each.
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Bring wood bundles and flint (or a fire weapon) so you can build campfires on the way if your timer runs low.
Best route from Rospro Pass Tower
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Start at Rospro Pass Skyview Tower, launch, then immediately glide northwest toward Tauyosipun Shrine’s coordinates around -,,-4535, 2880, 0260-,,; this cuts down the time you spend walking in the snow.
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Drink/eat a cold-resistant dish just before you jump, so most of your glide and run time happens while the buff is active.
Staying alive in the cold
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If you only have one level of cold resistance from food, add extra warmth by holding a lit torch or fire weapon, or by fusing a Ruby to a shield or weapon to generate heat while moving.
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If your timer is about to expire, quickly build a campfire (wood + flint or fire fruit arrow) and stand by it to avoid taking damage while you cook or consume another dish.
Extra safety tips
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Avoid unnecessary fighting or detours in Hebra so you do not burn through your cold-resistance timer before reaching the shrine.
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If you start taking damage, do not panic; immediately pause, eat another spicy meal, and then keep running or gliding straight for the green shrine light until you reach Tauyosipun’s entrance.
Can I use food for temporary cold resistance instead of gear
Yes. In Tears of the Kingdom, food and elixirs that grant cold resistance work as a full substitute for cold-resistant gear as long as the level and duration of the effect are high enough for the area you are in.
How food cold resistance works
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Cooking “spicy” ingredients (like Spicy Peppers, Sunshrooms, Warm Darner, Warm Safflina) into a dish or elixir gives you a cold-resistance buff shown by snowflake icons next to the effect.
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The number of snowflakes indicates the level of resistance; stacking more of the same spicy ingredient in one recipe increases the duration, not the level, so you still cap at the game’s maximum cold-resistance level.
When food alone is enough
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In mildly cold regions (or the “first level” of cold), a single level of cold resistance from food is enough to stop all cold damage, so you can safely explore without any cold gear.
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In harsher areas (like deep Hebra), you may need a higher total resistance, which you can reach by combining a cold-resistance dish with at least one piece of cold-resistant armor; relying only on food in these zones can still leave you taking damage.
Practical tip for Tauyosipun runs
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For trips to Tauyosipun Shrine specifically, you can use only cold-resistance dishes or elixirs if they give enough resistance for that Hebra segment and you keep the timer refreshed; just make sure you bring several long-duration spicy meals so you never let the effect expire mid-run.
