Found high up in the skies above Hyrule, the Gikaku Shrine is one of the easiest shrines to complete in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. As with many of the other shrines with special Shrine Quests attached to them, players will need to assemble the shrine themselves by finding a nearby green crystal and returning it to its rightful place.
In the case of the Gikaku Shrine, this crystal is more or less directly above the shrine's location, meaning that players will simply need to drop it to get it to where it needs to be. The biggest challenge here is making the ascent to the floating island where the crystal is found, but savvy The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom players should find this task relatively straightforward for the most part.
Gikaku Shrine Location
The Gikaku Shrine is in the Akkala Highlands Sky region to the northeast of the Natak Shrine. Assuming players have already visited the Natak Shrine, players should start from there. If not, they can either travel north from the Igoshon Shrine and hop from island to island or head to the Geminak Shrine down on the surface and use a Zonai device to go straight up. The coordinates for the Gikaku Shrine are 4505, 2165, 1155.
Gikaku Shrine Walkthrough
Interacting with the Gikaku Shrine will trigger the "The Sky Mine Crystal" Shrine Quest and a beam of green light will begin to point to an area directly above the shrine. This is actually pointing toward the crystal that players need to find, meaning that they'll need to find a way to reach the islands high above them in order to complete the Gikaku Shrine.
There are a few different options here, the first of which involves interacting with the nearby gateway at 4497, 2106, 1155 to activate all of the launchers in the nearby area. Players can then use these launchers to head higher and higher into the sky until they come to the island on which the crystal is located. Alternatively, they can just build themselves a Hover Bike and fly up there.
Whichever method they opt for, once on the island with the green crystal, players should pick the crystal up using Link's Ultrahand ability and then drop it off the edge nearby, being careful to make sure that they've lined things up so that the crystal lands on the island down beneath them. They can use the green beam of light to help them with this, or simply rotate the camera to get a better view. It's no big deal if they miss though, as the crystal will simply respawn next to them if it doesn't land on the island below.
Once the crystal has landed safely, players can dive down to the island beneath them and return the crystal to its rightful place. This will mark the end of the "The Sky Mine Crystal" Shrine Quest, allowing players to head inside the Gikaku Shrine and claim their rewards. It's a Rauru's Blessing shrine, so as well as a Light of Blessing, players will find a chest containing a Ruby. Before leaving the area, they may also wish to grab the Zonaite Shin Guards, which are in the floating orb just above them.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is available for the Nintendo Switch.