Gameplay:Dojima Residence
This is a page covering the activities at the Dojima Residence in Persona 4 and Persona 4 Golden.
Maps
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Bedroom
Outside
Cats
After completing "Please Feed the Cat", a cat will start hanging out near the Dojima house. Every time the protagonist spends time to play with the cat, a new cat will start showing up (for a total of 8 cats), and he will gain Expression +3. Rarely, he will also gain Understanding +3. Only one cat can be played with at a time.
Fishing NPC
- Main article: Fishing § Persona 4
Exclusive to Persona 4. A woman outside the Dojima house will give the protagonist fishing bait.
Gardening NPC
- Main article: Gardening § Persona 4 Golden
Exclusive to Golden. A woman in farming clothes will show up on the street to sell seedlings for the home garden. She appears from May 22nd to January 9th. On weekdays when there's good weather, she'll be outside the Dojima house. When it's a weekend or the weather is bad, she will be at Junes instead.
| Seed | Price |
|---|---|
| Tomato Seedling | ¥500 |
| Eggplant Seedling | ¥3000 |
| Daikon Seedling | ¥500 |
| Barrier Corn | ¥2500 |
| Cabbage Seedling | ¥1800 |
| Wall Paprika | ¥2300 |
| Wheat Seedling | ¥1000 |
| Melon Seedling | ¥5000 |
Scooter
- Main article: Scooters
Exclusive to Golden. After unlocking the scooter, the protagonist can take it on short or long rides around Inaba to unlock Okina and Shichiri Beach.
Living Room
Entering the Dojima house during the afternoon causes time to pass to evening even if the protagonist has not done any activities yet. After returning home, the protagonist can only do things around the Dojima Residence at night time.
In Persona 4, after getting a night time job, the protagonist will be able to access his job by interacting with the door of the house.
In Golden, after getting a night time job, the protagonist will be able to leave the house at night. Leaving and returning to the house does not cause time to pass, and the protagonist can leave the house and return as many times as he would like.
Social Links
- Main article: Gameplay:Nanako Dojima, Gameplay:Ryotaro Dojima
During the evening, the protagonist can do the Justice and Hierophant Social Links in the living room. Dojima's availability is influenced by whether a person is missing or not, and Nanako will not be available for her Social Link if Dojima is home that night. Both can give the protagonist rewards for his exam scores. There are night time events where the protagonist goes grocery shopping at Junes with both of them which can be initiated by talking to Dojima. This grants free consumables.
Grocery Nights
- June 1
- September 3
- September 28
- October 13
- January 1 (Golden only)
- February 3 (Golden only)
Items
- Peach Seed x 10
- Medical Kit x 3
- Royal Jelly x 5
- Dokudami Tea x 2
Fridge
Occasionally, the protagonist can either cooking ingredients or assorted food items in the fridge. Eating some of these assorted food items will grant Social Stats while others are just flavor text. For example, the protagonist can find a shortcake on the day before Nanako's birthday. On another day, he can find a melon soda made by one of the real-life brands that cooperated with Atlus on Persona 4.
If there are cooking ingredients, the protagonist can opt to make a lunch box to take to school the next day and share with someone at school. For more about school lunches, see Cooking.
For the list of other assorted things that can be found in the fridge, see the list below.
| Date | Finds |
|---|---|
| April 11 | Wrapped fried rice |
| April 18 | Cup Noodles |
| April 25 | White Miso (+5 Courage, passes time) Only found before rescuing Yukiko
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| May 2 | Dried pickles (+5 Courage, passes time) |
| May 18 | Melon cream soda |
| May 23 | Ham |
| May 30 | Expired milk (+5 Courage, passes time) |
| June 6 | Choco Flakes |
| June 13 | Frozen Banana |
| June 20 | Small bag of wasabi (+5 Courage, passes time) |
| June 27 | Side dish from Junes |
| July 4 | Nanako's pudding (+5 Courage, doesn't pass time) |
| July 11 | Alarm clock |
| July 18 | Bitter melon (Courage +5, passes time) |
| July 25 | Barley tea |
| August 1 | Homerun Bar |
| August 8 | Beer |
| August 22 | Memo |
| August 29 | Junes Shiokara (Courage +5, passes time)If the protagonist chooses to help Nanako with her homework, this doesn't pass time
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| September 5 | Watermelon |
| September 13 | Mushroom (Courage +5, passes time) |
| September 19 | Fried bread |
| September 26 | Camera filmOnly found before rescuing Naoto
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| October 3 | Shortcake with cream |
| October 10 | Gigantic clam |
| October 24 | Old pear (Courage +5, passes time) |
| November 2 | Iced coffee |
| January 10 | Idol's gravure photo book |
| January 17 | Teddie's fur |
| January 24 | Hairy Crab |
| January 30 | Beefsteak bento |
| Date | Finds |
|---|---|
| April 18 | Cup noodles |
| April 25 | White Miso (+5 Courage) (Only found before rescuing Yukiko) |
| May 14 | Grass (+5 Courage) |
| May 16 | Melon cream soda |
| May 30 | Expired milk (+5 Courage) |
| June 6 | Choco Flakes |
| June 13 | Frozen Banana |
| June 20 | Small bag of wasabi (+5 Courage) |
| June 27 | Side dish from Junes |
| July 4 | Nanako's pudding (+5 Courage, doesn't pass time) |
| July 11 | Alarm clock |
| July 18 | Bitter melon (Courage +5, passes time) |
| July 25 | Barley tea |
| August 1 | Homerun Bar |
| August 8 | Beer |
| August 30 | Junes Shiokara (Courage +5, passes time) |
| September 13 | Mushroom (Courage +5, passes time) |
| September 19 | Fried bread |
| September 26 | Camera film (Only before clearing the Secret Lab) |
| October 3 | Shortcake with cream |
| October 10 | Gigantic clam |
| October 24 | Old pear (Courage +5, passes time) |
| November 2 | Iced coffee |
Cooking
- Main article: Cooking § Persona 4
On certain dates, the protagonist can open the fridge at the Dojima Residence, discover that Nanako went grocery shopping, and choose to make a lunch for the next school day. While cooking, the game will give the protagonist three options to prepare the dish with. One leads to a very successful lunch, one leads to a moderately successful lunch, and one leads to him botching it entirely. If the protagonist had a moderate success or a great success when cooking, then he will be able to invite a school friend to eat with him the next day during lunch. If the dish was a great success, he will gain +10 Social Link points with his friend. If it's a dish the friend likes, then he gains another +10 Social Link points. If it was only a moderate success, then there will be no points. If it was a complete failure, then he will not be able to invite anyone to lunch.
In Persona 4, cooking will also give bait used for fishing.
Gardening
- Main article: Gardening § Persona 4 Golden, Bug Catching
Exclusive to Golden. Gardening is introduced at the Dojima Residence on May 22nd and is available until December 23rd. The protagonist will be able to purchase seedlings from the housewife gardening NPC outside who appears outside of the Dojima house and also at Junes. During winter, it becomes too cold to garden and too cold for bugs at the shrine, and the garden plot can instead be used to find bugs.
Bedroom
The protagonist's bedroom has multiple sub-activities and is also the setting for some Social Link and story events.
Album
In the 2023 re-release of Golden, the protagonist can rewatch Social Link rank up cutscenes from the album while sitting on the sofa. Only Social Links that the protagonist has gotten to rank 10 will appear in the album, and only previously unlocked cutscenes can be viewed. If the protagonist did not romance a character, then he cannot watch the romance version of their cutscene.
Reading
- Main article: Books § Persona 4
- Main article: Books § Persona 4 Golden
The protagonist can read Books while sitting on the sofa. Each book can only be read once and have benefits such as Social Stats.
In Persona 4, books have four chapters and reading a book increases one or two of the protagonist's Social Stats depending on which book is read. Before reading, protagonist can op to slowly read one chapter, or quickly read two chapters. The protagonist always gains the same amount of Social Stats regardless of how many chapters he reads per sitting.
In Golden, the protagonist can only read one chapter at a time until after reading Hyperspeed Reading. Additionally, reading during bad weather gives bonus social stats.
Work Table
- Main article: Part-Time Jobs § Persona 4
The protagonist can do three part-time jobs from the work table: Envelope folding, translating, and paper crane folding. Both can be done during either the day time or night time.
After doing the fox request for Marutake Hobby Shop, he can also build plastic robot and scooter models at the work table.
In Persona 4, each model requires four sessions at the work table to complete.
In Golden, each model requires two or three sessions at the work table to complete, and each session grants Diligence +3.
Studying
If the protagonist studies at his desk, he can increase his Knowledge.
Possible stat gains and points:
- Studying either at day or night: +3 Knowledge
- Always happens after finishing Expert Study Methods: Always gain +3 bonus Knowledge for a total of +6
- Rare chance after finishing Expert Study Methods: Rare chance to get an additional +3 bonus Knowledge for a total of +9
- Studying during the afternoon on the day before exams: +9 Knowledge, but consumes both afternoon and evening time slots
During August, the protagonist has summer homework which must be completed at his desk before going back to school. This gives Knowledge, and is also affected by whether he helps Nanako with her summer homework or not:
- Do summer homework during the day (when helping Nanako): Knowledge +9
- Do summer homework during the evening (when not helping Nanako): Knowledge +9
- Do summer homework during the day (when not helping Nanako): Knowledge +12
Possible stat gains and points:
- Studying either at day or night: +3 Knowledge
- Rare chance to get an additional +3 bonus Knowledge for a total of +6
During August, the protagonist has summer homework which can be completed by working at his desk 5 times before August 28th. Each time he does his homework, he gains +9 Knowledge. If his homework is not completed by the 28th, then the game will automatically force him to do in on August 29th.
Home Shopping
- Main article: Tanaka's Amazing Commodities § Persona 4
- Main article: Tanaka's Amazing Commodities § Persona 4 Golden
Starting in May, the protagonist can watch Tanaka's Amazing Commodities and opt to buy one of two item sets. The items will arrive a few days later. Each order comes with a Prize Sticker. After collecting three, they can be sent away through a mailbox in the Central Shopping District.
In Persona 4, Tanaka's program first airs on May 22nd and it airs only on Sunday.
In Golden, Tanaka's program first airs on May 29th and it airs Sunday through Tuesday.
Shelf
The protagonist has a three tier shelf in his room which he can use to display toys that he obtains.
In Persona 4, he can use it to display the completed Brahman and Agni models he puts together after getting the kits from the hobby shop in the Central Shopping District plus the Mokoi Doll from "The Girl on the Rooftop Part 2".
In Golden, there are 18 total items that can be displayed on the shelf: 6 robot models and 6 scooter models come from the hobby shop, 5 dolls from the crane game in Okina, and the Mokoi doll from "The Girl on the Rooftop Part 2". Setting the shelf to display all items of the same type (all scooters, all robots, or all dolls) will grant to +3 to all five Social Stats. The shelf objects can be seen in the gallery.
Sleeping
Going to sleep on the futon without doing any activities will cause time to pass to the next day.
When going to sleep early, the protagonist has a rare chance to experience dreams about a random Social Link character and get +10 points with them.
References
- General
- "Chapter 2: Systems: Town Guide", Persona 4 Official Perfect Guide, Famitsu Editorial Staff. Published by Enterbrain (2008). Japanese. p. 37-52. ISBN-13: 978-4757744561.
- "Chapter 1: Systems: Town Guide: Dojima Residence", Persona 4 The Golden: The Complete Guide, Dengeki Playstation Editorial Staff. Published by Kadokawa (2012). Japanese. p. 36-39. ISBN-13: 978-4048866637.