Town Link Rank

Increase the rank of the three towns to unlock more goods at shops and make the story progress.

To see the current Town Link Rank of each town, tap the memo icon above the diary icon in the touch screen.

Increasing Town Link Rank will make more items available in shops, and it will also unlock various story events.

There are many ways to increase Town Link Rank, such as shipping items, purchasing items at shops, sending letters, and so on. A detailed list is below. NOTE: When Town Link Rank increases to certain points, progress will be locked and you will have to complete Rank Up Missions to increase Town Link Rank further.

Amount of IncreaseActionWhich Town's Rank Increases?
Varying Increase Ship items (rank increases the more you ship) The destination that your shipping box is set to
Very Small Increase Buy items at shops The location of the shop
Rent transportation The location of the rental shop
Create fish bait, bouquets, perfume The location of the shop
Send a letter The recipient's hometown
Make a Farm Circle The town associated with that Farm Circle
Eat a meal with someone The hometown of the person you dine with
Small Increase Give a villager his or her favorite gift The recipient's hometown
Do a part-time job The client's hometown
Medium Increase Eat at a shop/buy a recipe/use hairdresser, hot spring, or inn The location of the shop
During flower festival, rice porridge festival, fruit festival, give someone the target item The location of the festival
Create clothing, hats, glasses The town associated with that item
Participate in crop festival, animal festival, pet show (greater increase if you win) All three towns
Large Increase Buy an animal The location of the store
Participate in game festival, drink festival (greater increase if you win) All three towns
Participate in godddess festival, Inari festival, spirit festival The location of the festival
See a character event or flower event The hometown of the character associated with that event
Participate in cooking festival (greater increase if you win) All three towns
Very Large Increase Participate in Starlight festival, Tanabata festival, Night festival The location of the festival
Start dating or get married The spouse's hometown
Have a child All three towns