Battle mode
At the title screen hold L1 + R1, then press Circle + Square. Or just kill the sword smith. In the Japanese version of the game, hold L1 + R2 then press Right + Square at the title screen.

Control title screen
At the title screen press Square after the cherry blossoms stop to have more fall. Hold L1 + L2 + R1 + R2 and press Square to have a large number of blossoms fall.

Stealing from the girl
If you befriend with the girl, you can steal her items. Just throw them out the door then move them as you wish.

Beating blocking opponents
To hit opponents that block often, pause the game and resume. They will not be able to block your first move. Also after you unlock any sword, use the R1+ Triangle attack on any opponent that blocks every time.

Learning moves
Contrary to what you may think, learning moves is really easy. All you need to do is deflect and with success block your opponent's moves with your own sword or repetitively use one specific move already on the sword. This works best against Boss characters, as they often use many special moves. Successfully blocking or deflecting a special move almost always results in a new move.

Funny comments
In the first part of the morning, proceed to the Kurou Residence and attack the guards. After that, go to the Shrine and you will find Shiretoko. Do not have your sword drawn. He will say a few things and ask you to preform a small job, but you will not get paid. He will ask you to climb the watchtower. Do so, and from here you can slack off and say funny things. Karibe will in time appear and you can choose to do something or not.

Funny father expressions
After you chase the man with the afro and the girl in the "Quick game completion" trick, walk behind the wall and talk to her dad.

Easier kills
On the first part of the game on day 1, bypass the bridge and go straight to the foundry. A man will talk about it. Attack him. You will then fight 100 men. You can do this as often as desired. This will help your money and your weapon.

Restore life totally
In the restaurant where the old man normally stands there is a brownish sort of cake that you can eat to heal your life totally. One is also placed by the train next to the entrance of the Akadama clan. Near the bridge and next to a small hut by the train are also farms. You can see the leaves of radish that you can eat. These heal 300 health at a time and you do not risk losing life.

There is a second spot where you can restore your life. Reach the Akadam Mansion. You can locate it past the room with the couch and table. Head to the outside porch, then turn right and jump off. There will be a ladder here.

Ready stance
To have the ready stance, hold L1. Your character will now grab his sword and keep his hand on the grip until you let go of L1. A good way to do this is when someone is coming after you. Just hold L1 when the Boss is close and is about to strike, release L1. While doing the Ready Stance, your character will really draw his sword out swifter than normal. This trick can be useful at times, and should only be done when someone is coming at you or when you are near a group of people. However this trick may be a way to make sure that you will not accidentally press L1 again and then have to wait for your character to sheathe his sword. You would then have to press L1 again to get him to draw his sword. This trick is useful at the end. For example, while the Government's Army Soldiers are charging after you, hold L1 and when they are close, release it. If someone attacks you while you are doing this, you can quickly press R1 to block his attack and unleash a deadly move against him.