Inventory Management Guide · 収納箱
Village in the Shade Storage Boxes Guide
Get the early Wooden Storage Box blueprint, craft the actual box with Wood ×30, use local storage at a Workbench or Dyeing Table, and understand why Storage Box Linking is a separate interface skill rather than global crafting access.
Storage Boxes | Short Answer
First common box
Wooden Storage Box
Recipe
Wood ×30
Workbench access
Eight surrounding tiles
Linking skill
Repair Stage 4
Global crafting
No
The first box flow is blueprint → Workbench → Wood ×30 → actual Wooden Storage Box. Nearby Workbench storage does not require Linking, and linked boxes do not become one global crafting inventory.
Early progression
How to Get Your First Storage Box
Keep the blueprint source separate from crafting the finished item.
1 · Blueprint
Follow early story / Workbench tutorial progression
The current evidence points to the early Workbench tutorial and home progression. The exact quest name and fixed calendar day are not isolated in the canonical story timeline; treat Spring 3 as a research lead, not a universal guarantee.
Open Story Walkthrough →2 · Craft
Use the Workbench
The Wooden Storage Box is a Workbench recipe. Wood ×30 is the recipe material requirement, not the price of a finished shop item and not the blueprint unlock condition.
Workbench recipe visibility →3 · Place
Place the finished box
After crafting, the result is a player-placed Storage Box. Sell value, capacity, move/recovery behavior and a complete indoor/outdoor placement matrix remain unverified.
Blueprint source boundaries →Storage Basics
Store items without filling your carry inventory
Storage Boxes are placed furniture for item organization. They are separate from Bag Upgrades, which own player carry capacity.
1. Place a functional box
Create a home for materials
The current functional records are Wooden Storage Box and Modern Storage Box. Capacity and a complete placement matrix remain undocumented.
2. Deposit items
Organize by your own workflow
Use example categories such as crops, ore, fish or delivery reserves. These are player organization ideas, not game-defined tabs.
3. Add local access
Put high-use boxes near the Workbench
Local placement matters for direct crafting. Linking helps manual navigation between boxes, but it does not replace the local Workbench rule.
Bag Upgrades own carried inventory while Storage Boxes own deposited storage. See the Bag Upgrades Guide for capacity progression, and keep that system separate from Storage Boxes.
Workbench Integration
How Workbench nearby storage works
The direct crafting rule is local surrounding storage, not a farm-wide link.
Direct answer
Place Storage Boxes in the eight tiles directly surrounding the Workbench.
Materials in those nearby boxes can be used for Workbench crafting without first moving them into your carried inventory. This is adjacent-8 geometry, not an 8-tile radius, not a whole-farm rule and not an eight-box maximum.
No Linking skill is required for this nearby-storage behavior.
S = surrounding position · W = Workbench
Conceptual geometry only. You do not need to fill every position, and the diagram does not prove every position can always hold a box.
Inventory plus box aggregation
The broad source supports nearby-box material use. Exact quantity aggregation between carried inventory and several boxes, split-order behavior and consumption priority are not separately verified.
Multiple boxes
The eight positions describe space around the station. They do not establish a maximum number of boxes, a required box count or a universal one-box-per-position placement guarantee.
Station ownership
Workbench purchase, recipe visibility and crafting records belong to the Workbench Guide. This page owns the Storage Box side of the relationship.
Verified station scope
Which Stations Can Use Nearby Storage?
Only station relationships with explicit current evidence are listed as verified.
Verified
Workbench · 作業台
Materials can be used from Storage Boxes in the eight surrounding tiles. Nearby use works independently of Storage Box Linking.
Open Workbench authority →Verified
Dyeing Table · 染色台
The Dyeing Table record also uses nearby material access from the surrounding 8 tiles. Item-by-item retrieval of furniture versus Dye remains a narrower unresolved question.
Open Dyeing Table authority →Shrine Skill · 収納箱の連結術
Storage Box Linking Technique
A quality-of-life skill for moving between multiple boxes through the storage interface, not a storage-capacity upgrade.
Japanese name: 収納箱の連結術
Switch or move items between multiple boxes
The canonical Shrine record places this technique at Repair Stage 4. Its verified effect is storage-interface switching or movement among multiple Storage Boxes. Contents remain separate by box; the skill does not merge capacities.
See the full Shrine Skills database →Verified resource cost
×2
Standard Magatama
×2
Twin Magatama
×1
Child Magatama
×2
Bronze Mirror
No Rain Magatama or Sword cost is recorded for this skill.
Repair stage
Stage 4
Prerequisites
None recorded
Capacity effect
None verified
Switch / list UI
Use the in-game box-switch or list controls after unlocking the skill. A Japanese controller guide reports R2/L2 switching on PlayStation; that is platform-specific evidence, not a universal binding.
Naming
Player-tested UI reports support naming boxes. Exact button, name length, allowed characters and rename repeatability remain unverified. Names are labels, not gameplay modifiers.
Distance
The skill's multiple-box effect is verified; the exact physical distance boundary, all-box inclusion and remote deposit/withdrawal behavior are not isolated.
Do not combine these rules
Storage Box Linking vs Workbench Storage
The two systems solve different problems and have different boundaries.
| Mechanic | What it does | What it does not prove |
|---|---|---|
| Workbench nearby storage | Lets the Workbench consume crafting materials from boxes in its eight surrounding tiles. | It does not require Linking, make remote boxes available or establish a global storage search. |
| Storage Box Linking | Lets the player switch or move contents between multiple Storage Boxes through the storage UI. | It does not increase capacity, merge box inventories or extend Workbench adjacency. |
Why they are separate: nearby Workbench storage is an early placement behavior, while Linking is a Repair Stage 4 Shrine technique. Unlocking Linking does not turn every station into a consumer of every placed box.
Practical Setup
How to Organize Storage Boxes
Use these as objective workflow labels, not as game-defined categories or a mandatory layout.
Workbench core
Keep high-use Wood, Stone and common crafting inputs in the surrounding 8 tiles.
Delivery reserve
Separate branded goods, gems and other items saved for a future delivery.
Farm box
Group seeds, harvested crops and field supplies as an example organization.
Mining box
Keep ore, ingots and stone together if that matches your current upgrade route.
Fishing box
Store fish and bait separately from materials used at the Workbench.
Keep delivery materials separate
A dedicated box can reduce the risk of accidentally processing or selling branded goods and gems saved for High-Quality Goods delivery. It is a protection habit, not an automatic item lock.
System boundaries
Storage Box vs Shipping Box, Storage Barn, Silo & Bag
Similar-looking containers belong to different systems.
Storage Box
Player-placed item storage. Wooden and Modern Storage Box are the current functional records; contents remain associated with the box.
Shipping Box
Home shipment point. Lin settles sellable contents the next morning; it is not general storage or linked storage.
Owning guide →Storage Barn
A Buildings record for storage-room space. The current data does not establish it as a general inventory container or giant Storage Box.
Owning guide →Silo
Fodder storage for the animal-housing/building system. Do not include it in Storage Box Linking or treat its fodder capacity as general item slots.
Owning guide →Player Bag
Carried inventory while traveling. Large Bag and Very Large Bag upgrades do not increase Storage Box capacity.
Owning guide →Functional Storage
Storage Box types and color variants
This is a compact functional list, not a complete furniture catalog. Decorative boxes, shelves and bookshelves are not counted as inventory storage without category and function evidence.
Storage category · 木の収納箱
Wooden Storage Box
Acquisition
Craft at a Workbench
Recipe
30 Wood
Capacity
Not verified
Sell value
Not recorded
The current source list identifies the recipe as Wood ×30; capacity and placement rules are not listed.
Storage category · モダンな収納箱／茶
Modern Storage Box
Acquisition
Craft at a Workbench
Recipe
Not listed
Capacity
Not verified
Sell value
Not recorded
Brown is treated as the base public variant; other colors are cosmetic dye variants, not separate storage mechanics.
Troubleshooting
Why can't my Workbench see stored materials?
Check the local access rule before moving every item into your bag.
For station details use the Workbench Guide; for Shrine progression use Shrine Skills.
FAQ
Storage Box questions
How do you get a Storage Box?
The current source path is early story or Workbench tutorial progression for the Wooden Storage Box blueprint, followed by crafting the actual box at a Workbench with Wood ×30. The exact day is not isolated in the canonical timeline.
How do you make a Wooden Storage Box?
Learn the Wooden Storage Box blueprint, use a Workbench and supply Wood ×30. Wood ×30 is the crafting recipe, not a shop price or a separate blueprint unlock cost.
Can the Workbench use items inside Storage Boxes?
Yes. The Workbench can use crafting materials from Storage Boxes placed in the eight tiles directly surrounding it, without first moving those materials into your carried inventory.
How close must a Storage Box be to the Workbench?
Use one of the Workbench's eight surrounding tiles. This is adjacent-8 geometry, not an 8-tile radius and not an eight-box maximum.
Does nearby Workbench storage require Storage Box Linking?
No. Workbench nearby storage works independently of Storage Box Linking. Linking is a later Shrine skill for storage-interface navigation.
Does the Workbench use all linked Storage Boxes?
Not as a verified crafting rule. Linking changes manual storage access; Workbench crafting remains governed by the local surrounding-8 placement rule.
What does Storage Box Linking do?
Storage Box Linking Technique (収納箱の連結術) lets you switch or move contents between multiple Storage Boxes through the storage interface. It does not merge capacity or create a global Workbench crafting network.
What does Storage Box Linking cost?
At Repair Stage 4, the recorded cost is Standard Magatama ×2, Twin Magatama ×2, Child Magatama ×1 and Bronze Mirror ×2.
Can you switch between Storage Boxes remotely?
The verified effect supports switching or moving among multiple boxes through the storage interface. Exact distance, remote deposit/withdrawal semantics and whether every placed box appears are not isolated in the canonical data.
How do I switch or list Storage Boxes?
After unlocking Linking, use the storage interface's box-switch or list controls. Button labels vary by platform and layout, so this guide does not publish one universal controller binding.
Can I rename Storage Boxes?
Current player-tested UI reports support naming boxes, but the canonical repository does not verify the exact control, name limits or repeatability. Treat names as organization labels only; they do not change capacity or range.
How much can a Storage Box hold?
Capacity, stack limits, item-category restrictions and differences between box styles are not verified in the current canonical records.
Can Storage Boxes be moved with items inside?
Move, pickup and recovery behavior for boxes that contain items is not verified. Do not treat a player report as a safe recovery guarantee for important items.
Can the Dyeing Table use nearby Storage Boxes?
Yes. The current Dyeing Table record uses the same surrounding-8-tiles adjacency constant for nearby material access. See the Dyeing Table Guide for furniture-color rules.
Can the Anvil or processors use nearby Storage Boxes?
Not verified. Do not generalize the Workbench or Dyeing Table evidence to Anvil, cooking stations, Furnace or processing machines.
Is a Storage Box the same as the Shipping Box?
No. A Storage Box holds items at a placed location. The Shipping Box is the home delivery and next-morning sale container; linked storage does not become a shipping point.
Is the Storage Barn global storage?
No such general inventory behavior is verified. Storage Barn is a building-space record owned by Buildings, while Silo stores fodder and is not ordinary item storage.
Do colored Storage Boxes have different capacity?
No capacity difference is verified. The repository groups Modern Storage Box colors as variants and does not publish a complete color count or per-color capacity.
Related Guides
Keep storage connected to its owning systems
Use each guide for the system it owns, then return here for stationary storage and Storage Box Linking.
Storage Box vs Shared Box
Two separate storage concepts
Player-placed
World-placed
Eligible for Linked Storage
Linked Storage relationship unresolved
Separate box inventories
Location-specific contents
Workbench source when adjacent
Do not assume as a Workbench source
Shared Box tips
Use them as local caches
A Shared Box near a fishing or resource area can hold temporary overflow or items needed in that location. Opening a different Shared Box elsewhere does not currently reveal the same contents.
The repository does not confirm whether Storage Box Linking affects Shared Boxes. Treat them as a separate system and do not describe a global shared inventory.
Related completion context →Also separate: the Shipping Bin handles shipments, and the Hunting Certificate Box handles Lodge submissions. Neither is a general Storage Box and neither participates in the Linked Storage model.
Storage vs Bag
Carry capacity and deposited storage solve different problems
Bag Upgrades expand what you carry while traveling. Storage Boxes hold deposited items at placed locations. Linked Storage changes how eligible boxes are accessed; it does not increase Bag capacity or create automatic sorting.
Open the Bag Upgrades Guide →Written by: Village in the Shade Guide Editorial Team
Last updated: August 27, 2026
Sources: Official publisher and storefront pages, released-game research and linked source notes.