Leaf Blower Co Japanese Temple Unlock: Gardens Job and Christmas Level

The Leaf Blower Co Japanese Temple unlock is straightforward: finish The Gardens main job, then look for Japanese Temple in your side jobs. Just reaching Day 11 isn’t enough.

Both locations arrived with the Winter Wonders update, alongside a secret Christmas job hidden back at the office. The Christmas level has a different unlock, and the February 2026 campaign overhaul changed where some jobs appear.

Leaf Blower Co Japanese Temple unlock steps

• Progress through the campaign until The Gardens main job becomes available. In the original Winter Wonders update, Gardens unlocked from Day 11.
• Complete The Gardens. Visiting it or reaching the right day does not finish this requirement.
• Return to the job selection and check side jobs. Japanese Temple unlocks after Gardens is finished.
• Choose the Japanese Temple side job when it appears and start cleaning.

Once Gardens is marked complete, check the side-job list for Japanese Temple. There’s no hidden key to find or extra main job to beat for the Leaf Blower Co Japanese Temple unlock.

Does Japanese Temple unlock on Day 11?

Not by itself. In the original Winter Wonders update, The Gardens opened from Day 11. Japanese Temple was also listed for Day 11 onwards, but you still had to finish Gardens first.

If you’ve reached Day 11 but Japanese Temple isn’t there, finish the Gardens job. Searching the office for a secret Temple entrance won’t help; the unlock comes from the job itself.

Leaf Blower Co Japanese Temple unlock in the revised campaign

The February 2026 update gave new careers a fixed job order, with the campaign ending on Day 24. Older PC saves can still have the previous job-board layout, complete with posters and optional days, until the career is reset.

So if an old walkthrough shows a job board you don’t recognise, don’t reset your whole career just to match the screenshot. Keep playing your current main jobs until The Gardens is complete, then look at the side jobs.

The Xbox Series X|S and PS5 versions launch on 13 November 2026 with the PC updates included, so console players start with the newer campaign. Our Leaf Blower Co Xbox release date guide has the full platform details.

Where is the hidden Christmas level?

Look underneath the Christmas tree in your office. That’s where LifT Games hid the Christmas level in the original Winter Wonders update. Unlike Japanese Temple, it was available immediately without completing Gardens or reaching Day 11.

If you’re playing the original seasonal setup, head back to the office and check around the tree instead of searching the main-job list.

The February update moved some seasonal levels from posters to postcards. If your office looks different from an older video, check the seasonal job display too. Not every seasonal job was confirmed to move.

Gardens, Japanese Temple and Christmas compared

Job	Unlock
The Gardens	Main job, originally available from Day 11
Japanese Temple	Side job unlocked after you complete The Gardens
Christmas	Hidden in the office, available immediately in the original update; check seasonal postcards on newer layouts

Japanese Temple not showing? Check these requirements

Before assuming something is broken, check that The Gardens shows as completed. Then open the side jobs, not just the main campaign list. Those are the two checks that matter for the Leaf Blower Co Japanese Temple unlock.

A 19 December hotfix stopped players escaping the Japanese Temple map, while February fixed snowy ground and lighting problems. None of those patches changed the unlock requirement.

For the Leaf Blower Co Japanese Temple unlock, remember the order: Gardens first, Temple second. The Christmas job is a separate secret, found beneath the office tree in the original Winter Wonders release.

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Official source: LifT Games, Winter Wonders and February campaign patch notes.