A practical Forza Horizon 6 guide to the Ito Region Treasure Hunt, including the northeast beach location, fastest route from Moto Auto Zine, rewards, and quick troubleshooting.
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The Ito Region chest is on the northeast beach, but the map gives you little help
The current Forza Horizon 6 Treasure Hunt sends players to the Ito region for a beach search, and the confirmed location is the northeastern edge of the region. GameRant, Traxion.GG, ScreenRant, and FandomWire all identify the treasure chest as sitting on a beach in the northeast of Ito, with windmills visible to the west according to GameRant and ScreenRant.
The friction in this FH6 treasure hunt is that the chest is not tucked beside a major race icon. GameRant notes that there are not many major driving events close to the exact spot, which makes this a poor challenge to solve by simply jumping from event marker to event marker. The useful landmark is the Moto Auto Zine Story mission, which multiple guides point to as the best nearby reference.
If you only need the shortest answer: open the map, find the Ito region, look to its northeastern coastline, use Moto Auto Zine as your southern approach point, then drive northeast until the dirt roads run out and the beach opens up. The chest is in the open on the sand. Hit it with your car to complete the Treasure Hunt.
Fast route from Moto Auto Zine to the Ito Region Treasure Hunt
The cleanest route starts at the Moto Auto Zine Story mission. GameRant says that mission sits a bit south of the treasure spot, while Traxion.GG recommends fast traveling there and heading northeast into the dirt roads before continuing along the beach after the roads end. That is the route I would use if you want to finish the Forza Horizon 6 playlist objective quickly without scanning the whole shoreline.
From Moto Auto Zine, point the car northeast and follow the dirt paths rather than trying to stay on paved roads. Once the dirt gives way to sand, keep moving along the beach toward the northeastern tip of the region. Traxion.GG describes the target as being just northeast of the Ine point of the region on the map, while ScreenRant places it at the northeastern tip. In practice, those descriptions line up around the same coastal pocket: a sandy area with open sightlines and windmills off to the west.
Do not overcorrect inland. The chest is a beach object, not a hidden collectible up in the hills or town streets. If you are climbing away from the coast, you have likely gone too far from the search line. Stay low, stay on the sand, and use the windmills as your visual confirmation that you are in the right coastal sector.
How to finish the chest quickly once you find it
The objective ends the moment you smash the treasure chest with your vehicle. FandomWire, ScreenRant, and Traxion.GG all describe the completion step the same way: drive into the chest once you locate it. You do not need a specific car class, a stunt score, or a race result for the final step based on the supplied guide material.
For the quickest run, use something that can keep momentum over mixed dirt and sand. A rally, off-road, or cross-country build will make the approach smoother, especially if you are cutting across uneven ground from Moto Auto Zine. A low road car can still complete the challenge, but soft sand and uneven coastal terrain can slow the final approach if the suspension is stiff or the ride height is too low.
If you are hunting with a waypoint active, treat the racing line as advisory once you reach the coast. The Treasure Hunt location is not about hitting an apex or following the fastest road route. It is closer to a free-roam navigation check: get to the correct beach, scan for the chest in the open, line up your car, and drive through it cleanly.
Rewards: credits are confirmed, playlist points are expected, XP reporting differs
The consistent reward across the source material is 100,000 Credits. GameRant says smashing the Ito treasure box earns 100k Credits and Season Points. Traxion.GG also reports 100,000 CR plus three Festival Playlist points. ScreenRant confirms 100,000 credits and says the chest gives points toward the series total. FandomWire likewise lists 100,000 Credits and three Festival Playlist points.
There is one small discrepancy in the reward reporting. FandomWire additionally lists 5,000 XP, while the other supplied sources do not mention XP in the quoted material. Treat the credits and playlist points as the safe, cross-source rewards. The XP may be present in-game, but based on the available sources it is not as broadly corroborated as the 100,000 CR payout.
The playlist context is also useful. GameRant says the points help toward unlocking the 2017 Mercedes-AMG GT R and the 2017 Saleen S7 LM. Traxion.GG gives the thresholds as 20 points for the Mercedes-AMG GT R 2017 and 40 points for the Saleen S7 LM 2017 during this Spring week of the Horizon Decades playlist. If you are short by a few points, this Treasure Hunt is one of the faster completions because the driving requirement is minimal once you know the location.
Where this sits in the current Forza Horizon 6 playlist
The Ito Region Treasure Hunt is part of the Spring season in the Horizon Decades playlist according to GameRant, Traxion.GG, FandomWire, and ScreenRant. PC Gamer’s supplied text also identifies the season as Spring and frames this week’s Ito challenge as a beach-focused follow-up after the previous Treasure Hunt sent players toward the snowy hills of Sotoyama.
Traxion.GG describes this as the final season of the Horizon Decades playlist and says the week focuses on cars from the 2010s. Its wider playlist notes include the #OnTheRise photo challenge, which asks for a photo of a 2010s car while airborne, and the Ready to Explore weekly challenge involving the 2016 Ariel Nomad. Those details matter if you are optimizing the session rather than doing the Treasure Hunt in isolation.
A sensible route is to clear the treasure first, bank the quick points and credits, then pivot to the airborne photo challenge or weekly challenge if you still need playlist progress. Since the Ito chest does not demand a specific car, you can arrive in a vehicle suited for the next task. For example, if you plan to continue into off-road objectives, bring something stable over dirt instead of switching cars immediately after the chest.
Troubleshooting the Ito Region location if the chest does not appear
If you are on the right beach and still cannot see the chest, first verify that you are in the northeastern Ito region rather than another stretch of coastline. The key markers from the guides are consistent: northeast beach, windmills visible to the west, Moto Auto Zine to the south, and dirt roads ending before the sandy approach. If those do not match your surroundings, reset your route from Moto Auto Zine and drive northeast again.
Second, make sure the relevant Spring Festival Playlist Treasure Hunt is active in your current game session. The supplied sources frame this as a current playlist challenge, so availability is tied to that seasonal content. If you are viewing an old map state or playing outside the active playlist window, the chest may not be present in the same way.
Finally, do not waste time combing the town or the inland roads. FandomWire describes the chest as being on the northeastern side of Ito on a beach overlooking a small town, while the other guides emphasize the beach itself. The practical search pattern is a coastal sweep, not a street-by-street crawl. Keep the car on the sand, scan the open area, and drive through the chest once spotted.