Villager

Chinana in Village in the Shade

Chinana is a traveling peddler who lives in a truck. The official English character page lists Chinana as Late 20s. Birthday Summer 24 matches two community guides. Romance is not a system in this game.

Last verified: 2026-10-28. Checked against public sources listed below.

Official labels identify the issuer, not independent confirmation. Unless two independent sources are named in a row, treat it as a single-source statement. Community-1 means one source; Community-2 means two community sources.
Fact	Value	Status	Sources
Age	Late 20s	Official	NIS America character page
Role	a traveling peddler who lives in a truck	Official	NIS America character page
Birthday	Summer 24	Community-2	gamecap.jp and Ludens villager guide
Liked gifts	original ramen, hibiscus, beer, rose quartz	Community-1	Ludens villager guide only
Disliked gifts	assorted chocolate, horsetail, dandelion, small bones	Community-1	Ludens villager guide only

Autumn village path covered in red maple leaves beside a wooden house

Tilled field, water trough, and fruit trees on a village plot

Game screenshots: © Nippon Ichi Software, Inc. / NIS America, Inc. Source: official Steam listing.

Who they are

On the official English character page, Chinana is Late 20s and a traveling peddler who lives in a truck. She brings goods from outside and is Hasumi’s childhood friend. Her past is not published.

The same page does not list a romance, dating, or marriage field for any villager. Friendship gifts are a separate system.

Gifts

Liked examples recorded by one Traditional Chinese guide: original ramen, hibiscus, beer, rose quartz.

Disliked examples from that same single source: assorted chocolate, horsetail, dandelion, small bones. English item names are not confirmed on an official list, so these stay in the community wording.

What is not published

Event dates, required friendship ranks, and the ending of this villager’s personal story are not on the official page. Those fields stay empty here.

Sources and verification

Source review updated 2026-10-28. Publisher statements and store listings may share a source; two links alone do not establish independent confirmation. Unless an independent cross-check is explicitly identified, treat a named publisher or store claim as a single-source statement. Access restrictions and disagreements are marked in the article.

S2: NIS America — official character profileshttps://nisamerica.com/village-in-the-shade/character?lang=en
S31: GameCap — community birthday listhttps://gamecap.jp/honogurashi/tamjyoubi.html
S32: Ludens — community villager and gift guidehttps://guide.ludens.com.tw/honogurashi/villagers/
S43: VillageInTheShade.com — fan character guidehttps://villageintheshade.com/guides/characters
S28: Console Creatures — developer interview on horror and romancehttps://www.consolecreatures.com/village-in-the-shade-interview-horror/

Questions

Can you date Chinana?

No. The developer interview explicitly says romance was left out; the character page describes friendship. See the romance page.

When is Chinana’s birthday?

Summer 24, from two community birthday lists. The official page does not print birthdays.

What does Chinana like?

One community guide lists original ramen, hibiscus, beer, rose quartz. Treat that as a single source.

How old is Chinana?

The official page says Late 20s. It does not give a number.

Where is the quote from?

NIS America character page: “You're that new kid in the village I've heard so much about, right?”

Updated 2026-10-28.