Villager

Shiroji in Village in the Shade

Shiroji is a quiet, strong woodcutter. The official English character page lists Shiroji as Early 20s. Birthday Summer 7 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	Early 20s	Official	NIS America character page
Role	a quiet, strong woodcutter	Official	NIS America character page
Birthday	Summer 7	Community-2	gamecap.jp and Ludens villager guide
Liked gifts	margherita pizza, fries, tofu hambagu, cosmos	Community-1	Ludens villager guide only
Disliked gifts	small-game meat, large-game meat, fox fur, jerky	Community-1	Ludens villager guide only

Dusk cliff path where a character carries a light above the trees

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, Shiroji is Early 20s and a quiet, strong woodcutter. He is Komako’s older brother. The official profile says he once offered treasure to a divine beast.

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: margherita pizza, fries, tofu hambagu, cosmos.

Disliked examples from that same single source: small-game meat, large-game meat, fox fur, jerky. 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 Shiroji?

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

When is Shiroji’s birthday?

Summer 7, from two community birthday lists. The official page does not print birthdays.

What does Shiroji like?

One community guide lists margherita pizza, fries, tofu hambagu, cosmos. Treat that as a single source.

How old is Shiroji?

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

Where is the quote from?

NIS America character page: “Huh...? Who are you...?”

Updated 2026-10-28.