Last updated: 2026-09-16
NPCs, Friendship & Navigation
Village in the Shade Villager Schedules & Locations
Find the shared 14-villager roster, the locations currently supported by repository data and the event-marker rules that help you decide when to look. This is a lookup-first authority: unknown times stay Unknown rather than becoming an invented all-day timetable.
14
Shared villagers
14
Known location rows
0
Verified normal time windows
Unknown
Chawantei exact roster
Where to Find Villagers
Known residence and role locations
These rows use the shared Character Authority. A known location is not the same thing as a verified route at a particular hour.
Rin
rin
- Known location
- Village Chief Estate
- Normal time
- Unknown
- Day / season
- Not normalized
Shared character authority gives the residence or role location. A normal-day route and time window are not normalized.
Konno
konno
- Known location
- Village Chief Estate
- Normal time
- Unknown
- Day / season
- Not normalized
Shared character authority gives the residence or role location. A normal-day route and time window are not normalized.
Sazanka
sazanka
- Known location
- Village
- Normal time
- Unknown
- Day / season
- Not normalized
Shared character authority gives the residence or role location. A normal-day route and time window are not normalized.
Kisuke
kisuke
- Known location
- Village
- Normal time
- Unknown
- Day / season
- Not normalized
Shared character authority gives the residence or role location. A normal-day route and time window are not normalized.
Rokkaku
rokkaku
- Known location
- Chawantei / Rokkaku Restaurant
- Normal time
- Unknown
- Day / season
- Not normalized
Shared character authority gives the residence or role location. A normal-day route and time window are not normalized.
Hasumi
hasumi
- Known location
- Clinic
- Normal time
- Unknown
- Day / season
- Not normalized
Shared character authority gives the residence or role location. A normal-day route and time window are not normalized.
Chinana
chinana
- Known location
- Chinana's Street Stall
- Normal time
- Unknown
- Day / season
- Not normalized
Shared character authority gives the residence or role location. A normal-day route and time window are not normalized.
Komako
komako
- Known location
- Village
- Normal time
- Unknown
- Day / season
- Not normalized
Shared character authority gives the residence or role location. A normal-day route and time window are not normalized.
Availability note: Opening introduction
Shiroji
shiroji
- Known location
- Village
- Normal time
- Unknown
- Day / season
- Not normalized
Shared character authority gives the residence or role location. A normal-day route and time window are not normalized.
Yuta
yuta
- Known location
- Village
- Normal time
- Unknown
- Day / season
- Not normalized
Shared character authority gives the residence or role location. A normal-day route and time window are not normalized.
Sumire
sumire
- Known location
- Village
- Normal time
- Unknown
- Day / season
- Not normalized
Shared character authority gives the residence or role location. A normal-day route and time window are not normalized.
Tobari
tobari
- Known location
- Village
- Normal time
- Unknown
- Day / season
- Not normalized
Shared character authority gives the residence or role location. A normal-day route and time window are not normalized.
Yō
yo
- Known location
- Chawantei / Rokkaku Restaurant
- Normal time
- Unknown
- Day / season
- Not normalized
Shared character authority gives the residence or role location. A normal-day route and time window are not normalized.
Nago
nago
- Known location
- Village
- Normal time
- Unknown
- Day / season
- Not normalized
Shared character authority gives the residence or role location. A normal-day route and time window are not normalized.
Japanese character names and gift preferences belong to Villagers & Characters and NPC Gifts. This page intentionally does not duplicate either authority.
Relationship Event Windows
Eligibility and presence are separate checks
The shared Friendship event records provide broad gates, not a complete event timetable.
Meal Invitation
- Stage gate
- Friendship Stage 3
- Location
- Unknown
- Time window
- Unknown
Relationship eligibility is separate from a villager's normal location. Exact event place and time remain unresolved.
Open Friendship authority →Sleepover Event
- Stage gate
- Friendship Stage 6
- Location
- Unknown
- Time window
- Unknown
Relationship eligibility is separate from a villager's normal location. Exact event place and time remain unresolved.
Open Friendship authority →Event Marker Reconciliation
Read the marker, then check the context
Color is a cue, not a complete schedule. These meanings are player-tested guidance with explicit confidence.
player-tested
Red !
A progression or relationship event cue is available to investigate.
The cue does not prove that the event starts at the current spot or at any particular time.
player-tested
Green heart
A relationship interaction or event appears currently actionable in the relevant context.
Treat the marker as a prompt to check the villager, place and event conditions; the Friendship authority owns the actual trigger.
player-tested
Gray heart
The relationship event is not currently actionable, or its current condition/window is not satisfied.
Check time, place, progression, previous events, festivals and special-day overrides before treating it as a bug.
Chinana's absence is not one state
Chinana is a traveling vendor. Her Street Stall has its own open and closed days, and the Rule V story can change when she is present in the village. Check the facility schedule and Walkthrough separately; do not infer a permanent disappearance from an empty stall.
Evening Chawantei Research
Useful lead, incomplete timetable
Several player-tested reports recommend checking Chawantei around the early evening. The repository does not verify the exact claim.
Daily 17:45–18:00 claim
Status: partial. This is a research lead, not a guaranteed all-villager arrival window.
Weekend claim
Status: not-verified. Exact days, exact time and verified characters remain Unknown.
Some player-tested reports place many villagers at Chawantei in the early evening, but an all-villager daily or weekend timetable is not verified. If you test this route, record the in-game day, season, weather, story state, arrival time and which characters can actually be spoken to.
Schedule Overrides
Special states can replace a normal route
Only the override boundary is authoritative here; detailed event conditions stay with their specialist pages.
Story
partialStory routes can replace normal movement; Rule V also changes Chinana's village presence after completion. Exact all-character routes are not normalized.
Festivals
partialFestival activity locations and times belong to the Festivals authority and can override ordinary presence. No universal whole-village closure rule is claimed.
Contests
partialContest-day activity is a special event; ordinary villager presence is not assumed.
Weather
unknownWeather-specific villager routes are not normalized.
Seasons
unknownSeasonal movement differences are not normalized beyond event records.
Postgame
unknownPostgame character schedule changes are not canonically recorded.
Shade / Sunshine
unknownShared characters are tagged for both mode contexts, but Sunshine-specific schedule differences are not copied from Shade.
Schedule Troubleshooting
When a villager or event is not appearing
Run the independent checks in this order.
✓Check the known location first; Map owns the route and building entrance.
✓Check the day, time and season. Unknown means the repository cannot promise a window.
✓Check Friendship stage, prior relationship events and the marker state.
✓Check story, festival, contest, weather and postgame overrides.
✓Check whether the facility is open; shop hours do not prove owner presence.
✓Check private-room access separately from a villager's normal schedule.
✓For Meal Invitations, confirm eligibility but do not infer a guaranteed same-day trigger.
✓For Requests, use the requester/deadline authority rather than a schedule guess.
FAQ
Villager schedule questions
Where can I find villagers?
Use the shared character roster below for each villager's known residence or role location. Exact normal-day routes and times are not yet normalized, so the guide labels those windows Unknown instead of inventing a full timetable.
Are complete normal-day schedules verified?
No. The repository verifies the shared 14-character roster and location records, but it does not currently verify complete hour-by-hour routes for every villager.
What does the red ! mean?
It is a player-tested progression or relationship-event cue. It tells you to investigate the event, but it does not prove the exact start place or time.
What does a green heart mean?
It indicates that a relationship interaction or event appears actionable in the current context. Check the villager, place and event conditions; Friendship owns the trigger rules.
What does a gray heart mean?
The event is not currently actionable, or its current condition/window is not satisfied. Check time, place, progression, previous events and special-day overrides.
Why is Chinana missing?
Chinana is a traveling street vendor. Her stall has its own shop schedule, and Rule V can change her village presence after completion. A missing stall or missing character should be checked separately.
Is the Chawantei 6 PM gathering every day?
Player-tested reports place many villagers at Chawantei around the early evening, but an exact daily or weekend roster and time are not verified.
Do shop hours prove a shopkeeper is there?
No. Shop hours describe facility access and purchasing. They do not prove the owner's physical presence or Friendship-event eligibility.
Can a villager's presence start a Friendship event?
Presence is only one possible check. Friendship stage, prior events, gifts, story progress, location, timing and special-day overrides can remain separate conditions.
What changes in Sunshine?
The shared roster is tagged for both Shade and Sunshine contexts, but Sunshine-specific villager schedule differences are not canonically recorded and should not be copied from Shade.
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.