Even though Yamachan is referred to as male, the Sims portraying this character can be either male or female. Yamachan mainly appears in the Wakaba and Yukimatsu neighborhoods of Mt. Komorebi, near a statue of him. Players have the option of disabling visits from him by clicking on one of his statues.
"Yama" (山) is the Japanese word for "mountain", and "chan" (ちゃん) is a diminutive honorific added to a word to make the subject seem cuter or more endearing.
On November 25, 2024, The Sims launched its collaboration with the animated video app Frever. Yamachan is one of the available outfits in the collaboration.[1]