| Kai | |
|---|---|
| Birthday | Summer 22 |
| Home | Inn (Summer Only) |
| Family | None |
Kai is a villager who only visits Mineral Town during the Summer. He owns the Beach Cafe and has a pleasant, easygoing attitude. His birthday is on Summer 22nd. If you set your farmer’s birthday on the same day, his birthday will be on Summer 17th instead.
Schedule
You can typically find Kai around the beach in the Summer. He’ll either be in his shop or relaxing on the sand.
Below we’ve added tables for his pre-marriage schedule and what his schedule changes into after marriage.
| Before Marriage | |
|---|---|
| Time | Location |
| Spring, Fall, Winter | |
| Not in town | |
| Monday – Saturday (Summer) | |
| 6:00 AM – 8:00 AM | Inn (2F) |
| 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM | In front of the Beach bench |
| 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM | Beach House |
| 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM | In front of the Beach bench |
| 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM | Beach House |
| 8:00 PM – 12:00 AM | Inn (2F) |
| Sunday (Summer, Sunny) | |
| 6:00 AM – 1:00 PM | Inn (2F) |
| 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM | Beach |
| 4:00 PM – 12:00 AM | Inn (2F) |
| Sunday (Summer, Rainy) | |
| 6:00 AM – 12:00 AM | Inn (2F) |
| After Marriage | |
|---|---|
| Time | Location |
| Monday – Saturday (Summer) | |
| 6:00 AM – 8:00 AM | Your House |
| 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM | In front of the Beach bench |
| 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM | Beach House |
| 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM | In front of the Beach bench |
| 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM | Beach House |
| 8:00 PM – 12:00 AM | Your House |
| Sunday (Summer, Sunny) | |
| 6:00 AM – 2:00 PM | Your House |
| 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Beach |
| 5:00 PM – 12:00 AM | Your House |
| Sunday (Summer, Rain or Snow) | |
| 6:00 AM – 12:00 AM | Your House |
Gift Preferences
Kai’s favorite gift is Pineapples, which can be grown on your farm during the summer. Other easy gifts for Kai are milk and cheese, or corn. He loves most of the crops that you can grow on your farm in the summer.
| Type of Gift | Items |
|---|---|
| Loves | Special: Pineapple Crops: Corn, Onion, Pumpkin, Tomato Animal Products: Eggs, Large Fish Dishes: Bibimbap, Bread, Churros, Curry Bread, Curry Rice, Eggs Benedict, Fish Soup, French Toast, Fried Rice, Nasi Goreng, Omelet Rice, Pineapple Juice, Premium Grape Juice, Pumpkin Potage, Quiche, Wild Grape Water Miscellaneous: Diamond, Oil, Perfume, Pink Diamond, Wheat Flour |
| Likes | Forage: Apple, Honey, Orange, Wild Grapes Animal Products: Butter, Cheese, Medium Fish, Milk (all types), Small Fish Dishes: Ajillo, Bagna Cauda, Baked Apple, Candied Peels, Carpaccio, Fish Fritter, Grilled Fish, Napolitan, Orange Pastries, Orangette, Paella, Popcorn, Relax Tea Leaves, Salad, Sashimi, Seafood Rice Bowl, Strawberry Cake, Sushi, Tempura Miscellaneous: AEPFE Apple, Bracelet, Brooch, Curry Powder, Dress, Earring, Face Mask, HMSGB Apple, Ketchup, Mayonnaise, Necklace, Pet Ball, Skin Lotion, SUGDW Apple, Sunblock |
| Dislikes | Forage: Bamboo Shoots, Matsutake, Mushroom Crops: Turnip, Yam Animal Products: Hot Spring Egg, Wool (all types), Yarn Dishes: Baked Yam, Bamboo Rice, Curry Udon, Daifuku, Matsutake Rice, Miso Soup, Mochi, Mushroom Gratin, Mushroom Rice, Oden, Okonomiyaki, Pot Au Feu, Ramen, Roasted Corn, Tempura Soba, Tempura Udon, Udon, Yam Dessert, Zarusoba, Zenzai Miscellaneous: Buckwheat Flour, Gems (all types), Ore (all types), Pet Treat |
| Hates | Forage: All Wild Grass, Poison Mushroom Dishes: Margherita Pizza Miscellaneous: Ancient Fossil, Branch, Fodder, Gold Lumber, Letter in a Bottle, Lumber, Pirate Treasure, Rock, Stone, Tomatosetta Stone Trash: Empty Can, Fish Bone, Rubber Boot, Weed |
Best Loved Gifts for Each Season
Kai is only available in the Summer, so you can only give him gifts during that season until you are married.
| Season | Item | Where to Find It |
|---|---|---|
| Summer | Pineapple | Harvest from Pineapple seeds purchased from Huang |
| Summer | Corn | Harvest from Corn seeds purchased at the General Store |
| Summer | Large Fish | Catch from the ocean with a fishing rod |
| Summer | Egg | Harvest from mature chickens in your coop |
Heart Events
As you raise your friendship with Kai, you can trigger heart events. Choosing the correct dialogue option during these events will increase your friendship, while an incorrect choice will lower it. All of these events must take place in the Summer.
Below is a summary of each event. We also have a separate page with complete details on all of Kai’s heart events.
| Heart Event | Location | Requirements |
|---|---|---|
| Gray | Mineral Beach | 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM or 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM, Mon/Wed/Fri, sunny weather |
| Purple | Mineral Beach | 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM, Tue/Fri, sunny weather |
| Blue | Mineral Beach | 8:40 AM to 11:00 AM, not Sun/Tue/Fri, sunny weather |
| Green (Confession) | Anywhere | Give Kai a Preserved Flower |
| Yellow | Jennifer’s Tent | 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM or 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM, not Sunday |
| Orange | General Store | 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM, not Sun/Tue, sunny weather |
| Red (Proposal) | Anywhere | Give Kai a Blue Feather after seeing all prior events |
Friendship Perks
Marrying Kai will allow him to stay in Mineral Town year-round, and the Beach Cafe will be open every day except Sunday. For every 5 items you buy from Kai (excluding water), you’ll earn bonus friendship.
Befriending Kai will also get you the recipe for Popcorn at 4 friendship notes.
