Yamase was born in
Sapporo on 22 September 1981. After graduating from high school, he joined
J2 League club
Consadole Sapporo in his hometown, in 2000. He played many matches as a midfielder from first season under manager
Takeshi Okada. Consadole also were the champions in the
2000 season and was promoted to the
J1 League. In 2000, he played as a regular player and was selected Rookie of the Year award. Although he was given number a no.10 shirt, he could not play at all in the season because of injuries from summer 2002. Consadole also finished at the bottom place in
2002 season and was relegated to J2. In 2003, Yamase moved to J1 club
Urawa Red Diamonds. Reds won the champions
2003 J.League Cup. In 2004, Reds won the 2nd place in
J1 League and
J.League Cup. In 2005, Yamase moved to
Yokohama F. Marinos which club won the J1 champions for 2 years in a row until 2004. He was given number 10 shirt and played many matches as offensive midfielder. He spent in this club the longest season in his career. In 2011, Yamase moved to
Kawasaki Frontale. He played all 34 matches in 2011 season. However his opportunity to play decreased in 2012 season. In 2013, Yamase moved to J2 club
Kyoto Sanga FC. He played many matches as regular player until 2016. In 2017, he moved to
Avispa Fukuoka and played in 2 seasons. In 2019, he moved to
Ehime FC. ==National team career==