Town that includes the name of 'Kami-kazan' is the former Oaza Kami-kazan, Yamashinacho Town, that was reorganized into the six towns when it was integrated into the Higashiyamaku Ward in 1931.
「上花山」を冠称する町名はもとの山科町大字上花山で、昭和6年、当時の東山区へ編入された際、6町に編成された。