Town that includes the name 'Kita-kazan' is the former Oaza Kita-kazan, Yamashinacho Town, that was reorganized into the twelve towns when it was integrated into Higashiyamaku Ward in 1931.
「北花山」を冠称する町名はもとの山科町大字北花山で、昭和6年、当時の東山区へ編入された際、12町に編成された。