Kamuyama

Kamuyama (神原市 Kamuyama-shi) is a city in Kai Province, Shirakawa, Chisei. As of 2020, it had a population of 89,000.

State records indicate that the city first developed with the Ejenate Invasions, initially serving as an important point of supply for the Ejenate armies. In subsequent centuries, it remained influential as part of the northbound trade roads, carrying grain and rice from the southern provinces to northern Shirakawa. It became a frequent residence of the Royal Family under the Shun dynasty, which patronised the development of the local monastery and temple network. During the Taihei Revolution, the city was the site of a counter-revolutionary rebellion, which restored loyalist rule in the region. The Battle of Kamuyama was fought in the city during the Second Escar-Varunan War, as part of the Yamataian campaigns against the Yenokaji Line.

Tourism is the primary driver of the local economy. Kamuyama is the site of a large number of national heritage sites, including over 60 historic temples and shrines. It is an important site in Chiseian Siddhism, with the Kamuyama Monastery just outside the city drawing in tens of thousands of pilgrims every year. Also located close to the city is the Kamuyama Royal Necropolis, where Chiseian monarchs have traditionally been buried since the 14th century.