Kamimura Haruo

Nihon Ki-in professional. Born 1949. He was the first student Honinbo before qualifying as professional shodan in 1971. Winner of the 10th Shin-ei. Promoted to 9-dan in 1988.

A game between him and Tomoko Ogawa in the 1971 Oteai is used to illustrate the endgame in the first chapter of The Endgame by Ogawa and James Davies.