is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 8-dan.
Kamiya was born in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture on April 21, 1961. He entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 5-kyà « in 1975 as student of shogi professional . He obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in March 1981.
Kamiya is a member of the so-called Shà Âwa 55 group (55å¹´çµÂ), a group of eight strong players that become professional in 1980âÂÂ1981 (Year 55 of the Shà Âwa period) and won numerous shogi tournaments. Others in the group include Yoshikazu Minami, Osamu Nakamura, Michio Takahashi, Akira Shima, Yasuaki Tsukada, Masaki Izumi, and .
In 1987, Kamiya won twenty-eight consecutive games to set a new professional shogi record for consecutive victories. Kamiya's record stood until June 2017 when it was broken by SÃ Âta Fujii.
In August 2024, Kamiya became the 63rd player to win 600 games as a professional. He received the Japan Shogi Association's "Shogi Honor Fighting-spirit Award" as a result.
The promotion history for Kamiya is as follows:
Kamiya received the 's Annual Shogi Award for "Most Consecutive Games Won" in 1987. He also received the JSA's "25 Years Service Award" in 2005 in honor of his being an active shogi professional for twenty-five years, and the JSA's "Shogi Honor Fighting-spirit Award" for winning 600 official games as a professional in 2024.