Kami-shi (香美市), or Kami City, is a city located in Kochi Prefecture, Japan. It is located on the east side of the prefecture, to the northeast of Kochi-shi, the city center of Kochi Prefecture. As of October 2010, the population of the city was 28,772. The city was founded only recently, on March 1, 2006 when the towns of Kahoku and Tosayamada and the village of Monobe were combined to form it. The JET in Kami is placed in Tosayamada, a town which holds the vast majority of Kami's population.