In recent years, the traffic network has further improved with the development of the Kosai Road and the opening of Kyoto Municipal Subway Tozai Line which runs from central Kyoto, passes through the foot of Hinooka, and traverses Yamashina Ward southward.
近年は湖西道路や、京都市中心部から日ノ岡の下を通り山科区を南に縦断する京都市営地下鉄東西線が開通するなど更なる交通網の整備が進んだ。