A road (the Otsu-kaido Road) was available to go to Otsujuku in Tokaido Gojusan Tsugi: it runs from the southern foot of a mountain of Fushimi-Inari Taisha Shrine to Kaju-ji Temple, passes through Yamashina Basin, and merges with Tokaido at Higechaya-oiwake (Higashichaya bisection).
東海道五十三次の大津宿へは伏見稲荷大社の南麓から勧修寺に抜け、山科盆地を経て髭茶屋追分で東海道に合流する道（大津街道）を通る。