The area along Shimogamo Naka-dori Street is a residential area while many cultural facilities such as reference museums, concert halls, and universities line a section of the street from a point on Kitayama-dori Street to a point on Kitaoji-dori Street.
沿道は住宅街だが、北山通から北大路通に至るまでは資料館、コンサートホール、大学など文化施設が並ぶ。