This is a tasteful street as Gion-ochaya Teahouses (places where geisha entertain their guests) stand side by side on the street coupled with the running of Shira-kawa River (Yodo-gawa River system.)
祇園のお茶屋が軒を連ね、白川(淀川水系)の流れと相俟って風情のある通りである。