This route is used in everyday life from the central part of Kyoto City to the Miyake-hachiman Station neighborhood; it is also used as a route for religious pilgrimages and pleasure excursions to Mt. Hiei and Yase-Hieizanguchi Station.
京都市中心部から三宅八幡駅付近までの生活路線および、比叡山や八瀬比叡山口駅付近への行楽路線である。