Town that includes the name 'Kanshuji' is the former Oaza Kanshuji, Yamashinacho Town, that was reorganized into the twenty-eight towns when it was integrated into Higashiyamaku Ward in 1931.
「勧修寺」を冠称する町名はもとの山科町大字勧修寺で、昭和6年、当時の東山区へ編入された際、28町に編成された。