Located near the center of the former Kuse-gun in the southwestern part of Uji City, with Joyo City and Kumiyama-cho of Kuse-gun also at walking distance, JR West Nara Line and Kintetsu Kyoto Line tracks come close together and then sharply separate in an X configuration near Okubo Station; a network of routed buses is available at the bus terminal, a number of rental car dealers have established offices nearby and, as the junction of the southern regions of Kyoto Prefecture (population approximately 600,000) and an economic center, further improvements and development of the neighborhood can be anticipated in the days to come.
旧久世郡の中心部付近、宇治市の南西部に位置し、城陽市、久世郡久御山町も徒歩圏で、近鉄京都線と大久保駅付近でX（エックス字）型に接し、バスターミナルから各方面へバス路線が張り巡らせられ、また駅のすぐそばにはレンタカーの店舗も数店あり、一帯は京都府南部地域（人口約60万人）の交通連接点、経済の中心地として今後の整備と発展が期待される。