It is crowded with many tourists throughout the year, because of famous temples such as Rokuon-ji Temple, Ryoan-ji Temple, and Toji-in Temple, as well as education and cultural facilities such as Kyoto Prefectural Insho-Domoto Museum of Fine Art and Ritsumeikan University Kinugasa Campus.
鹿苑寺、龍安寺、等持院などの名刹、京都府立堂本印象美術館や立命館大学衣笠キャンパスなどの文教施設も立地しており、四季を通じて多くの観光客で賑わう。