In the north it originally ran to Shimotachiuri-dori Street but the section north of Marutamachi-dori Street was closed due to the extension of the Imperial Palace after the Great Fire of Hoei in the early 18th century.
当初、北は下立売通まであったが、18世紀初頭の宝永の大火後に御所域が拡大され、丸太町通までで閉塞してしまった。