It runs from Imadegawa-dori Street which is near Ginkaku-ji Temple to the north, to Nanzen-ji Temple Yamauchi in the south, and goes through the mountain in the northern part of Higashiyama (Kyoto Prefecture).
北は銀閣寺近くの今出川通から、南は南禅寺山内まで、東山(京都府)北部の山麓を通る。