The free passage that runs north and south was called 'Nodo-Kame Road' (a synthesized term of 'nodoka' (calm) and 'Kameoka'), which was chosen from entries submitted by the public.
南北自由通路には公募により「のどかめロード（「のどか」と「亀岡」の合成造語）」の愛称が付けられている。