Between the Kitaoji-dori Street in the north and the Jujo-dori Street in the south, the street is straight and oriented due north, although the section north of Hirano-jinja Shrine in the north and the section south of the Kujo-dori Street run diagonally eastward.
北は北大路通から南は十条通までで、北部の平野神社前以北と九条通以南は東寄りに斜めになっているが、それ以外の区間では一直線に真北を向いている。