It is at the northwest corner of Kitaoji-dori Street and Karasuma-dori Street (precisely, a block to the west), and it has been the landmark of Kitaoji-dori Street since it was Karasuma Shako (carbarn) of Kyoto City Trams.
北大路通と烏丸通の北西角（厳密には一筋西）にあり、京都市電の烏丸車庫の時代から北大路通のランドマークとなっている。