Town that includes the name 'Nishino' is the former Oaza Nishino, Yamashinacho Town, that was reorganized into seventeen towns when it was integrated into Higashiyamaku Ward in 1931.
「西野」を冠称する町名はもとの山科町大字西野で、昭和6年、当時の東山区へ編入された際、17町に編成された。