Numerous settlements including Hanase Bessho-cho and Hanase Ofuse-cho are scattered throughout the mountainous area at the end of the Hanase-toge Pass that lies beyond Mt. Kurama in the north of the Kyoto basin.
京都盆地の北に位置する鞍馬山のさらに北方、花背峠を越えた先の山間地に花背別所町、花背大布施町などの集落が点在する。