This street runs from the north end of Togetsu-kyo Bridge in the south to the front of Saga Shaka-do in the north (in front of Nio-mon Gate at Seiryo-ji Temple), and runs through the center of Arashiyama which is a picturesque place in Kyoto, and contains heavy traffic caused by sighseers.
南は渡月橋北詰から北は嵯峨釈迦堂前（清凉寺仁王門前）まで、京都の景勝地の一つ嵐山の中心部を貫き、観光利用による交通量が人、車両ともに多い。