Its crossing street, Shijo-Muromachi-dori Street, is called Hoko no Tsuji and is regarded as the center of Shimogyo Ward, which indicates that Shijo-dori Street has traditionally been a key road and served as the east-west axis of Kyoto.
四条室町通が鉾の辻と呼ばれて下京区の中心と見なされるなど、古くから主要な通りとして京都の東西の中心軸である。