Today there are cultural facilities built in and after the Meiji period, such as Kyoto Kaikan Hall; the Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art; the National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto; and Kyoto City Zoo, together with Heian Jingu Shrine, which is located a little north of the street.
ここには京都会館、京都市美術館、京都国立近代美術館、京都市動物園など、やや北に位置する平安神宮とともに明治以降に作られた文化施設が並ぶ。