For the town names in Higashiyama Ward, those towns that belonged to the former chogumi (town society) of Shimogyo in the western part of Higashiyama Ward use individual town names, while those located in the eastern and southern part of Higashiyama Ward use complex town names that are prefixed by the district names such as old village names.
東山区の町名は、区の西部の旧・下京の町組（ちょうぐみ）に属していた町は単独町名であり、東部と南部には旧村名などの地区名を冠した複合町名がある。