There are Higashi-horikawa-dori Street and Nishi-horikawa-dori Street in some sections, which run along the two sides of the Hori-kawa River (Kyoto Prefecture), but Nishi-horikawa-dori Street is usually called Horikawa-dori Street.
一部区間には堀川(京都府)を挟んで、東堀川通と西堀川通があるが、通常は西堀川通を堀川通と呼ぶ。