The street runs between Omiya-dori and Senbon-dori Street, from the front of Daitoku-ji Temple on Kitaoji-dori Street in the north, to the edge of a moat on the northern side of Nijo-jo Catsle which is on Takeyamachi-dori Street in the south.
北は北大路通の大徳寺門前から南は竹屋町通の二条城の北の堀端まで、大宮通と千本通の間を走る。