It is now recognized as the north-south arterial street that forms the eastern border of the current downtown, replacing Teramachi-dori Street (once called Higasikyogoku-oji Street) as the eastern end of Heiankyo.
平安京の東の端、東京極大路であった寺町通に代わり、現在の市街地東端の南北幹線と認識される。