Higashiyama Ward is long in north and south direction, and there is Sakyo Ward in the north, Yamashina Ward is in the east which is on the other side of the mountains of Higashiyama, Fushimi Ward is in the south, and there are Minami Ward (Kyoto City), Shimogyo Ward, and Nakagyo Ward in the west.
区域は南北方向に長く、北は左京区、東は東山を隔てて山科区、南は伏見区、西は南区(京都市)、下京区、中京区に接する。