It starts from the Gojo-dori Street (the Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto City) in the north, runs south along the eastern bank of the Kamo-gawa River, and leads to the Kyomachi-dori Street in Fushimi (the Fushimi Ward, Kyoto City).
京都の五条通（京都市東山区）を北の起点とし、鴨川東岸を南下して、伏見（京都市伏見区）の京町通につながる街道である。