With the decline of Ukyo (the western part of the capital), it became a street on the western outskirt of the capital. Additionally, the Dai-dairi (site of the Imperial Palace and government offices) had to be moved, and the street was extended to the north from Nijo-dori Street through the area where the Dai-dairi should have been located.
右京の衰退によって、都の西のはずれの道になり、大内裏の消失によって二条通以北の本来、大内裏のあるべきところにも延長された。