The Fujiwara Palace which included the Imperial Palace and the government office was located slightly to the north from the center of the capital, and there was the Suzaku-oji Street, the main street running in the north-south direction from the Fujiwara Palace.
都の中心やや北寄りに内裏・官衙のある藤原宮を配置し、藤原宮から北・南方向にメインストリートである朱雀大路があった。