In and after the Meiji period, the Lake Biwa Canal, the Tokaido Main Line, and the Keihan Keishin Line were built in Yamashina, and the Keishin National Route (later the National Route 1 and now the Sanjo-dori Street) opened in 1933..
明治以降、琵琶湖疏水や東海道本線、京阪京津線などが山科を通り、1933年に京津国道（後の国道1号、現在の三条通）が開通した。