Nakagyo Ward in the mid-north and Shimogyo Ward in the mid-south constitute the urban area of Kyoto City, and Shijo-Kawaramachi in particular is known as the downtown (accordingly, the area to the north of Shijo is Nakagyo and the one to the south of Shijo is Shimogyo, but Shijo belongs to Shimogyo).
市街地は中北部の中京区と中南部の下京区、特に四条河原町は繁華街として知られる（ちなみに四条以北が中京、以南が下京であるが四条そのものは下京である）。