During modern times, the border between Rakuchu and Rakugai was around Nanajo-Senbon, from which Sanin-kaido Road ran in such a manner that Shichijo-dori Street was extended westward.
近世においては、現在の七条千本付近が洛中・洛外の境界であり、そこから七条通を西に延ばす形で山陰街道が続いていた。