Shijō Street

Shijō Street
Kyoto City Route 186
A daytime scene on Shijo St
Native name
LocationHigashiyama-ku, Nakagyō-ku, Ukyō-ku and Nishikyō-ku in Kyoto
East endYasaka Shrine
Major
junctions
Japan National Route 367 at Shijō Karasuma Intersection
Japan National Route 162 at Tenjingawa Shijō Intersection
West endMatsunoo-taisha

Shijō Street (四条通, Shijō-dōri) runs in the center of Kyoto, Japan from east to west through the commercial center of the city. Shijō literally means Fourth Avenue of Heian-kyō, the ancient capital.