runs parallel to the west bank of the Kamo River on the eastern side of Kyoto, Japan. Its intersection with Shijà  Street is called Shijà  Kawaramachi and is a leading shopping district of the city.
Both Shijà  and Kawaramachi Street are protected with smoking bans.
Located outside of Heian-kyà  and runs almost parallel to Toyotomi Hideyoshi's Odoi. It is thought that it was established when the city expanded to the Kamo River in the early Edo Period.
From north to south it extends from Aoibashi Nishizume to Jujà  Street. North of Aoibashi Nishizume its name changes to Shimogamo Main Street. South of Jujà  Street it curves along the Kamo River and joins with Kuzebashi Street. The stretch between Sanjà  Street and Shijà  Street is one of Kyoto's downtown shopping streets.
Because the portion between Shijà  Street and Kamijuzuyacho Street runs parallel to the Kamo River bending in a North-North-East and South-South-West direction it naturally intersects with northâÂÂsouth running Teramachi Street and Gokomachi Street.
It is not clear when the excavation began of the eastern end of Heikan-kyo and inner eastern side of Odoi but because Odoi was runs along Kawaramachi Street's western side it is thought to be after the creation of Kawaramachi.
As of 2021, utility poles which had cluttered the street had been removed, restoring the historical feel of Kawaramachi-dà Âri.