[3] In fiscal 2015 (April 2015 to March 2016), approximately 27,320,000 passengers used this station annually.

[4][1] The area around the station (Shijō Kawaramachi) is one of the commercial centers of Kyoto.

[citation needed] The Kawaramachi and Shijo streets cross over the underground station.

Gion-Shijo Station on the Keihan Main Line is located beyond the Kamo River.

The station is attached underground to department stores such as Takashimaya, which has a food market on its basement floor.