Shijō Street on the northern edge of the area, especially around the Shijō Kawaramachi intersection, is the busiest shopping district in the city.

Kyoto Station has an extensive shopping center, including a department store in the station building, and the underground Porta mall.

Three rivers, Horikawa, Kamogawa and Takasegawa pass through the ward.

Lycée français international de Kyoto, a French international school, is in Shimogyô-ku.

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