Translation guide
Describes location or movement parallel to a road, or the roadside area. Japanese uses different expressions for static location, movement, and the roadside itself.
Cherry trees are lined up along the road.
Slightly more formal than 道沿い, often used for commercial facilities.
There are many convenience stores along the road.
Literary or poetic expression for 'by the roadside'.
There is a small shrine by the roadside.
To describe walking, driving, or traveling along the road.
Referring to the strip of land beside the road.
道沿い (みちぞい) is a noun meaning 'roadside' and can be used with に for location or を for movement. 道に沿って is a phrase using the verb 沿う and is more explicitly about movement along something. Both are common, but 道沿いに is slightly more casual for static location.
There is a shop along the road.
Walk along the road.
I met a friend while walking along the road.
The car slowly proceeded along the road.
故障した車が路肩に止まっている。
A broken-down car is stopped on the shoulder of the road.