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.
To say something is located along the road, such as trees, shops, or houses.
Used for things situated along the road, often with verbs like ある or 並ぶ.
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.
I met a friend while walking along the road.
A broken-down car is stopped on the shoulder of the road.