Some kyozuka were built in caves or steep-sided valleys, and by the middle ages, some were constructed by the wayside or in cemeteries to pray for the dead to rest in peace, which was considered to be a good deed.
洞窟や岩壁の隙間に造営されることもあり、中世には死者の追善的意味も加わり、路傍や墓所においても造営されている。