Many kyozuka mounds were built near the summit of Kimpusen Mountain (Mt. Sanjogatake), because Kimpusen Mountain was regarded as a Pure Land of Miroku-butsu (Miroku Buddha)--future Buddha.
金峯山は未来仏である弥勒仏の浄土と見なされ、金峯山（山上ヶ岳）の頂上付近には多くの経塚が造営された。