Given that Toko is a place in Inukami County, Tokono-yama Mountain is considered to be a hill near the border between Inukami County and Sakata County, but there are still several theories about which mountain specifically means Tokono-yama Mountain.
鳥籠は犬上郡にあるので、鳥籠山は犬上郡と坂田郡との境界付近の丘陵にあたるとされるが、具体的にどの山かについては諸説ある。