In some cases, nokotsudo is used as the place in which to keep the remains temporarily before the tomb is built, and in other cases it's used as the place to keep the remains almost permanently, without burial.
利用方法は遺骨を墓を建てるまでの間、一時的に保管する場合と、墓地に埋葬せず永久的に保管しておく場合とがある。