During the middle ages, Tono was inhabited by many monks who had left the urban hustle and bustle to devote themselves to ascetic practices, and it is said that many temples were built in the area, of which the stone Buddhist images and pagodas that can be seen today are the remains.
当尾には中世には、都会の喧騒を離れて修行に専念する僧が多数居住し、多くの寺院が建てられたと言われ、今に残る石仏・石塔群はその名残りであるといわれている。