In ancient times a monster frightened travelers on the road from Urasoe to Shuri. To banish this monster the Shingon Priest Nishushonin wrote Buddhist scriptures on pebbles and buried them here and had a stele inscribed with the words "Kongomine" (diamond peak). Scripture is referred to as Chochika in Okinawan. When earthquakes occur it is believed that if a person chants out "Chochika, Chochika" they would not incur any damage.