Unlike oiran (courtesan) and brides who pick up tsuma of their kimono with the right hand, since geisha pick up tsuma with their left hand, they are also known as 'hidarizuma (left skirt).'
芸妓は、花魁や花嫁のように右手ではなく、左手で着物の褄（つま）を取るので、「左褄（ひだりづま）」と呼ばれることもある。