In ancient times one puppet was manipulated by one puppeteer, but the way to manipulate a puppet with three people was invented at "Ashiyadoman Ouchikagami" in 1734, and now one puppet is usually manipulated by three puppeteers.
古くは1つの人形を1人の人形遣いが操っていたが、1734年に『芦屋道満大内鑑』で三人遣いが考案され、現在では3人で操るのが普通である。